Atlanta’s bicycling community got a triple jolt of support Monday from the Atlanta City Council.
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Mayor Dickens: Move Atlanta forward with Shared Peachtree today
By Guest Columnist CARDEN WYCKOFF, on behalf of the Save Share Peachtree Coalition Organizing Committee
At 9:55 a.m. on March 10, minutes after receiving official notice that the Peachtree Shared Space demonstration project was being removed, I tweeted:
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Manager of city program to eliminate traffic injuries is hurt by alleged DUI driver
The manager of a City of Atlanta program aimed at eliminating serious and fatal traffic injuries was herself badly injured Oct. 7 when she and others were run down by a vehicle on a Tennessee street.
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Reporter’s Notebook: Atlanta Public School gets new name, an ode to Hank Aaron
On April 15, 1964, construction began on the Atlanta Fulton County Stadium. Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. chose a 62-acre site near downtown and converted it into a major league sports arena with a price tag of $18 million. The city convinced the Milwaukee Braves to move and become the Atlanta Braves as we know them […]
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Almost no one thinks children on bikes are safe on a road next to Grant Park
When it comes to children riding bicycles, just one in 17 respondents to a survey think kids are safe riding next to Grant Park, on Cherokee Avenue. Just one in five thinks the corridor is safe for children and seniors to walk.
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A citywide speed limit of 25 mph would save lives with little effect on trip times
By Guest Columnist REBECCA SERNA, executive director of Atlanta Bicycle Coalition
There are billions of dollars of street, highway, and transit projects coming to the City of Atlanta over the next few decades. But there is one project we could undertake right now. It would save lives and have minimal costs — setting a safer speed limit. We could follow the lead of other cities around the country and the world by setting a consistent citywide speed limit of 25 mph.
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Vision Zero mobility plan fueling hopes of safer travel in Atlanta
A spirit that feels a lot like hope surrounds the Vision Zero mobility policy announced by Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms. The city may have found a guiding light for moving folks no matter how they get around.
