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News Articles: pedestrian safety

A man crosses in the middle of Spring Street in Macon where another man was killed just hours earlier. Four pedestrians have been killed in the area since 2006. Another 11 have died on a six mile stretch of the same highway in the same time frame.

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State plans to make one of Macon’s deadliest roads safer for pedestrians

A series of small concrete islands is planned to increase pedestrian safety along one of the deadliest highways for foot traffic in Bibb County.

August 23, 2023
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  • Laura Corley
Rudy Mendes, education program coordinator for Bike Walk Macon, instructs participants on bike safety at the Macon Bike Party Rivoli Roll group ride on June 8, 2023. Josephine Bennett / GPB.

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Closed to traffic, open for play: A new initiative transforms Macon neighborhood streets for a day

Macon residents can nominate their neighborhood street to be a part of Play Streets Macon, a new initiative that opens neighborhood streets for community activities and closes them to traffic.

June 21, 2023
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  • Eliza Moore
Valerie Handy-Carey stands with family members and city leaders on Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway on March 19, 2023, in Atlanta. Several months earlier, her daughter, Brittany Glover, was hit by a car and died while trying to cross the intersection. With pedestrian deaths in the U.S. at their highest in four decades, citizens across the nation are urging lawmakers to break from transportation spending focused on car culture. Atlanta, she said, needs to do more to protect pedestrians and cyclists.

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Push for transit, walkable communities growing across U.S.

With pedestrian deaths in the U.S. at their highest point in four decades, advocates and urban residents across the nation are urging city councils and state lawmakers to break from transportation spending focused on road improvements and car culture. From Salt Lake City to Atlanta to Charlotte, N.C., frustrated residents are pushing for increased funding for public transportation and improvements that make it safer to travel by bike or on foot.

May 19, 2023
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  • Associated Press
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17 pedestrians died on Bibb County roads in 2021. How long did they wait for help?

An analysis of 17 reports involving pedestrian deaths in 2021 showed the average time from the 911 call to the Bibb County deputy’s arrival was 9 minutes and 30 seconds. However, several response times neared or exceeded 20 minutes.

April 11, 2022
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  • Laura Corley
Street crossing device for pedestrians

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Walking safety audits planned in Bibb County neighborhoods

The upcoming audits have not been scheduled yet but will help identify improvements needed for safe foot traffic. 

November 20, 2021
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  • Laura Corley
Officials, advocates and pedestrian safety groups are still unsure about what to do with scooters in Atlanta, a year after they first started appearing.

Scooters In Atlanta: Groups, Officials Tackle Risk, Regulation

Scooter-related incidents in Georgia have left four people dead and at least one person injured since May . While many cities across the state have...

August 15, 2019
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  • Kristen Rogers

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