BFF Program Manager Katy Magruder presents to local groups and organizations to educate people about pedestrian safety. If you are interested in having her speak at your event or to your group, please email her at [email protected]. Pulling into the Avalon Park community,…
The South Trail Library is a busy place on a Saturday afternoon. And it was a perfect opportunity for BWCF and BFF to talk with residents and children about pedestrian and bike safety. There were many kids eager to answer our questions about ped…
CDC interaction web application produces health profiles for all 3,143 counties in the United States Statistics might tell you that the state of Florida has a low prevalence of obesity or a high incidence of Salmonella, but have you ever…
Florida Department of Transportation District 1 Secretary and Bike/Walk Central Florida Chair Billy Hattaway and his mission to make Florida safer for walkers and bikers was featured in Streetsblog USA. By Angie Schmitt Monday, March 30, 2015 Billy Hattaway just might have the…
Training toolkit helps public health professionals and urban planners speak each other’s languages The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention put together a training framework to educate both public health professionals and urban planners on our common goal to create…
Orlando’s own Edgewater Drive is a national model for Complete Streets, according to a new report released by Smart Growth America’s National Complete Streets Coalition. A Complete Street accommodates people of all ages and abilities traveling on foot, on bicycle,…
Bike/Walk Central Florida and Best Foot Forward were lucky enough to get waterfront property – a booth overlooking Starke Lake – at the Ocoee Spring Fling. About 500 people attended the event and BWCF and BFF spoke to nearly 70…
We were delightfully reminded of our BFFer Joan when her friends with the Orlando Circle of Friends Chorus came by the Bike/Walk Central Florida and Best Foot Forward table at Mayor Buddy Dyer’s 10th Annual Neighborhood and Community Summit. BWCF and…
Operation Best Foot Forward’s positive efforts are having a ripple effect - on drivers and it shows at area crosswalks. In Orange County, we saw yield rates improve at crosswalks – that were not part of the police enforcement, but…