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Newsletter / People On Foot

Orlando Sentinel’s Scott Maxwell: 15 People Worth Watching in 2015…The Sequel

People Worth Watching in 2015? Try PEDS.  Why? Because drivers colliding with PEDS or PEDS darting in front of cars has become second nature in Central Florida.  Orlando Sentinel‘s Scott Maxwell agrees and calls on leaders – and you and me – to take a stand for safe streets 2015. See […]

News To Use / Newsletter / People On Foot

Best Foot Forward Goes Back to School, learns from the next generation of engineers

BFF visited Mrs. Gordon’s gifted class at St. Mary Magdalene in Maitland last month to talk about today’s pedestrian safety challenges and tomorrow’s planning solutions for walkable communities.  Future engineers and game-changers, these students are entering the Florida Engineering Society’s 20th annual “Project CREATE” competition. This year’s topic is right up BFF’s […]

News To Use / Newsletter / People On Foot

Lights, Camera, Yield to Peds!

Now playing at a City of Orlando office near you: Best Foot Forward for Pedestrian Safety videos!  Produced through the city’s talented communications department, these are the first two in a series of public service videos to get more drivers to yield to peds and for peds to use crosswalks. The 40-second spots explain the driver […]

People On Foot / Safe Routes to School

The Super Bowl of Ped Safety Initiatives

Talk about PED engagement.  Try this: More than$100,000 worth of media coverage and reaching 1 million+ people through 6 TV stations, 3 community pubs and a host of online bloggers.  Not to mention Facebook, Twitter, Instagram…with likes, retweets, comments from the Florida Department of Transportation, Florida Department of Education, Streetsblog USA, Smart Growth American (Dangerous by […]

OPD Rolls Out Day 2 of Operation BFF
Community Events / People On Foot

OPD Rolls Out Day 2 of Operation BFF

The Safe Walking Movement Marches On Operation Best Foot Forward: October 9 is Day Two of Crosswalk Enforcement Actions Across Orange County What:   On Wednesday, October 8, students, parents, teachers, and volunteers got up and got moving for safe walking across Orange County, celebrating International Walk to School Day.   The safe walking […]