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On Monday, October 7th, Atlanta City Council will consider legislation to approve a $120 Million bond for repaving streets on an expedited timeline for the 2026 World Cup.
Let’s rally to make streets being repaved for the World Cup safer for everyday Atlantans! Join us in calling on Atlanta City Council to either fix issues with 24-O- 1483, the legislation being introduced during the City Council meeting Monday, October 7th, or to vote against it.
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The Issue
When the legislation was first introduced, Councilmembers raised important concerns about the City’s bandwidth to take on a new set of projects when there’s a long backlog of taxpayer-funded promises dating back to 2015, 2016, and 2022.
What's more, the $120 Million project list includes just $5 Million for sidewalks and ADA ramps. That amount of money doesn’t go far — we would get 2.89 miles of sidewalks and 82 ADA ramps. This in a City under a consent decree for ADA violations that recently settled an ADA lawsuit. What’s more, there are no plans to include planned bike/scoot infrastructure on the streets slated for repaving. Yet several of the streets have bike/scoot projects planned.
For example, Whitehall St SW and Jessie Hill Jr Dr were both “quick-build” projects approved and funded by City Council in 2015 but never built. If the City pushes forward with repaving streets without making the improvements residents have repeatedly asked and voted for in the name of getting ready for visitors, it will be a missed opportunity to do things right – not only by our guests, but for regular everyday Atlantans trying to get around the city.
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Our vision for Atlanta is a state of being where everyone gets around safely, easily, and sustainably. To create that city, we need our leaders to put people first when it comes to our streets. One of the core strategies in Atlanta’s Strategic Transportation Plan adopted in 2019 is to “take every opportunity to make streets safer.” The plan recommends incorporating tools to prevent crashes into repaving projects, to prioritize safety.
You might remember this was an issue with repaving projects in 2023, when we asked for your help to incorporate bicycle, pedestrian, and transit improvements into the City of Atlanta repaving projects (read more about that effort here). We're thinking about more comprehensive ways to prevent this issue from recurring. Let us know if you have suggestions!
