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Reflective crosswalks on Washington Street

When you’re driving down E. Washington Street near Thornton Park, you may notice the crosswalk at N. Summerlin Avenue, or you should! The City of Orlando recently placed reflective pavement markers at the approaches to the crosswalk. The reflective markers, which are visible during inclement weather and at night, are common […]

Community Events / Newsletter

OCPS bus drivers go to school for pedestrian safety

Did you know a school bus weighs about 23,000 pounds. The size and weight of school buses can make it difficult for bus operators to see pedestrians and stop quickly for them. And that’s why 1,300Orange County Public School bus drivers got a refresher course on pedestrian safety just in time […]

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Orlando Sentinel: Tougher driving test trips up some younger Floridians

Orlando Sentinel By Susan Jacobson Aug. 18, 2015 Novice driver José Lopez, 21, was hoping to leave the Orange County Tax Collector’s Office with a learner’s permit in hand. Instead, Lopez last week became one of thousands of Floridians who have failed the revamped written driver test. “I never studied,” […]

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Slimming down Denning Drive

Denning Drive in Winter Park is going on a diet. This month, the Winter Park Community Redevelopment Agency approved $500,000 in funding for a project to turn the four-lane Denning Drive, between Webster and Fairbanks avenues, into a road with two lanes. The OK from city officials is a big […]

Community Events

BFF heads to SoDo for National Night Out

The folks at the National Night Out event in SoDo cared about peds and made it known to us at BFF. We had over 75 people swing by the BFF table as they enjoyed games and goodies all across Downtown South. Guests who visited our table mentioned concerns over feeling […]