How do you make Downtown Orlando a more pedestrian-friendly place?
Dan Burden, founder of nonprofit organization Walkable Communities, paid a visit to Orlando to assess the downtown area. Pointing at a “No Cruising” sign at the corner of Jefferson Street and Orange Avenue, Burden states a downtown area should be where people are cruising; taking their time [...]
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Downtown Orlando Sets Sights on Increasing Pedestrian-Friendly Streets and Becoming a Walkable Community
Thursday, October 22nd, 2009Orlando’s Iconic Lake Eola Fountain to Return to Life Following Lightning Strike
Monday, September 21st, 2009Adorning Orlando city signs as well as the city seal, “Eola Girl” –the nickname for the fountain on Lake Eola in downtown Orlando– has been an icon of Orlando for about sixty years. Considered a uniquely beautiful beacon, Orlando citizens have embraced the fountain as a symbol for the city, and very recently became concerned [...]
Read MoreOrlando Performing Arts Center Develops Slowly But Surely
Friday, September 18th, 2009Thirty years in the making, organizers for the upcoming Dr. P. Phillips Orlando Performing Arts Center in downtown Orlando are making plans to build it in phases, and estimate a completion by the end of 2013. The first phase of construction includes both the largest and the smallest of three performance halls. Groundbreaking began in [...]
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