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What’s your bike/ped vision for Robinson Street? – Workshop on Nov. 4 seeks community input

Want to have a say in the bike-friendly future of Downtown Orlando? Seize your chance at the Robinson Street Corridor Planning Study Workshop on Nov. 4. Plans to make Robinson Street a haven for bicyclists and pedestrians are well underway, and the Florida Department of Transportation wants your input. The […]

Newsletter

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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Bike infrastructure = jobs

Bicycling is good for business in Orlando. Investing in bike lanes, bike racks and other types of bike infrastructure is also great for the job market.  Bike-friendly projects have proven to create jobs – an estimated 11.4 jobs statewide per $1 million spent. In 2014, 655,000 jobs were created by the bicycling industry […]

People On Foot

Crossing JYP in Kissimmee just got a whole lot easier

The grand opening of the pedestrian and bicycle bridge in Kissimmee celebrated the imagination and partnership that made this new edition possible. The 220-foot bridge crosses over John Young Parkway just north of Colombia Avenue. It’s one of the final keys in the grand plan for the city’s bicycle path system and connector […]