PEDS Presents 15th Annual Golden Shoe Awards Oct. 28

Staff Report

PEDS, metro Atlanta’s pedestrian advocacy organization, presents its 15th annual Golden Shoe Awards today at a celebration honoring people, projects and places that have contributed this year to making metro Atlanta communities more walkable.

The event also recognizes programs, projects and places that have had a transformational impact on the region during the past 15 years.

The event takes place at the Seyfarth Shaw’s offices at 1075 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 2500, from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. It is open to the public. Tickets at the door are $20.

2014 Golden Shoe Award winners:

Pedestrian-friendly Access: MARTA, for the pedestrian bridge that provides access to the Buckhead MARTA Station to thousands of residents and commuters and is inspiring increased transit-oriented development.

Pedestrian-friendly Event: Chantelle Rytter, for creating the Atlanta Beltline Parade, a fun, community-building event that now attracts tens of thousands of marchers and observers.

Pedestrian-friendly Legislation: The City of Doraville, for adopting a Livable Community Form-based Code that will guide the transformation of the former GM site into a walkable mixed-use town center around the Doraville MARTA station.

Pedestrian-friendly Activism: Inman Park Neighborhood Association and City of Atlanta: for working together to develop the Krog-Lake-Elizabeth-North Highland Transportation Strategy, which helps ensure that future transportation projects serve the needs and values of the community.

Pedestrian-friendly Journalism: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, for in-depth coverage of pedestrian safety issues, including rising fatalities, inadequate data, and lack of safe crossings near the proposed Cobb County Braves stadium.

Pedestrian-friendly Suburban Retrofit: Cumberland Community Improvement District: for the Akers Mill Trail East, which connects the Bob Callan Trail to the Chattahoochee National Recreation Area and provides safe midblock crossings for residents and transit users.

Pedestrian-friendly Streetscapes: Perimeter Community Improvement Districts, for installing sidewalks, landscaped medians and crossings that increase pedestrian access and safety on Perimeter Summit Parkway, Lake Hearn Drive and Parkside Place.

Pedestrian-friendly Public Engagement: DeKalb County, for intense, multi-lingual outreach that engaged diverse communities throughout the county in developing a Comprehensive Transportation Plan.