Recent Blog Posts
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Residents in several Florida communities are demanding sidewalks and various other traffic safety features, such as bike lanes, wider pedestrian paths, more trails, better lighting and more practical landscaping. In Manatee County, for example, there have been several recent road improvement projects that have included newer and safer amenities for pedestrians. The $2.6 million Rye… Read More »
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A 10-year study recently revealed Florida to be the deadliest state in the nation for pedestrians, with further research focusing on the particularly deadly region of the Emerald Coast. The study, called “Dangerous by Design 2016,” named the most dangerous metropolitan areas for pedestrians throughout the United States. Eight of the top 10 deadliest metro… Read More »
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Florida has a reputation for being one of the worst states for bicycle safety, and there is plenty of research to back that up. For example, a 2015 report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that Florida has by far the worst rate of bicycling deaths in the country at 0.57… Read More »