Atlanta Moves to Make Deadly Streets Safer
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Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms hopes to save lives in a city where pedestrians are killed at twice the national average.
Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Atlanta
Atlanta’s Transit Flaws Are State’s Fault
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Atlanta is set to spend more than half a billion dollars to build a 22-mile light rail line — but the vital public infrastructure won't likely be done until 2050 because the city isn't getting state or federal funding. And that's the problem.
Uber Slams Brakes on Bike Share Expansion
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Uber is removing its fleet of electric bikes from Atlanta and San Diego this month as the company struggled with increased regulations on transportation devices in urban areas and staggering losses.
Atlanta Bans E-Scooters at Night After Drivers Kill Four Riders
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Drivers, however, still may use city streets at all hours — even though motor-vehicle crashes killed 115 people in Fulton County, which encompasses most of Atlanta, in 2017.
Atlanta is Blowing Safety Money on a Flashy Ped Bridge
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Atlanta has a $1 billion sidewalk backlog. But a $33 million stadium bridge is taking precedent over desperately needed repairs.
Mayors Seek Transit Funds To Fight Climate Change
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A coalition of mayors wants Congress to declare a "Marshall Plan" against climate change by spending on mass transit to curb air pollution in their cities.
The mayors of Atlanta, Honolulu, St. Paul, Pittsburgh, and Portland, Ore., implored senators at a climate hearing on Capitol Hill last week to invest in renewable-energy programs in order to create jobs and fund bus and rail systems, with the goal of weening people off gas-polluting vehicles.