You're Invited: PEDS Pizza Party
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 Join us on February 3 to meet fellow PEDS members, friends and staff, share input on 2010 priorities, elect board members, and enjoy delicious pizza.
Wed, Feb 3, 6:00 - 8:00 PM
Slice, 85 Poplar Street (map)
Close to Five Points and Peachtree Center MARTA stations
Free for PEDS members. Cash bar.
$20 for non-members. 1-year membership included for new members who join at the door. |
New Email Addresses
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 To make contacting us easier and to reduce spam, PEDS has changed its email addresses. Please update your contact information with the addresses below. Replace <at> with the @ symbol. - Sally Flocks: sally <at> peds.org
- Michael Orta: michael <at> peds.org
- Jo Ann Zyla: joann <at> peds.org
Email sent to the old addresses will be forwarded to us until we feel comfortable that most of the supporters, elected officials and transportation professionals we communicate with are using our new addresses. |
| Free Webinar: Pedestrian Treatments at Unsignalized Locations |
 On high volume, multi-lane streets, research shows that
on their own, marked crosswalks do not increase pedestrian safety. Yet the limitations of crosswalks are not an excuse to do nothing.
On January 21, the Pedestrian & Bicycle Information Center is holding a free
webinar that provides guidance on selecting treatment options that improve safety at
unsignalized intersections and midblock crossings.
Thursday, Jan 21
2:00 - 3:00 PM
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Georgia Legislature: Opportunities and Threats
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PEDS is monitoring and speaking up about state legislation of interest to pedestrians. Two issues are especially important this year: texting and red light cameras  House Bill 938, which prohibits reading or sending text messages while operating a motor vehicle, would greatly reduce risk to all road users. Please call or email your state representative to express support for this bill. Identifying your representative is easy. If you already know who your representatives are, find their contact information here. Meanwhile, two bills threaten to eliminate red light cameras, an important safety tool in urban and suburban areas throughout the state.  HB 31 prevents government agencies from using camera systems to ticket red light runners.- HB 876 prohibits government agencies or their agents from photographing people or property without first obtaining a search warrant.
Please contact your representatives to let them know you support photo-enforcement. Red light cameras have saved numerous lives since the General Assembly authorized communities to use them nearly a decade ago. PEDS will continue to join police chiefs, the Director of the Governor's Office of Highway Safety, and others in expressing support for the safety benefits of red light cameras. |
