Category Archives: PEDS

Sidewalks are great commodities. As humans, walking is our natural mode of transportation, and sidewalks allow us to walk and have accessibility in close areas. We can get up early in the morning and take a walk around the neighborhood … Continue reading →

In the heart of Atlanta, Midtown, there is a diverse sanctuary filled with varies car drivers and pedestrians on their way to whatever destination that meets there next need or want. As I took a walk through midtown and down … Continue reading →

Nothing gave Mr. Jenkins quite the same kind of joy as sitting in his rocking chair on the back porch watching his energetic grandson Manny hit whiffle balls all around the yard. Through his first few years of playing, six … Continue reading →

A short walk and two trains later, I find myself at the beginning of my journey. I exit the train and navigate the unnecessarily complex maze of escalators and stairs until I eventually find the exit I want. It being … Continue reading →

Tanjeem Rhyne 10/13/2011 ENGL 1101 Dr. Martin   Imagine a typical Monday afternoon in Atlanta. Sweltering weather with an orchestra of horns and a foggy city on the horizon. Thousands if not hundreds of thousands of Atlanta drivers are inching … Continue reading →

In a 2005 survey conducted by the Federal Highway Administration, it was known that approximately 107.4 million Americans walk as a mode of transportation; this translates to about thirty five percent of the nation’s population and fifty percent of the … Continue reading →

In Atlanta, infrastructure for pedestrians is far away from satisfactory. There are crosswalks too long for people to cross over. There are crossroads with broken traffic lights. There are blocks of neighborhoods where abandoned buildings on both sides of the … Continue reading →

Atlanta, a city of 4 millions, sees high volume of traffic daily. For a person living in Atlanta and does not own a car, the torrents of automobiles coursing through the streets can be intimidating, and often very dangerous. Luckily … Continue reading →

By: Davis Wallace As the Johnson family hopelessly waits on one side of a large multi-lane road, they perceive a distant mirage of hope and opportunity. The youngest child Aaron, with a drop of sweat running down his soft cheek, … Continue reading →

On average in 2009, a pedestrian was injured every nine minutes in traffic related accidents. Because of our dependence on cars, much of our pedestrian infrastructure in urban areas has diminished and has gone to disrepair. According to GOOD Magazine, … Continue reading →