Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Florida

The June, 2017, jaywalking arrest of Devonte Shipman by Jacksonville police led to a detailed investigation of the department's discriminatory pedestrian enforcement. Photo: Devonte Shipman/Facebook

Jacksonville Police, Under Fire for Racist Jaywalking Enforcement, Refuse to Reassess

By Angie Schmitt | Apr 25, 2018 | 6 Comments

Despite a bombshell investigation showing the discriminatory nature of pedestrian fines in Jacksonville, local police are refusing to reform their approach to jaywalking stops.

Florida’s Complete Streets Law Saved Thousands of Lives, and That Wasn’t Enough

By Angie Schmitt | Apr 18, 2018 | 4 Comments

A new study highlights the successes and shortcomings of the state's 1984 law that mandated consideration of walking and biking routes in transportation projects.

Orlando will repurpose car lanes to create protected bike lanes and safer pedestrian crossings for a trial project on Curry Road. Rendering: City of Orlando

Orlando, the Capital of Pedestrian Fatalities, Tests a New Approach to Street Design

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 19, 2018 | 5 Comments

Walking in Orlando is deadlier than in any other major city in the nation. But the city's new transportation director is a reformer.

Immokalee, Florida, a small farming community, will get sidewalks with drainage ditches to prevent flooding, thanks to a $13 million TIGER grant. Rendering: Collier County, Florida

With Bipartisan Support, TIGER Continues to Fund Walking and Biking Projects

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 9, 2018 | 2 Comments

So far, the new batch of TIGER grant winners look like solid choices to improve conditions for walking and biking.

Study: Cyclists Don’t Break Traffic Laws Any More Than Drivers Do

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 3, 2018 | 144 Comments

New data defies some of the common stereotypes about what puts cyclists in danger.

Florida DOT has acknowledged that designing urban streets like rural highways was a deadly mistake. Image: FDOT via SSTl

Will Florida’s New Approach to Urban Streets Reduce Its Traffic Carnage?

By Angie Schmitt | Oct 3, 2017 | 4 Comments

Florida DOT has formalized the idea that in cities and town centers, roads should be designed differently than in rural places.

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