Comments on: Mayor Asks City Staff To Assess Putting Up Stop Signs at Ponce Mid-Block Crosswalks

By: Can We Talk?(Oh,yes...we can!)

Can We Talk?(Oh,yes...we can!) — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 21:16:37 +0000

Careful there–using a phone app will driving around to find a parking space?
If one has an accident from the distraction, I think it’s a $500 fine in Dekalb County.
Could be a great revenue generator in reverse.(No pun intended)

By: Can We Talk?(Oh,yes...we can!)

Can We Talk?(Oh,yes...we can!) — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 21:10:36 +0000

At one time, one could actually drive around the old courthouse, the streets were all connected from the four cardinal directions. But alas, the MARTA Decatur station arrived, and a street plan that worked,(and still would) was cast aside. Hence the choppy street segments.

2 cents:(Why not make Ponce through d’town a tollway, that seems popular these days?)

Isn’t this discussion really about locals wanting to walk to these locations, and “out of towners” getting second billing? Really– how many folks from Marietta and Roswell, Duluth, Smyrna, read this blog any way–pipe up !! your driving privileges are in danger!!

By: SavvyShopper

SavvyShopper — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 13:18:38 +0000

All great ideas, but I especially get the suggestion about better timing the lights on W Ponce and Commerce going downtown. Frequently I drive straight through downtown on Ponce, when I’d planned to use Commerce, because the light stays green on straight ahead traffic longer than the left turn onto Commerce.

By: Meg

Meg — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 02:10:24 +0000

Yes, they have those on Buford Hwy. I have not used them as a pedestrian. They seem like they take a while. Also the light turns red, then flashes red after which is confusing to drive through at first. Still, a huge improvement over what was there before which was nothing, with a turn lane in the middle (now there’s a median).

By: AnotherRick

AnotherRick — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 20:33:15 +0000

Great ideas. Thank you