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People On Bikes

People On Bikes

Downtown Orlando bike lanes go green

Have you seen the leprechaun treatment on some of downtown Orlando’s bike lanes? The green paint is intended to increase the visibility of bicyclists, in a pilot program studying whether the colorful lanes will reduce car/bike traffic crashes. It’s also hoped that drivers won’t park in a lane so obviously marked for people on […]

People On Bikes

Should bus lanes be shared with people biking in Orlando?

Orlando has come a long way in accommodating cycling, adding bike lanes and paths throughout the city and providing public property for a growing bike-share program. Now, an editorial in the Orlando Sentinel is calling for bus-only lanes in downtown to share space with cyclists.  Lynx, which operates buses in […]

Community Events / People On Bikes

Bikes take over Winter Park March 8, 2017

Save the date – Winter Park’s 3rd Annual Bike to Work Day is happening March 8, 2017. Everyone who lives, works or plays in Winter Park and surrounding communities is invited to join Healthy Central Florida (that’s everyone by the way). (Note – rain date is Mar. 9th) More than […]

People On Bikes

A (biking) tale of two cities

Guest writer Dan Tracy shares his experiences and observations of biking in London and Copenhagen after visiting Europe.  Europe is drenched in history, relatives, friends and bikes, at least from my humble perspective. My wife Judy and I spent two weeks in Europe recently, primarily in England, Scotland and Denmark. […]

People On Bikes / Trails

Central Florida gets millions for trails

Wow. Thanks largely to the efforts of state Sen. Andy Gardiner of Orlando, the state intends to spend $44.4 million, including $6.7 million in Metro Orlando, designing and constructing bike paths. That’s by far the largest amount of funding ever put forth for bike paths at one time. Gardiner has […]