Crosswalk infrastructure makes a difference. We can prove it. When Best Foot Forward launched in 2012, only 19 percent of drivers yielded to pedestrians in the marked crosswalk at the Lake Underhill Trail. Thanks to targeted education, high-visibility enforcement operations, and state…
Orange County, FL – Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs announces that she accepted U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx’s nationwide Mayors' Challenge to help make roads more pedestrian and bike friendly. Mayor Jacobs is one of the 120 nationwide mayors –…
Attention Drivers: That Pedestrian You Just Cut-Off Might be a Cop. Operation Best Foot Forward draws attention to Crossing Guard Awareness Month by cracking down on crosswalk violators near schools What: February is Crossing Guard Awareness Month and throughout Orange County…
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…
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…
International Walk to School Week Kicks-Off with a County-Wide Crosswalk Crackdown OCPS Urges Kids to Walk to School OPD & OCSO Urges Drivers to Yield What: October 6 – 10, 2014 is International Walk to School Week. Orange County Public…
Best Foot Forward is creating a stir all the way up the east coast, from Miami to Boston. Praise and acknowledgement from ER professionals, reporters, transportation planning organizations and change-makers in Tallahassee are flooding our social media channels. To…
Attention drivers: today and tomorrow the Orlando Police Department and Orange County Sheriff’s Office will be enforcing the pedestrian yield law around Orange County to the tune of a $164 fine. That’s what it will cost you if you fail…
MEDIA ADVISORY Immediate Release: August 22, 2014 FURTHER INFORMATION: Amanda Day (407) 716-8221 Joan Carragher (508) 415-3351 ___________________________________________________________________ *MEDIA TIP* School is Back in Session & Enforcement Ramps Up with $164 Tickets for Crosswalk Violations What: Orange County…