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Florida Said Yes on 1

On November 4, 2014, Florida voters said yes to Amendment 1, which will set aside almost $20 billion in funding for water and land conservation over the course of 20 years.  Clay Henderson with Holland & Knight recently wrote a summary highlighting some of the key takeaways of Amendment 1 and what this means […]

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 […]

News To Use

Orlando Sentinel: Downtown Orlando streets could be reworked to slow traffic, encourage walking and biking

By Dan Tracy, Orlando Sentinel In a notion that has been talked about for years, downtown Orlando’s roads could be reworked to slow cars and trucks as a way to encourage more people to walk or ride their bikes. Among the possibilities: returning two-way traffic to streets such as Orange Avenue, narrowing Robinson Street […]

Community Events

Community Input Needed on 10.28.14: Final Planning Meeting for Orange Ave. around Sand Lake SunRail Station

Have you tried to walk around the Sand Lake Road SunRail station? Not an easy task for cyclists or peds. Please join us at this very important final public meeting regarding the engineering concept plan for Orange Ave. Remind Orange County Government – Office of the Mayor Teresa Jacobs and FDOT Central Floridathat widening roads […]

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Thrilled the USDOT is coming out PRO-PED

In front of more than 1,000 attendees at the Pro Walk Pro Bike Pro Place conference, the U.S. Department of Transportation officially announced that they will commit themselves to providing safer streets for pedestrians and cyclists under their “Safer People, Safer Streets” Action Plan. As stated by U.S. Secretary of […]