February may be the shortest month of the year, but Best Foot Forward (BFF) packed a lot of events into it. Community education is one of the three tenants of BFF’s “Triple E” approach, along with low-cost engineering and high-visibility…
Downtown Kissimmee has had enough … “A friend was struck by a driver in our Downtown three months ago, and I was grazed as I jogged just two weeks ago,” Jeremy Lanier, merchant and president of the Downtown Business Association…
What’s healthier than a good walk? How about a safe one? In Longwood, health and safety go hand-in-hand— step-by-step. On Saturday, February 15, Best Foot Forward (BFF) took part in the Longwood Health Fair, setting up shop on the front…
It was an amazing day. Thanks to the BFF partners, Tuesday, Feb. 18th will go down in history as the largest, saturated crosswalk enforcement operation since Best Foot Forward launched in 2012. It's probably the largest crosswalk operation ever conducted…
A love of food combined with a zest for safety; the perfect recipe for Best Foot Forward (BFF) to serve up on Valentine’s Day for Celebration residents. It all took place on Food Truck Friday, which happened to be on…
February is School Crossing Guard Awareness month. To honor the 124 Seminole County crossing guards who assist up to 4,000 students daily, seven local law enforcement agencies will be teaming up for Seminole County’s first Operation Best Foot Forward crosswalk…
The Best Foot Forward team stayed busy throughout 2019. We worked with our partners to conduct 5 Operation BFFs, educated thousands of kids about pedestrian safety, attended community events and kept our eye on new laws designed to help protect…
Happy New Year! In 2019, we worked hard to advocate for pedestrian safety and potentially save lives using our proven Triple E approach – and will do the same in 2020! While we celebrated successes big and small last year,…
But it’s not about the tickets: it’s about community engagement On November 8, Osceola County deputies (OCSO) and Kissimmee police (KPD) hit the streets looking for drivers who refused to stop for pedestrians legally crossing the street in a crosswalk.…