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Orlando Sentinel: Advocates want more bike and walking paths in Winter Park

Park Avenue sports a new train station and a commuter-rail stop, as well as some of the trendiest shopping and dining in Metro Orlando. Now it needs a network of bike and walking trails, says a group of health advocates. “It has extraordinary benefits,” said Forest Michael, a planner helping […]

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Orlando Sentinel: Maitland pedestrian bridge over I-4 – Icon or bridge to nowhere?

MAITLAND — The planned pedestrian bridge that will span Interstate 4 is supposed to be one of the iconic features of the $2.3 billion rebuild of the highway. But how will bikers and walkers get to it and will it, in the words of Maitland Mayor Dale McDonald, end up […]

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New Ultrasound Technology Used to Enforce 3-ft Law

The Chattanooga Police Department is making strides for bicyclist safety. A new box attached to their bikes is using ultrasound technology to enforce a law that was previously difficult to call out – the 3-ft law that requires vehicles to give bicyclists 3-ft of space when passing. This new technology can […]

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Two Clermont residents commit to advocate for safe, walkable and bikeable transportation

ORLANDO, Fla. — (June 25, 2015) — Two Clermont volunteers, Shannon Hidalgo and Sean Parks, will further propel their “Choice of Champions” city as a bicycle-friendly community as new members of the Bike/Walk Central Florida (BWCF) Board of Directors. Clermont has become the destination for athletes to train for the […]

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Orlando Sentinel: Off-road cycling club hopes to share the fun

Think there’s no mountain biking here amongst the pancake landscape of Central Florida? The Orlando chapter of the Southern Off-Road Bicycle Association would like to show you otherwise. Granted, you won’t find Colorado-ish climbs or Utah-esque canyons, but there are other varieties of off-road thrills. This Saturday, the 2-year-old club […]