Comments on: Family and Residents Demand Better Pedestrian Infrastructure Along N. Decatur Road After Death of Jianchang Wu

By: JLipsky

JLipsky — Sun, 07 Jul 2013 13:03:53 +0000

North Decatur west of there is already on a diet. One lane each way with a turn lane and bike lanes on each side is already working there. Reversible lanes are a joke…take a look at the history east of Stone Mountain Freeway on 78 and see what it does. Bumpouts and other “traffic calming” methods only make things worse for cyclists, forcing them in and out of the roadway.

By: Al

Al — Wed, 03 Jul 2013 12:17:07 +0000

Having lived in Boston for twenty years–most of those in proximity to the Green (above ground trolley with cars sharing lanes with metal behemoths weighing hundreds of tons that only LOOK like big Tonka toys) Line, I can tell y’ze that to the kind of drivers discussed in this thread, trolleys are just moving slalom markers.

By: AMB

AMB — Tue, 02 Jul 2013 21:54:22 +0000

You have to slow down Emory/CDC employees. I have it on excellent authority that nurses drove around an accident victim laying in the road rather than stop and render aid.
You think that mindset gives a damn about slowing down for pedestrians or residents?

By: TomL

TomL — Tue, 02 Jul 2013 21:36:48 +0000

It will take a change in the mindset of drivers to affect the changes you desire. It will work with enough effort.

By: AlexThePhotoGuy

AlexThePhotoGuy — Tue, 02 Jul 2013 20:23:25 +0000

I live on N Decatur just east of the city limits. People FLY on the road all the time! I joke with my about having speed humps installed overnight and watch the cars literally fly.

But seriously, bike lanes, sidewalk on both sides, or whatever- I’m in. Even if it means giving up a few feet of my precious front yard, if it slows down traffic and makes is safer for peds and cyclists I’d be happy to do it.

Maybe we can get the Walmart development to kick in some funds to make that stretch safer- and I’m not just talking about a “Your Speed is XX” lighted traffic sign.