Engineering changes or trends designed to increase pedestrian safety
The invite has been sent, but Orange County isn’t hosting a typical party. Their goal? Slowing down drivers. Orange County recently issued an Invitation for Bids for construction firms to take the lead in the installation of new traffic calming…
Travel down Denning Drive in Winter Park and you will notice orange cones, planted trees, newly painted crosswalks and a 10-foot wide trail as construction progresses on the east side from Mead Botanical Garden to Webster as a result of…
Orange County is making headway in trails and connectivity. Mayor Teresa Jacobs, Commissioners Victoria Siplin and Bryan Nelson and Orange County parks and recreation staff and volunteers were some of the many trails supporters on hand to witness recent progress on…
On December 21, 2017, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) rescinded its interim approval of new installations of Rapid Rectangular Flashing Beacons (RRFB) due to issued and pending patents by the inventor of the RRFB, Stop Experts. Since FHWA issued the…
Do you travel on two wheels or on two feet through Orlando’s Mills 50 and Milk Districts? Then, the City of Orlando wants to hear from you. It’s part of the Milk and Mills 50 Main Streets Districts Bicycle and…
Big improvements are coming to Downtown Orlando. First, Orange County Public Schools is opening one of its brand new schools in downtown, named OCPS Academic Center for Excellence (OCPS ACE). The new preschool through eight grade school is particularly remarkable.…
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…
MetroPlan Orlando - in coordination with Orange County, the City of Orlando and the City of Winter Park - launched a Complete Streets Study of Corrine Drive in East Orlando last month, kicking off the study's first phase: Research and Public…
When you picture a roundabout, you might also picture Big Ben or the Eiffel Tower in the distance behind it. Thanks to recent reports, though, we're starting to see more roundabouts stateside. Research points to these road circles as safer and more…