Construction could start next year on an $8.3 million pedestrian bridge over traffic-clogged Colonial Drive near Interstate 4 in downtown Orlando.
With new apartment buildings and condominiums sprouting throughout downtown, city officials are looking for ways to encourage walking and bicycling. They think the bridge could get more people out and about — and across Colonial without having to worry about speeding autos.
“The fact that you won’t have to wait a couple of minutes for a light and just roll over is significant,” said Mighk Wilson, a planner and bicycle/pedestrian advocate for MetroPlan Orlando, which sets transportation policy in Orange, Seminole and Osceola counties.