The Atlanta Department of Transportation is putting serious money behind pedestrian safety. The agency's Moving Atlanta Forward program will direct $200 million toward sidewalk repairs, new construction, and ADA accessibility upgrades across 50 corridors around the city.
The investment targets some of Atlanta's most dangerous stretches for people on foot, including corridors in Downtown, Midtown, Old Fourth Ward, and the Westside. For a city that has long struggled with incomplete sidewalk networks and pedestrian fatalities, the scale of the commitment represents a meaningful shift in how the city allocates transportation dollars.
The timing matters. With the FIFA World Cup arriving this summer and hundreds of thousands of visitors expected to navigate Atlanta on foot, the pressure to deliver walkable infrastructure has never been higher. The program also aligns with the city's broader Vision Zero goals, which aim to eliminate traffic fatalities by 2030.
