Sticky Streets Revisited: Fix your neighborhood park.
Not long ago, we found ourselves engaged us in a discussion on Twitter – as a follow-up to our sticky streets article – whether the best streets in history were intentionally built with human enjoyment in mind. While we never did...
Celebrities are giving away bicycles. That’s awesome. This is how to do even more.
Since our BikeSafe Program was founded in 2011, we have had the good fortune to be a part of two bicycle giveaways hosted by legendary NBA players. With the help of Giant Bicycles and local bike shop Mack Cycle, Shane...
Dockless scooters are in Florida, and that’s a good thing. Here’s why.
There’s walking, there’s bicycle riding, and now, dockless electric scooters are joining the ranks as the latest option in urban micromobility. However, like anything new that challenges existing conventions, they are embroiled in controversy.[note]https://www.curbed.com/2018/6/27/17507250/transportation-scooters-women-bikes-families[/note] Dockless scooter op-eds fill Twitter and Facebook,...
Ray Allen & Mack Cycle: Giant Bicycle Giveaway at Homestead Middle School
25 Homestead Middle School students are now the lucky owners of brand-new bicycles, thanks to Ray Allen's Ray of Hope Foundation, Giant Bicycles, Mack Cycle & Fitness, and our own BikeSafe Program. These students – rewarded for their academic achievements...
Reflections of Bike to Work Day
For Bike to Work Week, we're taking a look at this year's Florida Bike Month events as seen through the eyes of KiDZ Neurosicence Center staff member, Kurt Kaminer: On one day of every year, traffic on US-1 gets passed...
National Bike to School Day 2018 | Fienberg-Fisher K-8 Center
Another year, another fantastic National Bike to School Day! This time, we returned once again to Fienberg-Fisher K-8 Center, where the students love bicycle riding - and ride really quickly! Many thanks to the school, Mack Cycle & Fitness, the...
2018 WalkSafe Poster Contest Winners – Miami-Dade Schools
Choosing the winners of our WalkSafe Poster Contest is no easy task, but the talents of these three young artists did not go unnoticed. Congratulations! [modula id="26193"]
2017 (2018) WalkSafe Poster Contest – Winning Posters
WalkSafe is proud to have had the opportunity for yet another year to honor the talents of Florida's young art students and their teachers. We would like to extend a thank you to everyone for participating and hope to see...
Sticky streets benefit sustainable walkability.
Somewhere between the desire to expand cities under ambiguous visions of progress and urbanists’ rally cry for more walkable streets sits this unassuming checkerboard painted on a table. That’s right: Checkers (or something like it) can make your city better....
Making neighborhoods better with protected bike lanes
Recreation is an essential part of our well-being, and our neighborhoods are at the heart of this tradition, owing to their singular location: just outside our front door. While every neighborhood is different, the view outside our front door is...
