The Georgia Department of Transportation is conducting a “road safety audit” of Scott Boulevard inside Decatur and Ponce de Leon to Briarcliff Road in Atlanta (aka the catchily named “SR8/US 78/Ponce de Leon Avenue/Scott Boulevard”).

Sounds hopelessly boring, right?  Wrong!

If you’ve ever been concerned about pedestrian/cyclist/motorist/unicyclist/motorcycle/scooter/rollerblading safety along this stretch, take a minute and TAKE THIS SHORT SURVEY associated with the audit.

GDOT rules over this stretch of road, so there’s little your City of Decatur or Atlanta can do to implement changes along this stretch without getting buy-in and execution from GDOT.  So this is actually a very important survey.  You have until 11:59p next Tuesday, November 24th to chime in fellow commuter.

In official speak, GDOT says that this audit is being conducted “to identify potential solutions leading to both short-term improvements and longer term efforts including construction projects.  It is a proactive tool, not solely dependent on crash data, but rather an innovative approach that includes firsthand observation to identify enhancement opportunities to be considered in improvement projects.”  This survey is just one piece of the audit.

The survey itself asks about how often you use the corridor, how you use it, what you see are the problem areas and how to fix them.  It asks about the stretch overall and specific intersections.  It’s a pretty thorough vetting of the entire area.

I know you’re busy.  You’ve got turkeys to truss and pumpkins (sorry, sweet potatoes!) to puree.  But take a few minutes and sound off on this long-standing traffic issue in our community!  You’re children and children’s children will thank you.

Map courtesy of Survey Monkey GDOT survey