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Newsletter / People On Foot

Crossing Guards Helped What Cross The Road?

Katy, a member of the BFF team, spoke with Tony Calabro, Brian Dabney, and Donna Mitchell about their experiences as Orange County Crossing Guards. These guards had a lot to share, but one story in particular stood out to us. Check out Tony’s story about his craziest crosswalk encounter, and stay tuned for […]

Newsletter / People On Foot

Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon…..What?

What is an RRFB? It stands for Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon, and these flashing lights do a great job of alerting drivers to pedestrians crossing the street. North Reddington Beach, a town just north of St. Petersburg, Florida, used RRFBs to lower the number of pedestrian fatalities and saw great results. […]

Newsletter / Safe Routes to School

BWCF Supports Cycle Tracks on Cady Way By Brookshire Elementary

Click here to review the report created by BWCF board member, Rick Geller, highlighting the details of this project. Winter Park balks at double bike lanes near school Winter Park attorney Rick Geller and a group of parents are pushing the city to build a double bike lane by Brookshire […]

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Orlando Sentinel: Bike-share Program To Open In Downtown Orlando This Weekend

Peter Martinez has worked 2-1/2 years to launch a bike-share business in downtown Orlando, but spotty weather pushed back his soft opening to this weekend. “It’s all coming together,” said Martinez, who had intended to have at least a few bikes on the ground by New Year’s Eve. As part […]

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Orlando Business Journal: Seven goals the Florida Department of Transportation is targeting for 2015

Jan 2, 2015 Megan Ribbens The Florida Department of Transportation’s District 5 has plenty planned for 2015. Here are seven goals FDOT is targeting for next year in Orlando: ·         Start construction on I-4 Ultimate, the $2.3 billion revamp of 21 miles of Interstate 4 ·         Start work on SunRail […]