BFF education and outreach events
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…
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…
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 –…
Local mayors are getting on board U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx’s nationwide challenge to help make roads more pedestrian and bike friendly. Foxx has challenged local officials across the United States to improve safety for bicyclists and pedestrians over the next…
Sometimes, telling someone to take a hike is the nicest thing you can say to him or her. On Saturday, April 4, I'll join a group from Florida Today headlined by Norman Moody to walk and bike along a planned…
When you’ve giggled over “Commas Save Lives” memes, you’re probably the kind of person who enjoys words, grammar and punctuation. On the other hand, you might find that sort of thing to be trivial word policing. But there’s a serious…
The CNU Florida Summit had Bike/Walk Central Florida written all over it. Perhaps the most rewarding aspect was watching the BWCF Board Chair and FDOT District 1 Secretary Billy Hattaway receive the John Nolen award, recognizing his outstanding body of work and achievements…
We applaud Mayor Dyer who noted in his State of the Downtown that great cities of the world have one element in common – great downtowns. We are in the midst of the biggest year in the history of downtown…