Or: why metered street parking is good, actually TL;DR: Metered street parking dedicates valuable curb space to cars, excluding other modes of transportation. If we are dedicating physical space to cars, let’s dedicate the generated parking revenue to other modes of transportation and to overall safety by directing it to the City's Safety and Mobility Fund. Drivers illegally parked in the bike lane and drivers in motion jockey for space on Edgewood Avenue in Atlanta. Photos: Rebecca Serna/Propel ATL Read more

From protected bike lanes on South Boulevard to the lack of ANY bike lanes in a redesign of Monroe Drive, news about changes to our streets is coming thick and fast. We've rounded up the highlights and are pointing the way forward for advocates, as we cheer improvements and raise our voices against projects that fall short.  Read more

Nearly nine years after it was created, the Cascade Road Complete Street project is about two years into construction of Phase I, which runs from Willis Mill Road to Delowe Drive. And while safety remains the ATLDOT's stated core goal, the Department has made changes to the project based on pushback, causing additional delays for people who live and work along the corridor.   Read more

While this year’s legislative session at the Georgia State Capitol held great promise for safe-streets advocates, the final tally was disappointing once Governor Brian Kemp weighed in with his signatures and vetoes. Read more

How much can Atlanta’s Department of Transportation get done before the 2026 World Cup? Is next year’s annual budget increase enough? Is staff at risk of burning out due to vacancies and intense demand? Can we trust the Department to be a good steward of the budget it’s given? What’s the status of long-planned and funded projects that have (still) not yet been built? These were the themes of the ATLDOT budget briefing, held last week by Atlanta City Council, with Commissioner Solomon Caviness and senior staff on the hot seat. Read more

“Are complete streets on Peachtree dead?”The blunt question, posed by Atlanta City Council President Doug Shipman during yesterday’s budget briefing, hung in the air for a beat. In response, Atlanta Department of Transportation Commissioner Solomon Caviness answered “no,”  pointing to undefined future plans tied to The Stitch and the Moving Atlanta Forward bond. But the answer feels far less hopeful for those walking Peachtree Street today. Read more

Propel ATL’s annual Blinkie Awards on Friday, May 9 was an all-out party, complete with dancing City Council members (and others), a full-to-bursting bike valet, and around 250 fans of walking, rolling, and transit who filled up the Garden Club at Wild Heaven - West End. Read more

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On Friday, May 9, Propel ATL will celebrate some of Atlanta's most dedicated advocates for sustainable transportation at our annual Blinkie Awards. From 7 to 10 p.m. at Wild Heaven - West End, we’ll hear inspirational stories from our award winners while enjoying music, food and drinks, bike valet, silent auction, and door prizes representing our walk/bike/roll/transit mission. This year’s Blinkies will be hosted by Atlanta comedian Mark Kendall. With production partner Bill Worley, Mark is the co-founder of CoolCoolCool Productions, which uses comedy to encourage civic engagement. Their videos were named “Best Reason to Laugh” by Atlanta Magazine in 2021. Awards this year honor both individuals and organizations making a difference in metro Atlanta. Read more

This week, Mayor Andre Dickens released the proposed City of Atlanta budget for the next fiscal year (media release): a $3.0 Billion total operating budget, including $975 Million General Fund.  Read more to find out what's in it for transportation and how you can advocate for safer, more equitable Atlanta mobility. Read more

“You can get a suspect another day, but you can’t get a life back." These are the words of Chuck Wexler, executive director of the Police Executive Research Forum, a policy think tank, quoted in a recent AJC article. Photo: erluko/Wikimedia Commons Read more

Today, lawmakers in Georgia passed the Stop Super Speeders bill, HB308, legislation that will allow judges to require speed-limiting technology in the vehicles of drivers who have been convicted of egregious violations like street racing. The bill passed with overwhelming bipartisan support. Read more

Atlanta traffic was terrible. That’s why Satya Bhan never drove but instead walked or biked wherever he went. Sometimes, he rode his electric scooter. But on May 28, 2023, on the way home to Atlantic Station from a fun night out, a driver struck his scooter on a dark stretch of Cheshire Bridge Road, a four-lane thoroughfare lined with businesses and apartment buildings. Read more

Born and raised in East Atlanta, Géoving Gérard, II has biked almost all of the area within I-285 and gained a unique view of people as he documented new connections through photography. “I think the beauty of biking, walking, and other pedestrian-oriented ways of transportation is that I see you as a person,” Geo says. Read more

There was a moment in the ambulance when Veronica Watts stopped breathing. She had just been hit, in a Midtown crosswalk, by a speeding driver who failed to stop. The impact with the driver’s windshield had thrown her 38 feet into the air and sent her skidding across the ground. She awoke in Grady Memorial Hospital, eight hours later, with a tube down her throat and many of her teeth missing.  Read more