Stories about events in Orange County
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…
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…
Orange County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to approve new a school siting ordinance in cooperation with Orange County Public Schools (OCPS). The new rules allow for greater flexibility in where future public schools can be located by dropping minimum…
https://youtu.be/zhRqsa9IT00 The first round of Operation Best Foot Forward will be taking place on Wednesday, March 15, 2017, from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Orange County Sheriff's Deputies will be out in full force giving out warning and tickets to…
Orange County Sheriff’s Office to enforce Florida’s driver yield law at marked crosswalks to improve pedestrian safety. ORLANDO, Fla. – The Orange County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) will be cracking down on drivers who fail to yield for a person crossing…
MetroPlan Orlando is kicking off a one-year study of the Corrine Drive corridor from U.S. 17/92 to Bennett Road. The road will be addressed as part of their new Complete Street initiative, which aims to take the needs of people…
The City of Winter Park has a lot of great things going for it when it comes to the biking and walking scene - just look at its SunRail station, bustling Park Avenue and Cady Way Trail. The city is…
The City of Orlando is working toward becoming a safer, more connected place for pedestrians and bicyclists. Part of that work starts this month, as construction gets underway on a pedestrian overpass. From the City of Orlando website: The City of Orlando…
It’s the money, as in a $164 fine motorists are issued for barreling through a crosswalk while a pedestrian is using it. Publicize the tickets, hand out a bunch of them and motorists will get the message and stop, contends…