April 7 Buford Highway walk: vote yes for median refuge islands
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 Please join us on Sunday April 7, 2013, for the 5K Latino Walk for Health. Sponsored by the Hispanic Health Coalition of Georgia, the event promotes pedestrian safety and health for the Latino community. PEDS will have a table at Plaza Fiesta, where we'll ask participants to vote with their feet for median refuge islands and HAWK signals.The walk starts at Northeast Plaza at 3506 Buford Highway and will begin at 8:00 AM. Participation is free, but registration is required. Visit here to learn more.
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Show your support for sidewalk maintenance at April 16 meeting
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The Atlanta City Council's next Sidewalk Task Force meeting is scheduled for April 16 at City Hall. The meeting begins at 5:30 PM and will be in a 2nd floor committee room. Please mark your calendar and plan to attend.
Videos of the February 14 task force meeting are available online. The second and third parts of the meeting are also worth watching. As  you can see, sidewalk issues spark considerable emotion. And overcoming decades of neglect is a tough challenge.
The Task Force has two subcommittees. PEDS' President Sally Flocks chairs the one focused on sidewalk policy reform. Peggy Berg, who leads the Virginia-Highlands Civic Association's Sidewalk Committee, chairs the subcommittee focused on reducing red tape.
At the April 16 meeting, Flocks and Berg will present subcommittee recommendations, submit reports and encourage elected officials to move on with much-needed policy changes.
Please show your support for repairing broken sidewalks by attending the meeting. City council members are willing to contemplate policy change. With your help, we can move them from contemplation to action.
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SLOW DOWN! yard signs available at Abbadabba's while they last
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Thanks to all of you who are helping us encourage  drivers to SLOW DOWN! We're delighted to see yard signs in more and more front yards here.
Local governments make it illegal to post signs on public property -- so please do not post signs between the sidewalk and the street, on islands or alongside park property.
If you haven't picked up signs yet, you can do so at any of Abbadabba's stores. We appreciate Abbadabba's generous support for this campaign -- and their ability to expand its reach into Atlanta's suburbs through more convenient distribution points.
Special yard sign distribution in DeKalb County on April 17
PEDS will also distribute SLOW DOWN! signs on Wednesday, April 17 from 6:00 - 7:30 PM. We'll be in the parking lot at Suburban Plaza Shopping Center at 2595 N. Decatur Road. Enter the parking lot from N. Decatur Road between Barton Drive and Blackmon Drive and look for a bright yellow hatchback parked near the entrance. Representatives of civic organizations and parent-teacher associations in metro Atlanta may have up to 25 signs to distribute at meetings. Signs are complementary and cannot be sold. Much of the threat to pedestrians comes from speeding cars. Posting SLOW DOWN signs on your street will send a clear message to drivers who treat your neighborhood street like a highway. Thank you for helping us save lives.
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Provide input on DeKalb County's Comprehensive Transportation Plan
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DeKalb County's update to its Comprehensive Transportation Plan is well underway. If you live or work in DeKalb, please participate in one of the upcoming meetings on the plan. At each, transportation planners and engineers will provide an overview of existing conditions in DeKalb and solicit feedback on transportation needs. Four meetings are scheduled:
April 16, 6:30 - 8:00 PM at McNair High School Cafeteria
April 18, 6:30 - 8:00 PM at Emory University Winship Ballroom
April 20, 10:00 - 11:30 AM, Tucker-Reid H. Cofer Public Library
April 22, 6:30 - 8:00 PM, Berean Christian Church
Location details are available online.
You can also participate in an interactive online meeting on April 23 from 6:30 - 8:00 PM. Visit the project website to register and join.
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Help make metro Atlanta walkable!
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