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Orlando Sentinel: Florida’s bike paths to get $25 million annually

Gov. Rick Scott was in a cutting mood after the state Legislature passed a $78 billion budget earlier this year, but one $25 million line item escaped his veto. Senate President Andy Gardiner inserted a change into how vehicle-registration fees are spent and siphoned off $25 million annually for what […]

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Orlando Sentinel: Bicyclists happy Seminole will fill gaps on Rinehart Trail

Lisa Portelli is an avid bicyclist who rides more than 200 miles a week on roads and trails throughout Central Florida. But what she finds unnerving is bicycling on trails with missing sections. It forces her to get off the trail, ride on the roadway for the length of the […]

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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 […]