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Catalyzing Long-term Transformation of Our Streets

A Guide to Open Streets

Jim Johnson

Founder and President - BikeTours.com

Rachel Hollar

Founder and Executive Director - Bike Walk Macon

Heather Luyk

Events Manager - Atlanta Bicycle Coalition

Have you heard of Open Streets?

Have you been to an Open Streets?

Imagine | Experience | Explore

Open streets to people by temporarily closing them to cars to create a whole new healthy, sustainable and vibrant city street experience.

An emotional connection

• We WORK to make Atlanta better by bike.
• We ENVISION a day when biking is wholly integrated

into Atlanta's daily life, culture, and infrastructure.

• Our MISSION is to transform Atlanta into a more

livable, accessible city by making biking equitable, safe, and appealing.

LIVING STREETS HEALTH TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS CIVIC PRIDE

• OPEN STREETS create an

environment we hope will evolve into tangible, communal changes — including infrastructure changes.

• When the city's Complete Street

project on DeKalb Ave stalled, we knew that ATLANTA STREETS ALIVE could be a valuable tool in garnering support for this safety improvement.

• Use the reach from
• ur Atlanta Streets

Alive audience to highlight campaigns

• Social Media
• Newsletters
• Print Materials

Thank You!