Transforming Central Florida into a Premier Biking and Walking Community! 
BWCF executive director, Amanda Day, met up with WESH news to talk about preventing PED deaths after a person was tragically hit and killed by a car on State Road 50 this week. State Road 50 was shut down early Thursday morning in Ocoee after a vehicle hit and killed […]
Guess what – the majority of Central Floridians now agree that the Orlando metro area is too car-dependent. Results from a recent survey of 1,000 residents found 93 percent of respondents want a more balanced transportation system in Central Florida. Simply put, they want safe and viable alternatives to driving […]
The Florida Department of Transportation’s Central Florida office got creative with a pedestrian safety video featuring the popular “Watch Me” dance that has become a huge social media trend. We think this is a great video that highlights the message of “watching” for pedestrians. Great job, FDOT!
Operation Best Foot Forward made headlines in August with over $100,000 in earned media value from local news coverage. Media outlets who reported on the Aug. 26 crosswalk enforcement include WESH, WKMG, WFTV, Fox 35, News 13, Orlando Sentinel, HobNob Orlando, Magic 1077 and Mayor Dyer’s blog. Media coverage totaled an estimated […]
Local law enforcement conducted another crosswalk crackdown on Aug. 26 as students across Orange County returned to school from summer break. Dubbed Operation Best Foot Forward, the Orlando Police Department (OPD) and the Orange County Sherriff’s Office (OCSO) issued tickets and verbal warnings to over 200 drivers. Motorists were pulled over if they failed to […]