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You've heard this before -- and you know it from experience. People who walk in Atlanta encounter far too many
closed sidewalks and signs that block sidewalks
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Please join us on April 14 to learn about national guidelines and requirements, Atlanta realities, solutions implemented in other cities and what you can do to help take back our sidewalks.
We'll begin with a presentation by Sally Flocks, President & CEO of PEDS. Following that, you'll enjoy a moderated panel discussion with Jack Cebe, Jamie Olson and others.
Thurs, April 14, 6:00 - 7:30 PM
close to Midto
wn MARTA station
With your help, we'll unblock the walk.
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What's right with Atlanta?
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Thanks to Faye Dimassimo, General Manager of the Renew Atlanta bond infrastructure program, the Atlanta Bicycle Coalition, Midtown Alliance, PEDS and others, you can expect two big changes: safety improvements at the intersection of 10th Street and Monroe Drive and more curb ramps throughout Atlanta.
Curb ramps on Renew Atlanta projects
Sally Flocks, President & CEO of PEDS, serves on the Technical Advisory Committee for bond-funded projects, where she expressed concerns about missing curb ramps on recently resurfaced stre
ets.
At the March meeting, she provided documents confirming that the A
mericans with Disabilities Act requires ramps to be instal
led prior to or at the same time that streets are resurfaced.
Dimassimo responded
quickly. Her discussions with
managers and field engineers should ensure that missing curb ramps will not be a problem on future Renew Atlanta projects.
Safety improvements at Monroe and 10th Street intersection
Sadly, Alexia Hyneman, 14, was struck and killed in February at the intersection of
Monroe Drive and 10th Street while riding her bike home from Grady High School.
A week later, representatives of the Atlanta Bicycle Coalition, Midtown Alliance and PEDS met with city officials to discuss safety improvements.
The Atlanta Beltline, 10th Street cycle tracks, Grady High School and Piedmont Park all come together here, which makes the intersection
especially important to people who ride
bicycles or walk.
We're pleased to report that Midtown Alliance and the City of Atlanta responded quickly and have proposed excellent improvements. These include:
Bravo!
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Georgia Walks Summit: Call for Proposals
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We're thrilled to partner with the Georgia Department of Transportation 
to provide the 2016 Georgia Walks Summit.
We're accepting proposals for one-hour breakout sessions, with two or three presenters per session. Desired focus areas include pedestrian-friendly design and operations, safety, healthy communities, accessibility, equity, land use, placemaking and community engagement.
The deadline for submitting proposals is April 15.
We recommend partnering with one or two others and submitting a single proposal with information about each presentation.
If you prefer to submit a proposal on your own, we'll look for opportunities to pair your proposal with one that complements it.
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Come and get them: SLOW DOWN signs
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April is a great month for walking -- so we encourage you to post yard signs that help get drivers to put the brakes on speeding.
in the Kirkwood neighborhood.
April 16, 10 AM - 12:00 PM
Representatives of neighborhood organizations or Parent Teacher Associations in metro Atlanta may take up to 25 signs to distribute at meetings.
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Join us in welcoming Kemberli Sargent, PEDS' new Program Manager. Kemberli is  responsible for leading our new Safe Routes for Seniors program and for helping implement projects included in our Georgia Walks Initiative.
Kemberli earned a graduate degree in regional planning at Cornell University and recently moved to Atlanta from New York.
She lives across the street from a MARTA station and walks to work and just about everywhere else she goes. Terrific to have another staff member who walks the walk.
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