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UCF News: Orlando No Longer Ranked No. 1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4o5CF1TOhT0&feature=youtu.be Students at the University of Central Florida talked about improving pedestrian safety with officials and students in their Knightly News Webcast. Bike/Walk Central Florida Executive Director Amanda Day talks about the great strides Orlando has made in moving the needle…

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Safe Habits for Drivers and Walkers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ght0owRyMUI The City of Orlando, a member of the Best Foot Forward coalition, put together this video reminding drivers and walkers that safety doesn't happen by accident. Get a refresher on what you can do to help make Central Florida…

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News 13: Pedestrian safety a two-way street

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRxikuCAV7E&t=5s Central Florida News 13's Julie Gargotta sat down with Bike/Walk Central Florida Program Director Amanda Day to discuss the startling number of crashes between drivers and walkers and what the Best Foot Forward program is doing to combat the…

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Education

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NevKYreCp34 Best Foot Forward helped lead the effort to get WalkSafe curriculum in Orange County Public Schools. This curriculum, part of the University of Miami WalkSafe program, provides educational materials about safe walking to schools for kids in K-5. In…

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Enforcement: Operation BFF

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIulBA46768 Orlando is consistently ranked as one of the most dangerous places in the country for people walking. Throughout the year, the Orange County Sheriff's Office and the Orlando Police Department conduct enforcement, one of the E's in our Triple-E…

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Join the Winter Park Commute Challenge

This year, make time for yourself during the holidays and “reThink” your commute during the Winter Park Commute Challenge. Join reThink for the kickoff event on Friday, December 9, 2016 from 8:00 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. when Good Morning Winter…

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Walking and biking on Oak Ridge Rd.

Residents living around Oak Ridge Road between Millenia Boulevard and Orange Blossom Trail (US 441) may be getting a make-over -- a "concrete" make-over where sidewalks get fatter, roads skinnier and medians wide enough for bicycles, wheelchairs, and strollers. This…

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Defensive Walking vs. Distracted Walking

Here’s the question: Should people who are walking maintain the same degree of focus we expect of drivers? Let's put it to the test. In this corner, we've got: the data. Researchers have found that texting changes the way we…

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