Street crossing deaths are high despite efforts to make streets smarter by Brian Mockenhaupt, AARP Bulletin, December 2014 Between 2003 and 2012, crashes killed 47,025 pedestrians nationwide. -Smart Growth America — Edward Linsmier This is the moment Mary McArdle dreads. She steps…
By Megan Elliot For the last few years, Keith Wiedemann wasn’t sure if he could make it across Aloma Avenue alive. If a car ran a red light or turned right on a red, the blind Winter Park resident couldn’t…
Talk about PED engagement. Try this: More than$100,000 worth of media coverage and reaching 1 million+ people through 6 TV stations, 3 community pubs and a host of online bloggers. Not to mention Facebook, Twitter, Instagram...with likes, retweets, comments from the Florida Department of Transportation, Florida…
Passersby looked a tad confused on October 8, as more than 1,500 OCPS students walked jubilantly towards their schools holding signs and waving to friends all to celebrate International Walk to School Day. Walking? Remarkably refreshing! Encouragers of safe walking and…
The Safe Walking Movement Marches On Operation Best Foot Forward: October 9 is Day Two of Crosswalk Enforcement Actions Across Orange County What: On Wednesday, October 8, students, parents, teachers, and volunteers got up and got moving for safe walking across…
Did you catch Operation Best Foot Forward in the news last week? Orlando Police Department and Orange County Sheriff’s Office enforced the pedestrian yield law around Orange County, punishing offenders to the tune of a $164 fine. That’s what it…
Operation Best Foot Forward was out in full force the first week of February. If you missed the news, Orlando Police Department (OPD) and Orange County Sherriff’s Office (OCSO) conducted the sixth round of crosswalk enforcement since August 2012. The…
Are you wondering who are those peds with clipboards crossing at marked crosswalks throughout the City of Orlando and Orange County? Well, they are the BFF data collectors measuring driver yield rates after high-visibility enforcement waves. Some of the biggest…
Katy, Best Foot Forward coordinator and data collector, shares her experience collecting baseline yield rates data at various crosswalks throughout Orlando and Orange County They call me an “aggressive” pedestrian. It is probably because of my time spent in Washington,…