ATLANTA REGION PED/BIKE PLANNERS: SHOW ME THE $$!

According to a Feb. 21st Atlanta Journal-Constitution article, "Five
years after the Atlanta Regional Commission announced the first
planning grants for its much-heralded Livable Centers Initiative, the
program is still more potential than reality. But that hasn't curbed
enthusiasm among the government leaders and community activists trying
grab $280 million in federal transportation money to build their
distinctive districts, planned to encourage people to walk or take
public transit to reduce car trips that contribute to the region's
dirty air.

"As she walks along North Decatur Road with a spiral-bound planning
report in hand, Kathie Gannon, a board member of the Alliance to
Improve Emory Village, uses lingo to describe what is expected to
happen in her community. 'We're going to put the road on a diet,'
Gannon says, explaining that a section of North Decatur Road will be
reduced from four lanes to three, making room for a turning lane and
space for bicycles. She is equally excited about a proposed
'roundabout' that could transform the confusing five-way crossroads
into a calmer, nicely landscaped intersection..."

Source:
http://www.ajc.com/news/content/business/horizon/0304/22livable.html
Title: "Rebuilding blocks"
Author: Janet Frankston
Courtesy: info@bikewalk.org