Cycling Resources
Cycling is supposed to be fun! While searching for information may not be quite as exciting, hopefully, we’ve made it as easy as possible to find what you need. Get it quickly and get back out there! Whether it’s quick tips to get started on two wheels, a specialized advocacy organization from around the country, infrastructure best practices, or urban planning groups to network with – this list should have it all!
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Cycling Basics & Safety Resources
Quick Tips and Tricks Articles
- The A-B-C Pre-Ride Bike Check
- Steps to Fitting Your Bike Helmet
- Cycling Savvy
- Know the Rules of the Road Before You Jump on Your Bike
Tools for Schools and Parents
Cycling Safe
Cycling Encouragement and Advocacy
Central Florida Organizations
- Bike/Walk Central Florida – (Hey! That’s Us!) We educate and advocate to make communities more walkable, bikeable, and rollable. We strive towards a connected and equitable transportation system that is safe and comfortable for all.
- Orlando Bike Coalition – Advocating for the development of world-class bicycling infrastructure in Orlando, Florida.
- SORBA Orlando – Promoting, building, and maintaining mountain biking trails in Central Florida in and around Orlando and its suburbs.
Statewide Organizations
National Organizations
Safe Streets: Policies, Practices, & Programs
Central Florida
- Metro Plan Orlando Complete Streets Policy – The regional transportation planning partnership for Orange, Osceola, and Seminole counties with a goal to create livable communities that provide safe, convenient transportation such as walking, bicycling, and public transit.
- Orange County’s Walk-Ride-Thrive – a coordinated, comprehensive and consistent response to Orange County’s pedestrian and bicycle safety issues.
- City of Orlando Vision Zero – Aiming to eliminate traffic fatalities and serious injuries within the city by 2040.
- City of Longwood’s Complete Streets – An effort to integrate people and place in the planning, design, construction, operation, and maintenance of transportation networks.
- Complete Street Resolutions & Policies
- City of Casselberry | 2019
- City of Longwood | 2015
- City of Orlando | 2015
- City Winter Park | 2011
Statewide
Nation Wide
Urban Planning & Community Organizations
Central Florida Organizations
- APA Florida – Orlando Metro Section – The local organization of the American Planning Association.
- CFL4 Transit – Central Floridians for Public Transit.
- CNU Orlando – The local organization of the Congress for the New Urbanism, Building Places People Love.
- Orlando YIMBY – Yes to People. Yes, to Housing. Yes, in my Backyard.
- UCF Urban Knights – The University of Central Florida Student Planning Association.
- The Urbanauts Book Club – Monthly book club covers books about all things urbanism – 1st Saturdays at 11 am.
- YPT Orlando – Young Professionals in Transportation: Planners, Engineers, and all others.