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Are you eager to change our streets?
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If so, participating in the March 15 - 16 Georgia Walks Summit is a great way to learn how. Tony Garcia, co-author of
Tactical Urbanism
, will be the keynote speaker. He'll share ideas on quick, simple, low-cost actions that can spark long-term change.
The Summit is packed with
sessions
about walk-friendly safety treatments, street designs and community programs. You'll also enjoy terrific networking opportunities and hands-on "walkshops."
Join us in Rome, and you'll walk away with answers to questions like these:
- How does zoning affect walkability?
- Can a Walking School Bus be used as a crime-fighting tool?
- What do people who use wheelchairs or walkers - or who have low vision - experience as they travel?
- How can we help people recognize it's not too far to walk?
- How can we use field studies to determine where to invest in safety improvements?
The Georgia Walks Summit brings people together from throughout the state and is an opportunity you won't want to miss.
Special "Early Bird" rates - but only through February 9.
We also offer team discounts!
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Are we there yet?
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The Atlanta region has come a long way since we developed our vision statement over 20 years ago. And we're thrilled to experience how much our vision for the region-- making Atlanta a place where streets are designed for people as well as cars and people enjoy chance encounters on sidewalks and street cafes - has become everyone's vision.
Challenges remain - but we're confident that the region is reaching what Malcolm Gladwell called the tipping point - "t
hat
magic moment when an idea
,
trend, or social behavior crosses a threshold
,
tips, and spreads like wildfire
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Congratulations - and a big thank you - to the 2018 Golden Shoe Awardees who are doing so much to make this happen.
Sally Flocks, President & CEO of PEDS, congratulates Golden Shoe Awardees (l to r) Josh Berry, Kristen Wescott, Richard Dagenhart, Amy Smith, Johanna McCrehen, Matt Smith, Marty Martin, Daren Givens, Marian Liou.
Walk-friendly Education: Good Urbanism 101: Ten Lessons for Designing Cities, a joint project of the Georgia Conservancy and Professor Richard Dagenhart of the Georgia Tech College of Design. Together, they've provided classes to over 1,700 people throughout Georgia during the past seven years. Topics include street design, land use and architecture.
Walk-friendly Advocacy: Marian Liou, the Founder and Executive Director of We Love BuHi, which is connecting people to a place and to each other. Marian has helped complete the Buford Highway Master Plan and developed numerous events that celebrate diversity, introduce new people to the community and encourage exploration.
Walk-friendly Journalism: Darin Givens, who is an outstanding storyteller and master of persuasion about urban issues, including land use, affordable housing, and transportation. Darin is co-founder of ThreadAtl and publishes in-depth stories in medium.com.
Walk-friendly Redevelopment: Walgreens, a beautiful restoration of an historic building on Peachtree Street in downtown Atlanta. The new Walgreens creates a sense of place and is a walk-friendly destination that serves downtown residents.
Walk-friendly Suburban Retrofit: City of Sandy Springs, for developing the Next 10 Comprehensive Plan, the new Development Code, and the City Springs mixed-use development project. Together the Next 10 Plan and Development Code are resulting in an urban street grid, high density development, and a true city center and sense of place.
Keep up your great work!
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Make our streets and communities great places to walk!
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