We're looking for your ideas and help to add new bike paths and lanes and to become a place where everyone wants to cycle and walk. Bike FTL is an all-volunteer advocacy group formed in April 2017 to represent bicyclists and pedestrians. Our goal is to help create a city that’s safe for cycling and walking. Right now, Fort Lauderdale is far from it. Florida is the nation’s worst state for walking
and traveling by bike. Year after year, Florida is among the top states in bicycle and pedestrian fatalities. Every year since 2001, Florida has ranked in the top three states for bicycle and pedestrian fatalities. When you factor in population, Florida had more than six deaths per million residents – far more bicycle deaths than any other state. On average in Broward County, there’s a bicycle fatality every other month. According to the city’s statistics, 4 out of 5 people own a bicycle in Fort Lauderdale. That means the vast majority of people are cyclists. Despite the vast number of bicyclists, 60 percent of residents feel like the city’s streets aren’t safe enough for bikes. When the city asked residents in a recent survey what their priorities were, the No. 1 answer was to make the city more bike and pedestrian accessible. That’s ahead of sea level rise, which came in second. Our goal is to work with the city and state to create bike lanes and pedestrian access. Just how we do that is up to you: please post your ideas on our page, attend our rides, and come out for public hearings on bike lanes. Together we can make Fort Lauderdale safe for cyclists and pedestrians.
