Newsletter / People On Foot
BFF was fortunate enough to host a table atOrlando Health in May and speak with doctors, nurses, priests, patients, and family members about preventing pedestrian injuries and fatalities. But the biggest highlight was meeting and thanking the doctors and nurses at the hospital who are saving the lives of the Central Florida’s pedestrian […]
Newsletter / People On Foot
Crosswalk infrastructure makes a difference. We can prove it. When Best Foot Forward launched in 2012, only 19 percent of drivers yielded to pedestrians in the marked crosswalk at the Lake Underhill Trail. Thanks to targeted education, high-visibility enforcement operations, and state of the art engineering enhancements by the City of Orlando, […]
People On Foot
When Bike/Walk Central Florida joined the Orange County Student Pedestrian Safety Committee, we learned the Orange County Sheriff’s Office is looking for 20-plus crossing guards. Interested? Click here for more information. Best Foot Forward will take part in both the City of Orlando’s crossing guard training and Orange County Public School’s […]
People On Foot
Orlando residents can expect to see more than 22 miles of new sidewalks along city streets as part of a push to make life safer in an area often described as the most dangerous for pedestrians in the United States. The City Council is expected to approve a winning $3.1 […]
People On Foot
Drop a stone into a pond and you’ll see the ripples in the water. Send a police officer out on a crosswalk and you’ll see drivers slowing down for pedestrians nearby. For February’s Operation Best Foot Forward, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office received requests to conduct enforcement at two crosswalks not […]