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Q&A: An inside look at walking in Pine Hills

Jarvis Wheeler, 28, is the community school director in charge of social services at Evans Community School. Once a teacher and student at Evans, Jarvis now supports the safety of the 2,600-member student body – especially when it comes to walking safely. Wheeler does not have to look at the crash […]

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Cars hitting Orange County walkers, cyclists more often

At least eight bikers and walkers have been struck by motorists fleeing the scene since January in Orange County — four times as many as last year during the same time frame. The top two reasons for racing away from an accident, Montes said, are driver impairment or lack of […]

Newsletter / People On Bikes

What do walking and biking have to do with the I-4 Ultimate?

So what could I-4 – an interstate highway designed to move cars from one place to another as fast as possible – have to do with biking and walking? A lot actually. Especially near on and off-ramps where people bike or walk quite regularly. Our Best Foot Forward for pedestrian […]

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AP: Cyclists upset about lack of penalties for drivers who hit bikes

Did you know that bicycle commuting jumped 62 percent nationwide between 2000 and 2013? During that same time, there’s also been a 6.6 percent rise in injuries from car-bike collisions and a 1.5 percent increase in deaths. Just in 2013 alone, the National Traffic Safety Administration estimates 743 cyclists died in crashes with cars (that’s like two […]

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Pedestrian safety is ‘Trending’

This special edition of the Florida Trend is all about Metro Orlando – including Best Foot Forward! BFF is featured on page 50 with a photo of our partners at the Orlando Police Department during ‪Operation BFF. This issue is a must read because it is full of great information […]