I was a part of the initiative to put the stop sign in at Beatty. And have been a part of several traffic calming meetings. As I’m not sure who this is, I don’t want to offend. But as one who lives at that intersection, I must say that the traffic has been better since that hump was removed. We have been seeing less hostile driving and less speeding around to pass on the left. Most city planners will tell you that adding speed bumps, especially as severe as that one was, can in fact create more hostile driving. At any rate, it’s a discussion to be had as part of a larger initiative for Second Ave.

Kathryn, perhaps better at your location on 2nd, however, what it has done towards Oakview is made it very difficult to even get out of one's driveway during peak traffic, not to mention the much higher speeds attained by the commuters(it's all down hill from Oakview towards Beatty). In addition to the stop sign at the intersection of Beatty and 2nd, there is a speed bump two houses towards East Lake which keeps traffic very slow on that portion of 2nd, even though the stop sign attenuates the issue in that location.
I recall signing your petition for the stop sign after the near fatal situation with the bicyclist who ran the stop sign from Beatty and the irony of that is the bicyclists still don't stop for the stop sign!

Kathryn Johnson: I support the stop sign but like John said beyond the intersection people hit the gas and speed unabated from Oakview to the stop sign and from the stop sign to Oakview. There needs to be something that mitigates speeding along that stretch because it is a safety issue with so many children on the sidewalks on this block. This isn't an either/or situation and there are two speed humps on the other side of the Beatty intersection on 2nd.

I'm sincerely happy to have you over to my porch so you can see this issue from my vantage point. John you're welcome as well.

Writing again to follow up on this item. What is the process for addressing these issues that are left open this long?

Thank you for your comment. That project was completed by the City of Atlanta. City Staff have coordinated and willl continue to coordinate to schedule the reconstruction of the speed hump.

Thanks for the attention from the city of Decatur. However, I'm not really certain what your response means. Is it up to the city of Atlanta to put the speed bump back up? Or is Decatur responsible?
It seems to me that Atlanta did Decatur a favor in repaving a stretch of 2nd Ave in Decatur, even though that action has been requested of Decatur for many years due to the deteriorating status of 2nd Ave...with no attention from Decatur, nor mention of scheduling much needed repaving of ALL of 2nd Ave.

Following up again. Would someone please clairify what the status of this project is. I have seen new speedhumps installed in close by streets but ours have not been reinstalled and it has been years. Let's be clear: At least one of these humps was completely within the City of Decatur. I am not interested in your arrangement with the City of Atlanta. The traffic device was removed temporarily and it is our expectation that the City of Decatur put it back. I would appreciate clear communication with a reasonable schedule for installation.

Closing this older request. Please email cara.scharer@decaturga.com with any questions.