As students prepare to return to class, the City of Atlanta’s Department of Transportation is taking a closer look at what happens before they reach the school doors — focusing on the streets, sidewalks and crossings students use every day.
Channel 2’s Brittany Kleinpeter got an exclusive first look at a new Safe Routes to School action plan focused on Kindezi at Gideons Elementary. The plan identifies infrastructure improvements and community efforts designed to make the trip to and from school safer.
The city says it is looking beyond individual intersections and studying the entire route students take to campus — including potential barriers along sidewalks and roadways…