Clairmont Heights Civic Association

On Tuesday, March 3rd the Metro Atlanta Mayors Association (MAMA), Georgia Bikes!, and other sponsors will host over 1,000 cyclists from the metro Atlanta region as part of the fourth annual Georgia Rides to the Capitol event to raise support improved conditions for cycling in metro Atlanta and Georgia. Bike Emory will host a group ride to the Decatur start location from Emory's campus. Meet at the DUC at 9:30 am. We will depart from Emory at 10 am to meet the riders from Decatur at 10:45 am. Free Bike Emory t-shirts will be given to all participants! Drop us a line to let us know you will participate at info@bike.emory.edu. Go HERE for more details.

From Bryan Cooke, director of the Clifton Community Partnership:

"My understanding is that our transportation department felt that DHHS students are provided with transportation if they need it and, our shuttles are over crowded with Emory employees trying to use alternatives. This was discussed with the DHHS principal who agreed that DHHS students should not be allowed to ride to Emory on the 3 Park N Ride shuttles. They are free to ride the C shuttle from the Clairmont deck and other intracampus shuttles."

Bryan Cooke
404-727-9341 (o)
bryan.cooke@emory.edu

Metro Atlanta ranks second in the country for traffic congestion, and cars, trucks and other vehicles are the source of more than half of the metro area's ground-level ozone problem and one of the largest sources of fine particulates (soot). As Atlanta continues to grow, the need for an expanded public transit system is becoming more and more apparent.

CHCA board members contacted the county this last week when it became apparent that a section of the new sidewalk had lost its underlay due to subsidence. The county got the contractor on the site within a couple days and they fixed it. They also, at CHCA request, removed some heavy pieces of debris which had been removed from Melton Park but had not been picked up by the county after the county clean up day.