Young Professional Moving to Orlando

[Micasa407]

Hi! Also you will find great restaurants in Winter Park that is not that far from where you are planning to move.
Good Luck!

[OtownMotown]

If you are talking about the general downtown area then I would say yes it's pretty good for bikes and the city is trying to make it better. There are bike lanes on a number of streets like Livingston and Fern Creek. There is also the Orlando Urban trail and a future bike/pedestrian bridge over Colonial will be built. Many of the streets in the Colonial town/Thorton Park/Milk district areas are small neighborhood streets and I usually prefer those. There are a lot of brick streets too so you might want to use the sidewalk on those but it keeps the cars going slow. Of course there are some streets like Colonial which are not good for bikes.

[robi2728]

Originally Posted by OtownMotown

If you are talking about the general downtown area then I would say yes it's pretty good for bikes and the city is trying to make it better. There are bike lanes on a number of streets like Livingston and Fern Creek. There is also the Orlando Urban trail and a future bike/pedestrian bridge over Colonial will be built. Many of the streets in the Colonial town/Thorton Park/Milk district areas are small neighborhood streets and I usually prefer those. There are a lot of brick streets too so you might want to use the sidewalk on those but it keeps the cars going slow. Of course there are some streets like Colonial which are not good for bikes.

So, it sounds like biking from the Lake Eola area to those bars and restaurants in the Milk District would be pretty easy?

[Crane's Rooster]

Originally Posted by robi2728

So, it sounds like biking from the Lake Eola area to those bars and restaurants in the Milk District would be pretty easy?

Yeah moving between the two areas is fairly easy. Just for better reference downtown is generally considered FL Hospital to the north and Michigan Ave to the south. OBT to the west and Semoran to the east. I would consider that the urban core and most of the neighborhoods within it are fairly easily traversable. West of I4 and south of Colonial is really the only shady area.

[robi2728]

I'm actually going to be working at the federal courthouse, which I think is just west of I-4. So walking/biking to work is probably not a good idea?

[Crane's Rooster]

Originally Posted by robi2728

I'm actually going to be working at the federal courthouse, which I think is just west of I-4. So walking/biking to work is probably not a good idea?

I wouldn't say that you should not. It's not too bad around that area. It's surrounded by the law school, amway and soon to be soccer stadium. The Fed CH I would say is the edge of the financial/government district of downtown. Although I wouldn't be spendin much time farther west. Plus with any federal building the CH is well secured at all times. I have walked to the Fed CH many times for work with no problems or concerns.

[robi2728]

I've recently read about Baldwin Park. Is that a good area? It looks to be a good bit away from downtown, though.

[Crane's Rooster]

It's nice but very step ford wives cookie cutter community. Also mostly families not singles. Location is not bad it's just a little north of Colonial town.

[FloridaNative35]

Baldwin Park is nice. Not too far from downtown, but certainly not walkable Definitely mostly families, though. It is a bit closed off from the rest of Orlando, but has a more urban feel with its own little downtown area than other neighborhoods outside of downtown.