Cobb County Bike/Ped Workshop

Hi All,

If you have to get a babysitter, call in sick or make up some excuse not to do some silly activity, next week is the time to do it. Virtually EVERYTHING our organization is about can be narrowed down to what's happening this year with the Cobb County Bike/Ped Improvement Plan. PLEASE, take the time out an stop by, tell them your hopes, dreams and desires so that we can begin to get these critical improvements moving forward and become more bike-friendly.

Dates/Locations (all are from 4:30pm to 8:30pm)
January 20 at Cobb County Central Library
January 21 at the East Cobb Government Service Center
January 22 at the South Cobb Community Center

Overview of workshop format

1.Welcome station

2. Benefits and goals station

3. Existing Conditions Station

4. Needs Identification Station

5. Silver Comet Trail Station

Study Details:

The plan will examine the need for physical infrastructure, including shared use paths, sidewalks, and on-street bike lanes. The plan will also examine Cobb County's existing planning policies, ordinances, and development regulations to understand how these practices assist or impede bicycling or walking in Cobb County. If necessary, the plan will recommend changes to these practices for the County Commissioners to consider.

A portion of the study will be dedicated to developing a Safe Routes to School Program for Cobb County. This county-wide program will provide individual Cobb County schools with a tool-kit to enable more students and parents to walk or bike to school safely from nearby neighborhoods.

In addition, the plan will also consider options for an extension of Cobb County's popular Silver Comet Trail toward the Chattahoochee River and a connection to Fulton County's trail system. Such a connection could be a link in a trail of over 100 miles, stretching from Alabama to Stone Mountain. The plan will develop three potential alignments for the trail extension and recommend a preferred alignment for more detailed development.
Please email your comments to planning@cobbcounty.org.

Reference:

http://dot.cobbcountyga.gov/bikeped/

Please pass this on to your friends, co-workers and any one else who might be interested!!

Thanks,

Joe Seconder
President, Bike Cobb