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First 'bike lane pop-up' announced for Atlanta

Mayor Bottoms is calling demonstration of the first step in her Action Plan for Safer Streets.

ATLANTA — The City of Atlanta will install a temporary bike lane on 10th Street for a week starting Oct. 19, calling it a "pop-up" that will demonstrate the first step of the mayor's Action Plan for Safer Streets.

The lane will be installed between Myrtle Street and Juniper Street in Midtown, running westbound and connecting two existing bike lanes, according to Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms' office.

"This pop-up will improve connectivity in the bike network while providing a direct, safe route for people riding bikes and scooters to get from the BeltLine to Peachtree Street," a release by the mayor's office said.

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The release said the lane would be marked by a protective barrier and combination of signage and markings.

A public open house to review the plan with the community will be held on Thursday from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Midtown Alliance offices at 999 Peachtree Street, Suite 730.

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"The City, Midtown Alliance, and members of the community will work together to install the project and collect data on bike and scooter ridership, safety, community impacts, and car traffic," the city release said. "This information will help transportation officials better understand impacts of such infrastructure changes on the surrounding community. Findings will be shared as part of ongoing city-wide engagement for safer streets designs across the city."

The move comes after growing calls for better, safer access to roadways for cyclists. 

In July, protesters formed a "human bike lane," linking arms to block a portion of West Peachtree Street in Midtown. That protest action came after two street deaths in a 24-hour span.

The mayor said her Action Plan for Safer Streets was aiming to triple Atlanta's on-street protected bike network by the end of 2021.

“Less than two weeks ago, we announced our Action Plan for Safer Streets," Mayor Bottoms said. “Today, we are taking action with an innovative rapid deployment to bring changes faster while allowing us to use data to measure the project’s impact and success.”

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