On July 21, three local law enforcement agencies spread out across Central Florida for Operation Best Foot Forward – a high-visibility enforcement operation to ticket drivers not obeying Florida law and stopping for pedestrians in crosswalks. Many asked, why do an enforcement operation, now, during COVID-19? The answer is straightforward. […]
The City of Orlando continues filling the gaps in its trail network. At the July 20 City Council meeting, Mayor Buddy Dyer and the Orlando City Council approved funding from a Federal Highway Administration grant that will be used toward two trail segments as part of the Orlando Urban Trail […]
Bike/Walk Central Florida (BWCF) welcomes three new members to the organization’s board of directors. Kelly Brock, Ph.D., P.E., deputy public works director/city engineer for the City of Casselberry, Franki Gonzalez, Realtor, and Christy Lofye, P.E., senior project manager for Inwood Consulting Engineers, will be joining nine other board members to […]
If anyone knows simple life changes can make a monumental impact, it is Amanda Beal. Her biking story begins in 2017, when her doctor told her: “If you want to walk the second part of your life, you need to start biking or swimming for regular exercise.” For Amanda, biking […]
Will healthy habits embraced during “Safer at Home” stand the test of time when the work-at-home landscape changes back to working, at work? During recent months, we have seen more Central Florida bikers and walkers taking to the streets for exercise. Many are doing it between the online meetings and […]