So, the question is whether we will offer residents transportation alternatives, especially in areas with the greatest population density.
This is the crux of the issue. We, as a metro-area, must give people true transportation alternatives to cars.
So, the question is whether we will offer residents transportation alternatives, especially in areas with the greatest population density.
This is the crux of the issue. We, as a metro-area, must give people true transportation alternatives to cars.
All told, the city is considering $27 million worth of trails, paths and greenways, totaling 32 miles.
This would be very good for Tucker. Right now Tucker feels to me as if they have accommodated cars at every turn: multi-lane stroads, strip malls, and large lots. And all of that has caused awful traffic. Alternative ways to get around would help.
Motorists driving in the Castleberry Hill, Downtown and Midtown communities will soon be banned from turning right at red lights. The new law will protect pedestrians as they move around the busiest areas of Atlanta, say city leaders.
Kudos to Atlanta on this.
It still amazes me that we’ve basically let ourselves be manipulated into buying, and even defending, that THIS is what “freedom” looks like. #cardependency
If you support walkability and safe streets but only if zero drivers perceive themselves to be inconvenienced by the infrastructure, then you don't support walkability or safe streets.