Local law enforcement joined Best Foot Forward on Wednesday, June 14 for another Operation BFF—and the results of monitoring six Orange County crosswalks provided a glimpse at how many Orlando drivers still fail to yield for people crossing the road.…
Failing to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk can land you a $164 ticket and three points on your driver's license, but more importantly, it can take a life. As seen in the infographic to your left, the rate…
Orlando Police Department and Orange County Sheriff’s Office to enforce Florida’s driver yield law at marked crosswalks to improve pedestrian safety in Orange County and City of Orlando ORLANDO, Fla. – To keep roads safe for the more than 203,000…
Listening, learning and building consensus among community members are critical steps in making roads safer and more accessible for all users. That’s why Orange County government and the City of Orlando are surveying community members and hosting several workshops to…
The Corrine Drive Complete Streets Study is looking at how to improve transportation along the road in a way that comfortably and safely accommodates people of all ages and abilities. That means planning for people on foot, in wheelchairs, on…
How about being rewarded for doing the right thing. Orlando Police Department traffic enforcement has been doing just that – thanking drivers and people on foot with a free lunch from Chick-fil-A for doing something as simple as yielding to…
The City of Orlando is picking up the pace like a runner nearing the finish line when it comes to walking and bicycling infrastructure. Consider the following projects in the works by the City of Orlando’s Transportation Planning division: Construction has…
Not only are we striving to raise walk-minded children, but we are raising little artists too! Three elementary school students - from Dommerich Elementary and Lake Sybelia Elementary - were recently named the statewide winners of the 2017 WalkSafe Poster…
On the unseasonably cold Wednesday morning of March 15, David Mittiga watched cars and trucks speeding along Pine Hills Road and quipped that he was about to take on the most dangerous assignment of his 14 years as an…