Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer delivered great news this week. The city applied for a $30,000 grant to create a Complete Streets demonstration project along the Corrine Drive (and Virginia Drive and Forrest Avenue) corridor. This corridor has been talked about for…
There’s a trend happening – more businesses are moving to downtowns across the country. Smart Growth America recently released a report titled Core Values: Why American Companies are Moving Downtown that discusses why these businesses are moving downtown. One huge…
The Monsters are talking peds – and not just once, but on two occasions during June’s enforcement. Unfamiliar with the Monsters, well, they are Orlando’s very popular Real Radio 104.1 morning show hosts, Monsters in the Morning. They blasted both…
Crews are out and work has started on the 22 new miles of sidewalks. Many of the planned sidewalks will fill gaps in the current network and foster connectivity. Others will provide safe routes to schools for children within the…
Speeding enforcement IS pedestrian safety enforcement. That idea was one of the many highlights from Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center’s Pedestrian Safety Enforcement Operation webinar on June 18. Orlando Police Department’s (OPD) own Sgt. Richard Ruth spoke as part of…
Operation Best Foot Forward is about changing behaviors of both drivers and walkers. Look no further than the story that ran on WKMG about Orlando Police Department (OPD) and Orange County Sheriff's Office (OCSO) June's "crosswalk crackdown." Here was a man…
Orlando Police Department and Orange County Sheriff’s Office ramp up crosswalk violations with Operation Best Foot Forward as Orange County students begin summer break To keep roads safe for more than 191,000 Orange County children starting summer break, the Orlando…
Not all pedestrian laws are created equal. There’s laws that require a motorist to yield, some that specify that drivers stop and then there’s differences between a controlled (typically “marked”) crosswalk and uncontrolled crosswalk, (oftentimes “unmarked.”) To further drive home…
The Circles Orange County Group started their meeting with a delicious homemade feast – a great ice breaker before any presentation is good food and great conversation. Many of the attendees were surprised to find out that pedestrians have the right…