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BUNGALOWER AND THE BUS – EPISODE 111: RIDESHARE HUBS, PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE, FLORIDA MAN CHALLENGE

The views and opinions expressed in this episode are those of the hosts alone and do not reflect the official policy or position of Bungalower Media, our readers, or our advertisers. Brendan caught a cold for our 111th episode so Jon built a romantic campfire in his yard and held him close to speed the […]

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The Colonial Pedestrian Bridge is officially open

The long awaited Colonial Drive Pedestrian Bridge is finally finished and open to the public. We first wrote about the project HERE in 2014 when Matt Broffman was still covering the news for us, Obama was restoring diplomatic relations with Cuba, and Robin Williams passed away. The quarter-mile bridge now connects an extended Gertrude’s Walk […]

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Colonial Pedestrian Bridge to empty riders out on Concord Street

With the Colonial Pedestrian Bridge support tower nearly finished, Orlando residents are suddenly becoming much more aware of the bridge project than they were before. The 200 foot-long bridge is being hailed as the missing connection between the Orlando Urban Trail and Gertrude’s Walk, as it will cross over the SunRail/CSX rail lines and Colonial […]

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Lighting plan submitted for Colonial pedestrian bridge

The City of Orlando has already broken ground on the Colonial pedestrian bridge that will connect the Orlando Urban Trail to Gertrude’s Walk in Downtown, as shown below. The 200 foot-long bridge was already approved by the Appearance Review Board in December, 2016, but they had a requirement that any lighting designs would have to […]

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Colonial Drive Pedestrian Bridge to Connect Urban Trail to Downtown

Bungalower has learned that the City of Orlando received funding from the Florida Department of Transportation to build a pedestrian bridge over Colonial Drive in-between Orange Ave and I-4. The bridge has long been discussed as a way to connect the Orlando Urban Trail, which runs through the northern Bungalow neighborhoods to Gertrude’s Walk in […]

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Florida Hospital to Connect Women’s Tower to Admin Building With Pedestrian Bridge

Florida Hospital is asking the City Council to approve a pedestrian bridge over Rollins St to connect the new Women’s Tower to the new Admin Building. Both buildings are under construction. The agreement includes some new renderings of both buildings and how the area will look when both are complete. Eventually the pedestrian bridges will end […]

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Public Meeting Alert: Colonial Pedestrian Overpass Bridge public information open house

The City of Orlando is hosting a public information open house on April 4, from 5-7 p.m. at the Callahan Neighborhood Center [GMap] for residents who are interested in learning more about the project. Construction will take place during the day Monday through Friday, 7 a.m.-5 p.m., and occasionally on Saturday. The first phase of […]

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Crane Watch: City to break ground on Colonial pedestrian overpass this February

The long-promised pedestrian bridge that will connect Gertrude’s Walk to the Orlando Urban Trail will break ground this month, according to a recent post on DowntownOrlando.com. According to the post, construction will be taking place during the day, Monday through Friday, and the occasional Saturday, culminating in Fall 2018 when the project is expected to be […]

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City considering two bids for Colonial Pedestrian Overpass project

Southland bid graphic EDIT: City Council voted to approve the Advisory Committee’s ranking and approved the CPO to execute a contract with Southland Construction, Inc., in the amount of $8.714M at the May 9 Council Meeting.  Two companies have submitted design bids in response to the City of Orlando’s search for designs for the Colonial Pedestrian […]