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News Articles: pedestrian safety

Cyclists travel through downtown to try out the new protected bike lane on March 11, 2025.

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Upgraded bike lane promises increased safety for pedestrians, cyclists in downtown Atlanta

Leaders from the Atlanta Department of Transportation and Atlanta City Council joined cyclists for a ribbon-cutting that celebrated upgrades on Forsyth Street.

March 11, 2025
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  • Amanda Andrews
Safety advocates have long touted the potential of technology that lets vehicles communicate wirelessly. Now the Transportation Department is releasing a new plan that aims to speed up the rollout.

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U.S. presses the ‘reset button' on technology that lets cars talk to each other

Safety advocates have long touted the potential of technology that lets vehicles communicate wirelessly. Now the Transportation Department is releasing a new plan that aims to speed up the rollout.

August 17, 2024
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  • Joel Rose
Construction crew begin work on extending PATH 400 a trail connecting Buckhead to Sandy Springs thanks to funding from the City of Atlanta in November 2023.

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Atlanta seeks community input on expanding its trail network

The Atlanta Department of Parks and Recreation is looking for public input on how to expand the city’s trail network. Leaders with Trails ATL explained how residents can participate.

April 15, 2024
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  • Amanda Andrews
A new measure from Atlanta City Council will prohibit turning right on red lights in certain areas with support from ATL DOT.

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Atlanta City Council approves measure limiting right turn on red lights

Atlanta City Council approved a measure banning right turns on red in parts of the city in a 10 to 3 vote.

February 20, 2024
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  • Amanda Andrews
Propel ATL is looking for public input on their policy recommendation draft.

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An Atlanta transit advocacy group seeks public input for policy recommendations

An Atlanta nonprofit is working to improve the streets for people walking, rolling or riding. This month the group released a draft of its annual list of policy recommendations to improve city infrastructure.

January 16, 2024
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  • Amanda Andrews
a "No Turn On Red" road sign

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No more right turn on red? Atlanta City Council could make it so

Turning right at a red light is a favorite move by motorists seeking to save time as they maneuver through Atlanta traffic. But it may soon be illegal in parts of the city.

January 12, 2024
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  • Dyana Bagby
A votive candle for one of the members of the homeless community in Macon who died in the last year.

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In Macon, the preventable deaths of the unhoused, remembered

Friends of members of the homeless community in Macon who died in the last year remembered them at a memorial this week.

November 09, 2023
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  • Grant Blankenship
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
Photo of person hit by car

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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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By:
  • Kristen Rogers

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