This project is intended to make East College Avenue a safer corridor for the people who use it, which includes kids walking and biking to school, residents, and commuters.
You may be surprised to learn that College Ave has one of the highest crash rates of GDOT roadways, with double the annual average for this kind of corridor. Or you may not be surprised -- the road has been in the headlines several times recently, and ranked in the top 10 most dangerous statewide for bicycle crashes from 2013-2019.
The project consists of two segments: 1) from S. Candler Street to Sam’s Crossing, and 2) between Lakeshore Drive and Mountain Drive. The first segment includes a physically separated two-way bike/scoot lane, and the other would have buffered bike lanes in both directions. This project expands on the North Avondale Complete Street under construction on the part of College Ave in between these two segments.
The project will also reduce crossing distances for pedestrians, add pedestrian signals to make it safer for people to cross, install left turn lanes, and reduce driver speeds.
Provide input by Monday, February 10, 2025
14th Street
Details: Resurfacing and Safety Improvements Project ID # M006685
From GDOT's Project Presentation
This project is intended to slow speeds and reduce fatal and injury crashes, especially for non-drivers. GDOT estimated crashes would fall by up to 47 percent. It also includes signals for people walking to cross the streets (Pedestrian Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons, or RRFBs) and left-turn lanes to reduce left-turn crashes.
The project came about through the combination of a maintenance project to repave the state route, and a demonstrated safety – every year on average two people are hit while walking, one while biking, and 16 while making left turns in cars.
The project came about through the combination of a maintenance project to repave the state route, and a demonstrated safety need – every year, on average, two people are hit while walking, one while biking, and 16 while making left turns in cars.
One of those crashes cut short the life of Neil Anderson, killed by a car driver who failed to yield while Neil was crossing 14th Street in a signalized crosswalk.
"The 14th St reconfiguration through Home Park provides badly needed safety upgrades to a stretch of road experiencing violent vehicle crashes and pedestrian injury and death due to excessive speeding, lack of safe pedestrian crossings, and no bicycle facilities," says Home Park resident Dan Bringman. "GDOT's 14th St project ensures the neighborhood's pedestrian and bicyclists, many of whom are Georgia Tech students walking or riding to campus everyday, will have safe transit across and along 14th St."
Key to our efforts to connect and protect the network of bike/scoot lanes, the project would install a 1.1 mile bike/scoot lane physically separated from car traffic between Northside Dr to the west and Barnes St on the east.
Provide input by Friday, February 14, 2025
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