Stories about events in Osceola County
Eight agencies to enforce Florida’s driver yield laws in two-day Operation Best Foot Forward Before more than 340,000 students head back to school in Orange and Seminole counties, law enforcement agencies will remind drivers that they must stop for people…
There’s good news for people walking and crossing the street at N. Doverplum Ave. and San Remo Road in Poinciana. Drivers are much more likely now than they were a few months ago to yield and let people cross safely…
Transportation directly affects quality of life. It provides essential access in our region – to medical care, employment, education, community services, and more. It can be the start/end to a good or bad day. It impacts everyone. That’s why MetroPlan…
As two major reports in March again named Central Florida the most dangerous region in the nation for pedestrians, Best Foot Forward coalition partners continued working hard to change that trend. Six law enforcement agencies across three counties took part…
The Rotary Club’s vision states that they “see a world where people unite and take action to create lasting change,” and Rotarians have committed to help Best Foot Forward change unsafe driver and pedestrian behaviors in Central Florida. In the…
ORLANDO, Fla. (March 19, 2021) Deputies with the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office will join officers with the Orlando and Casselberry Police Departments on March 23 and 24 to conduct Operation Best Forward crosswalk enforcements. They are specifically stepping up enforcement…
The Metro Orlando-Sanford-Kissimmee region and the State of Florida again top the lists as most dangerous for people walking. Smart Growth America (SGA) released its biennial "Dangerous by Design" report of the deadliest metro areas and states for pedestrians. According…
Best Foot Forward (BFF) Steering Committee members in Orange, Osceola and Seminole Counties met last month with one goal in mind: to identify troublesome crosswalks to start monitoring, enforcing and engineering to make them safer for people crossing. The three…
Today marks three years since the day Roni Braithwaite-Wood's life was turned upside down. She and her son JT stepped into the crosswalk at Curry Ford and Conway Roads with a clear walking indicator on the pedestrian signal. She looked…