Decatur Active Living posts this picture and reports on the Be Active Decatur blog…

Everyone is getting ready for the start of the school year, including Decatur Public Works, Decatur Active Living and our Safe Routes to Schools volunteers. We have been working on making the walking and biking routes to school safer. In conjunction with the City Schools of Decatur, we are doing a pilot program with the new 4/5 Academy at 5th Avenue: marking the recommended safe routes with sidewalk markers. Look for crosswalks to be restriped and curb cut ramps to be installed around the city. A map of the recommended Safe Routes to School will be posted online at both the City Schools of Decatur and City of Decatur websites.

View the Safe Routes to School Map after the jump or view the zoomable PDF HERE.

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The Be Active Decatur blog just posted this “Decatur Bicycle Suitability Map” developed by the Bike Decatur folks indicating the “suitability” of different roads and intersections for bikes inside the city limits.   According to the Be Active blog, this draft will be updated with the location of bike racks and water fountains before its finalized and published.

Take a look and send your suggestions and edits to .

After getting canceled due to weather last month, Touch-A-Truck day is finally here (again)!  From the Be Active Decatur blog…

Join Decatur Active Living this coming Saturday, April 30 for the annual Touch A Truck event. This fun event gives children of all ages a chance to touch, explore and see their favorite truck or equipment on wheels. The City of Decatur and DeKalb County will have fire trucks, dump trucks, tractors, police cars, motorcycles and many other vehicles on display.

The event will be held from 10 am until 1 pm in the Callaway Building Parking lot located at 120 West Trinity Place. Free parking is available in the DeKalb County Parking deck adjacent to the event. This event is offered free to the community.