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Media Alert: International Walk to School Day happening on safer streets this Wednesday, Oct. 7

Streets Safer for Students on International Walk to School Day This Year Best Foot Forward celebrating improved driver yield rates in Orange County during international event on Wednesday Orlando, Fla., Oct. 5 2015 – Thousands of Orange County students, parents, and community leaders can feel safer this year on International […]

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Another great year at the Community Health Fair

BFF joined over 2oo local residents at this year’s Community Health Fair at Cypress Grove Park with Orange County Commissioner Pete Clarke, City of Edgewood Mayor Raymond Bagshaw, and City of Belle Isle Mayor William Brooks. The event featured music and dancing, free food, and free health screenings. BFF handed out […]

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Orlando Sentinel: Kissimmee Loop Trail joins Osceola’s growing trail network

Orlando Sentinel By Liam Miller For years Orange and Seminole counties have stolen Osceola’s trail thunder, but that’s quickly changing with Shingle Creek Trail under construction and Kissimmee Loop Trail mostly complete. Kissimmee Loop Trail is a 7.8-mile rectangle that will hook into Shingle Creek Trail once that behemoth is finished. […]

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Operation BFF kicks off Wednesday

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.

People On Foot

Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs puts her best foot forward for pedestrian safety

In the recent Orange County Connect Newsletter, Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs discusses her commitment to pedestrian safety in letter to readers. Greetings, As families prepare for the first day of school in Orange County, I encourage you to join our efforts to keep our most precious citizens safe as […]