Aligning with the Florida Department of Transportation’s (FDOT) statewide Mobility Week, Operation Best Foot Forward returned in October for its quarterly pedestrian safety enforcement. During its two-week window, law enforcement agencies across Orange, Osceola and Seminole Counties issued 192 warnings…
As students throughout Central Florida prepare for a return to the classroom, local law enforcement recently wrapped up Operation Best Foot Forward: Back to School, a pedestrian safety initiative aimed at keeping our youngest pedestrians safe as they walk to…
Walking home with heavy shopping bags in-hand, you approach an upcoming intersection. Cars are approaching in the distance, but the crosswalk is clearly marked for pedestrians. On a two-lane street near a shopping plaza, you’d expect drivers would anticipate people…
Less than half of all drivers yield to pedestrians at Central Florida trail crossings, according to data collected by the Best Foot Forward for Pedestrian Safety (BFF) program. To educate drivers and help reverse this dangerous trend, officers and deputies…
As summer approaches, largest ‘crosswalk crackdown’ to date focuses on trail crossings Trail use soared during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, and recent counts indicate that the trend in trail popularity continues. As the school year winds down and…
As two major reports in March again named Central Florida the most dangerous region in the nation for pedestrians, Best Foot Forward coalition partners continued working hard to change that trend. Six law enforcement agencies across three counties took part…
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…
The message of pedestrian safety and Florida's driver yield law is spreading. 17 new partners including Seminole County, six cities, their respective law enforcement, Seminole Public Schools, Seminole crossing guards, the local health department and more are joining Best Foot…
There’s a song in the musical Hamilton titled, “The Room Where It Happens.” Part of the lyrics include: “No one really knows how the game is played; The art of the trade; How the sausage gets made… No one else…