To get commuters to give up the convenience of an automobile, the city's planners recognize, they need to make walking a lot more appealing. To receive an invitation to the workshop, call 892-3136 ext. 22 by May 9. Traffic Calming The Institute of Traffic Engineers' revised speed hump guidelines are due for publication in May. According to the author, Doug Wersig, the new guidelines set no maximum on number of vehicles per day.
Weekly phone calls to the department continue.
The Georgia DOT has abstained from funding pedestrian safety projects. Even so, persistent advo- cates can get it to pay up. In October PEDS president Sally Flocks tripped in a crosswalk on Peachtree Street and landed flat on her chest. The Georgia DOT had repaved one lane, leaving the surface three inches higher than the rest of the street. The DOT had posted warning signs for motorists traveling north or south, but used none at crosswalks to notify pedes- trians.