With proven success in Orange County, the Best Foot Forward coalition looked at expanding – and the leaders of Osceola County, Kissimmee and St. Cloud immediately stepped up for pedestrian safety.
After a year of planning, Best Foot Forward in Osceola was launched on October 31, 2017. Osceola county has 7 coalition partners working hard to change one behavior: getting more drivers to yield and stop for pedestrians in crosswalks
Each year, the BFF Steering Committees choose a number of crosswalks to monitor and enforce. The steering committees are made of up city and county engineers, planners, law enforcement, representatives from the public schools, the health department and public transit. Crosswalks are chosen based on a number of factors including: ones near schools, LYNX bus stops or SunRail stations, ones in high-crash corridors, ones with a high number of resident complaints, ones with engineering changes or counter-measures already planned.
Below are the 2020 crosswalks chosen. Click on each crosswalk to see Google Street View.
14
PRESENTATIONS AND EVENTS
27
MARKED CROSSWALKS MONITORED
32
ENFORCEMENT DETAILS
727
TOTAL CITATIONS & WARNINGS
Best Foot Forward launched in Osceola County on October 31, 2017, in the Osceola County Commission Chambers. At a packed house of community leaders, representatives from partner organizations voiced their support of the program during the official launch ceremony.
Speakers included
- Harry Barley, Executive Director, MetroPlan Orlando
- Commissioner Cheryl Grieb, Osceola County
- Mayor Jose Alvarez, City of Kissimmee
- Edward Johnson, CEO, LYNX
- Linda Clarke, Nursing Program Specialist, Florida Department of Health in Osceola County
- Debra Pace, Superintendent, School District of Osceola County
- Kissimmee Police Chief Jeff O’Dell
- Osceola County Sheriff Russell Gibson
- Amanda Day, Executive Director, Bike/Walk Central Florida
In 2018, Osceola County’s population grew by 22%, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. With so many new residents and 4 new SunRail stations that opened in 2018, Osceola County is a great place to implement the Triple E approach to increase pedestrian safety.
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