Newsletter / People On Foot
Best Foot Forward (BFF) continues to demonstrate progress with increased driver yield rates since its launch in June 2012. The BFF program’s 2014 18-Month Progress Report highlights Orlando’s pedestrian situation, BFF’s Triple “E” action plan (education, engineering & enforcement), and what’s happening at the crosswalks BFF is monitoring. Since 2012, […]
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BFF joined Orange County staff members at the 2015 Clarcona Elementary School Open House. Staff members fitted students with helmets while BFF handed out pedestrian safety goodies. We were so glad to see parents so engaged in safety, as many of them were interested in learning more about Florida’s pedestrian […]
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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 […]
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Children are the least predictable pedestrian and the most difficult to see. Last year in Orange County, 74 children under the age of 14 collided with a car. Motorists failing to yield are sometimes to blame. That’s why the Orlando Police Department (OPD) and Orange County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) will be conducting crosswalk enforcement details at targeted locations Wednesday, Aug. 26.
Community Events
The folks at the National Night Out event in SoDo cared about peds and made it known to us at BFF. We had over 75 people swing by the BFF table as they enjoyed games and goodies all across Downtown South. Guests who visited our table mentioned concerns over feeling […]