Click Clayton
For Immediate Release
January 12, 2021
NEWS RELEASE
Clayton County to Introduce Smart Pedestrian Plan to Residents
(Jonesboro, GA)-As a Georgia Smart Communities Challenge Award recipient, Clayton County plans to use a $75,000 grant, awarded by the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC), to implement a Smart Pedestrian Plan. Clayton County will build a decision support system to assist with sidewalk project prioritization to promote mobility equity throughout the county. Residents of Clayton can register to participate in two informational webinars hosted by the Clayton County Georgia Smart Communities team to learn more about the project.
The project allows 30 local high school students to participate as part-time employees. The students will use new semi-automated data collection methods to inventory roadsides, sidewalks, and main pedestrian corridors to build a robust database to support the pedestrian asset management system. The system will assist in identifying high impact infrastructure maintenance and development based on building out new connections between regions and improving Americans with Disabilities Accessibility (ADA).
There are two scheduled webinars:
When: Jan 14, 2021, 10:30 AM (Eastern Time)
Topic: Clayton County Smart Community – Smart Pedestrian System Information Session
Register in advance for this webinar:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_jGwGQ9VPQJamRw7OppHn0g
When: Jan 14, 2021, 05:30 PM (Eastern Time)
Topic: Clayton County Smart Community – Smart Pedestrian System Information Session
Register in advance for this webinar:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_dz7-c6cRTe26AAQJaqAcmA
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
Georgia Smart is powered by the Georgia Institute of Technology, along with Georgia Power, Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC), Association County Commissioners of Georgia, Georgia Centers for Innovation, Georgia Chamber, Georgia Department of Community Affairs, Georgia Municipal Association, Metro Atlanta Chamber, and Technology Association of Georgia, Georgia Planning Association, and the Global City Teams Challenge.
For more information about the Smart Pedestrian Plan, visit https://smartcities.ipat.gatech.edu/clayton-county. To read the Smart Pedestrian Plan proposal, visit https://smartcities.ipat.gatech.edu/sites/default/files/Clayton_Cnty_GA-Smart_Proposal_2020.pdf.
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