How to Get SLOW DOWN Yard Signs
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 We distributed over 2,000 yard signs to neighborhoods across metro Atlanta during the past few weeks. Quantities are limited, so if you still need some, here's your chance. Please coordinate with your neighborhood association so that one person picks up signs on behalf of the community. You can pick up signs at these distribution events:
Friday, May 16, 11:00AM to 1:00PM
Northlake Mall Main Entrance, 4800 Briarcliff Rd. Atlanta.
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Tuesday, May 20, 11:00AM - 1:00PM
Pike Family Nursery parking lot, 2101 LaVista Rd. NE, Atlanta.
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Friday, May 30, 9:00AM - 4:00PM
PEDS' Office, 57 Forsyth St. NW, Suite 222-G, Atlanta. Directions.
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Saturday, June 7, 10:00AM - 12:00PM
East Atlanta Village, in the Urban Gardener parking lot, on Glenwood Ave across from the Graveyard Tavern.
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You can see all these locations on one map.
NOTICE: The City
of Atlanta and
other local jurisdictions prohibit the placement of signs on public property or
in the public right of way and prohibit the "permanent" placement of these
signs even on private property. Please
post signs at least 7 feet from the street on private property, and relocate
the signs occasionally to keep drivers alert to the message. Thanks!
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Transportation Professionals Enlightened
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 To empower traffic engineers and urban designers to design pedestrian-friendly streets, we recently held an interactive two-day workshop on Designing Streets for Pedestrians. Michael Ronkin and Peter Lagerwey, two of the nation's leading experts on pedestrian design, did a terrific job presenting the nuts and bolts of pedestrian-friendly design.
Forty-eight transportation professionals attended, representing 16 public agencies, 16 private firms, and several others. See the participating organizations.
Participants learned the benefits to pedestrians of short block length and well-connected streets. They also learned about countdown signals, "HAWK beacons" and other new pedestrian-friendly technologies. One participant told us "This workshop should be mandatory for the ARC, GDOT and all local transportation departments."
Attendees worked in teams to develop solutions for intersections with pedestrian-unfriendly geometry 
and mislocated crosswalks, and other problems. Walking and wheelchair tours provided opportunities to observe how small details like ramp slope and button placement make a big difference to pedestrians.
PEDS
thanks our generous sponsors for helping make the workshop possible:
Alliance Residential, AARP of Georgia, the Georgia Governor's Office of Highway Safety, the ARC and our host venue, St. Luke's Episcopal Church. |
