PEDS in the News

PEDS attracts media attention to pedestrian safety and walkability issues. Check out these links to print and TV news stories we helped generate or to which we contributed.

04-18-12 – The Champion Newspaper Article: Advocacy Group Clashes with State over Buford Highway Project

04-12-12 – El Mundo Hispánico Article: “No queremos más muertes”

04-12-12 – Fox 5 News Video: Residents Protest Dangerous Conditions on Buford Highway

04-12-12 – WABE 90.1 FM Audio: Residents Protest for a Safer Buford Highway

04-12-12 – CBS Atlanta Video: Neighbors Protest Dangerous Strip of Buford Highway

04-12-2012 – El Nuevo Georgia Article: La Buford Hwy., una trampa mortal para los peatones

01-10-2012 – AJC Op-Ed: I can’t get there from here

12-01-2011 – Cherokee Tribune Article: On golden feet: Woodstock’s revamped downtown earns top award

11-28-2011 – AJC Article: Walkability comes to the burbs

11-15-2011 – Duluth Patch Article: Davenport Road Wins PEDS Award

11-09-2011 – Atlantic Cities Article: How Timed Traffic Signals Can Be Bad for Pedestrians

11-04-2011 – Decatur Patch Article: Pedestrian-Friendly Streets Good for Business

10-04-2011 – Midtown Patch Article: Council approves legislation to boost sidewalk fund

09-21-2011 – 11Alive News video: GSU police nab distracted drivers

09-20-2011 – WSB-TV video: GSU police crack down on texting drivers

09-13-2011 — Midtown Patch Article: Who should fix our broken sidewalks?

08-18-2011 — AJC Article: Metro pedestrians race against danger

08-10-2011 — Fox5 News Video: Atlanta Police to enforce driving laws at schools

08-08-2011 — CBS 46 News Post: Watch out drivers! Kids will be back at the crosswalks

08-05-2011 — AJC Article: Cobb mother chooses a retrial

07-27-2011 — CBS 46 News Video: Pedestrians ask for crosswalk at deadly road crossing

07-27-2011 — Creative Loafing Op-Ed: Blame the road, not the victim

07-26-2011 — WXIA-TV Video: Sally Flocks on Metro Atlanta’s crosswalk dangers

07-26-2011 — Associated Press Article: Georgia mom gets probation in son’s jaywalking death

07-26-2011 — AJC Article: Mom gets probation and new trial

07-25-2011 — PBS.org Op-Ed: Blame the road, not the victim

07-18-2011 — Saporta Report Blog: Hard to believe; pedestrian guilty of vehicular homicide

07-14-2011 — AJC Article: Pedestrian convicted of vehicular homicide

06-12-2011 — Saporta Report Guest Column: Sally Flocks on creating safe links between transit and walking

02-23-2011– Fox5News Video: Sally Flocks on making metro Atlanta more walkable

11-12-2010 — 11Alive News Video: Commuter Dude wins Golden Shoe Award

11-05-2010 — Fox5 News Video: Sally Flocks on making Boulevard safer for pedestrians

09-02-2010 — CBS 46 News Video: Several near misses during pedestrian sting operation

08-11-2010 — AJC Article: New system aims to make crossing the road safer

08-04-2010 — AJC Article: Utility cleans up leftover cables

04-12-2010 — AJC Article: Hit-run suspect faced similar charges in 1997

04-01-2010 — AARP Article: Communities for Life

03-15-2010 — AJC Article: Keep Sidewalks Wireless

02-18-2010 — Mundo Hispánico Article: Watching for Peds on Buford Highway

02-17-2010 — Northside Neighbor Article: Speed radars aid neighborhoods

11-12-2009 — Atlanta Intown Article: Atlanta dangerous for pedestrians?

11-09-2009 — CBS46 News Video: Metro Atlanta 10th worst place for pedestrians

10-20-2009 — AJC Article: Candidates struggle for solutions to City’s $750 million challenge

08-14-2009 — Gwinnett Daily Post Article: Police stage crosswalk sting

08-14-2009 — WSB Radio Story: Crosswalk crackdown in Norcross

08-13-2009 — WSB TV News Video: Crackdown on drivers who don’t stop for pedestrians

07-26-2009 — Sunday Paper Article: All Wet: City admits it screwed up on water meter covers

07-17-2009 — AJC Article: New meter covers don’t fit

06-15-2009 — Atlanta Intown Article: Sidewalk Solutions: PEDS identifies issues

05-06-2009 — Atlanta Latino Article: Buscan que conductores reduzcan velocidad

05-06-2009 — Atlanta Intown Article: Speed Control

05-04-2009 — WSB-TV News Video: New radar sign slows Dunwoody drivers

04-08-2009 — Fox5 News Video: Woman standing in road struck by car

02-05-2009 — CNN Health Article: How can we make the streets safer for our kids?

01-05-2009 — AJC Metro Section Article: Girl’s death renews pedestrian safety call

11-17-2008 — CBS46 News Story: Child hit by car in Smyrna dies

08-01-2008 — Fox5 News Story: Safety groups say bike lane on 17th St. bridge a danger

07-28-2008 — CBS46 News Story: Buford Hwy crosswalks still not working

07-20-2008 — AJC Article: Police stings aid folks on foot

07-03-2008 — CBS46 News Story: Buford Hwy crosswalks dysfunctional

03-28-2008 — Gwinnett Daily Post Article: Police hand out 80 warnings in crosswalk crackdown

03-27-2008 — AJC Metro Article: Gwinnett’s first crosswalk sting produces 82 warnings

03-07-2008 — AJC Article: Running on the wrong side of the road

09-07-2007 — CBS46 News Video: Drivers speeding through crosswalks busted

08-31-2007 — CBS46 News Video: Group wants better pedestrian protection