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It’s the money, as in a $164 fine motorists are issued for barreling through a crosswalk while a pedestrian is using it. Publicize the tickets, hand out a bunch of them and motorists will get the message and stop, contends…
It’s the money, as in a $164 fine motorists are issued for barreling through a crosswalk while a pedestrian is using it. Publicize the tickets, hand out a bunch of them and motorists will get the message and stop, contends…
Metro Orlando was notoriously known as the deadliest place in America for pedestrians until Smart Growth America released its Dangerous by Design 2016 report. The Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford area dropped from first to third on the latest list of the most dangerous…
Billy Hattaway has been a bicycling and walking advocate for years, most recently leading an initiative for the Florida Department of Transportation to make state-owned roads more accommodating for cyclists and pedestrians. Hattaway, who spent a total of 28 years…
Huge thank you to Orange County for installing pedestrian safety enhancements on Americana Boulevard. Road design is a huge part of pedestrian safety - the Engineering in our Triple E approach. Now, let's work together to educate walkers and drivers…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4o5CF1TOhT0&feature=youtu.be Students at the University of Central Florida talked about improving pedestrian safety with officials and students in their Knightly News Webcast. Bike/Walk Central Florida Executive Director Amanda Day talks about the great strides Orlando has made in moving the needle…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ght0owRyMUI The City of Orlando, a member of the Best Foot Forward coalition, put together this video reminding drivers and walkers that safety doesn't happen by accident. Get a refresher on what you can do to help make Central Florida…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRxikuCAV7E&t=5s Central Florida News 13's Julie Gargotta sat down with Bike/Walk Central Florida Program Director Amanda Day to discuss the startling number of crashes between drivers and walkers and what the Best Foot Forward program is doing to combat the…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NevKYreCp34 Best Foot Forward helped lead the effort to get WalkSafe curriculum in Orange County Public Schools. This curriculum, part of the University of Miami WalkSafe program, provides educational materials about safe walking to schools for kids in K-5. In…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIulBA46768 Orlando is consistently ranked as one of the most dangerous places in the country for people walking. Throughout the year, the Orange County Sheriff's Office and the Orlando Police Department conduct enforcement, one of the E's in our Triple-E…