It’s here! The much anticipated (by me, anyway) Cady Way extension connecting Cady Way and Audubon Park to Coytown and Lake Druid Park (mountain bike park and community garden).
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Green line is the new connection (there were no roads through here). Yellow line is new, completed sidewalk. Pink line is proposed sidewalk...
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ORLANDO, Fla. – Sept. 14, 2011 – Bike/Walk Central Florida, MetroPlan Orlando, and the Winter Park Health Foundation are launching an 18-month education and enforcement program to help make Metro Orlando safer for pedestrians. Funding for the effort will be provided by MetroPlan Orlando and the Winter Park Health Foundation.
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on the front page of the New York area edition. The oft heard blame the tourist argument is always a nice, ironic touch. To them, it sounds like, “If you are dumb enough to come here, we are dumb enough to run over you.”
On Wide Florida Roads, Running for Dear Life
By LIZETTE ALVAREZ
Published: August...
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Originally posted on My Generation
On the day of sentencing the petition for Raquel Nelson that I started a week ago is at 136,965 signatures and counting. This case was first brought to my attention on twitter via the author of the Free Range Kids blog. I’m floored (in a good way) by the...
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Here’s a nice radio interview with my friend Billy Hattaway. He explains how our development patterns have lead to Orlando becoming the most dangerous metro area for pedestrians and clarifies where road funding comes from.
Billy Hattaway is Director of Transportation for the engineering consulting firm VHB MillerSellen. He’s a member of the...
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Strolling Semoran Boulevard
Light colored clothing for strolling the streets of Metro Orlando is de rigueur, definitely in fashion and absolutely a must to wear this spring.
As well as making a fashion statement, wearing light colored clothing is a practical, defensive, proactive move. When you are crossing the street and are hit and killed some...
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I think there are some points we can learn from this article.
From the Wall Street Journal:
You don’t need a car to get road rage.
For many people, few things are more infuriating than slow walkers—those seemingly inconsiderate people who clog up sidewalks, grocery aisles and airport hallways while others fume behind them.
Researchers say...
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I just watched a pedestrian cross Bennett Rd like this. She walked almost 200 feet out of her way to avoid the crosswalk. There wasn't much traffic. She easily crossed the three northbound lanes, waited in the median for one car to pass, then crossed the two southbound lanes.
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Hot on the heels of our first Crosswalk Workshop is the upcoming Crosswalk Workshop II on Sunday, October 31st. We plan to work the crosswalk on Edgewater Drive at Shady Lane Drive at the 7-11 convenience store.
Please plan to join us between 3:00 and 5:00 PM to meet with local pedestrians, explain to them...
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The Coalition to Take Back Our Streets held its first Crosswalk Workshop at the pedestrian crosswalk on Aloma Avenue between Forsyth and Tangerine. This crosswalk is 100 yards west of the crash site where Kasön Bailey was killed Friday night, October 8th. The three workshop participants were Keri Caffrey, Christopher Eggebrecht and myself. Will...
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