Athens in Motion Commission

Athens in Motion Commission AGENDA JULY 28, 2026 MONTHLY MEETING Location: ACCGov Planning Department Auditorium, 120 W. Dougherty Street Recorded Meetings Posted on YouTube here 4pm-5:30pm Welcome 4:05 pm, 5 minutes Lauren Blais, Chair, AiMC ●​ Welcome! ○​ Roll call ​ Lauren ​ Art ​ Teresa ​ Randy - out ​ Allen - in late, 4:48pm ​ Ed ​ Blaine - probably out ​ Gabriella ​ Aaron ○​ Staff present: ​ Jason Jones ​ Daniel Sizemore ​ Katie Goodrum - online ​ Stephen Bailey ​ Transit - Tina Wu (online) ​ Transit - Jeremy Barnett (online) ​ Transit - Randy Brown (online ​ Planning - Samantha Eberhard ​ Park Planning - Todd Miller (online) ​ NEGRC Hugh Knapp ​ MACORTS - Nell ​ Others present: Athens in Motion Commission - Monthly Meeting Agenda - 1  ​ Scott Long - BikeAthens (online) ●​ Public Comment ○​ Recorded meeting access - AiMC Playlist can be found here ●​ Agenda - additions/approval ●​ Minutes, May - no vote taken last month due to lack of quorum in physical meeting ●​ Minutes, June Housekeeping 4:10pm, 5 minutes Lauren Blais, Chair AIMC ●​ Welcome back Ed Maioriello, Greenway Commission representative ●​ Note on Public Comments General updates GoGeorgia BikeWalkLive Summit, September 10-11 4:15pm, 5 minutes Daniel Sizemore, Bike, Pedestrian and Safety Coordinator​ Lauren Blais, Chair AIMC ●​ September 10-11, Thursday to Friday ●​ AiMC Silver sponsor ○​ Comes with two registrations, who wants to go? ■​ Lauren definitely ■​ Maybes - Aaron, Art has to travel but will let us know, Teresa can’t commit, but maybe ■​ Ask Randy, Allen, Blaine ○​ Additional registrations? Major Updates Athens in Motion Plan Revision Items 4:20pm, 30 minutes Lauren Blais, Chair AIMC​ Daniel Sizemore, Bike, Pedestrian and Safety Coordinator Work Session and Upcoming meetings ●​ Work Session ○​ Tuesday, August 11, 1pm ■​ No public comment will be taken Athens in Motion Commission - Monthly Meeting Agenda - 2  ○​ Presented by Toole ■​ Stephen will introduce Lauren, and Lauren will pass to Henry at Toole ●​ M&C will have slides and copy of Plan ○​ Lauren will present an introduction/forward ●​ Agenda-Setting ○​ Tuesday, August 18, 6pm ○​ AiMC commissioner/s to give comment? ■​ Aaron will be there. ●​ Voting Meeting ○​ Tuesday, September 1, 6pm ○​ Lauren will be there representing AiMC ●​ Forward to the Plan ●​ Chair is working on this Approve Athens in Motion Plan Revision ●​ Final Comments compiled here ●​ Vote - approved, Teresa first, second Aaron; approved by Lauren, Ed, Gabriella, Art Project Updates - Continued - if Time Allows 4:50pm, 20 minutes Daniel Sizemore, Bike, Pedestrian and Safety Coordinator ●​ Project updates ●​ Left off at Timothy Road MUP ●​ For next time, Include extra funds update Staff Updates 5:10pm, 15 minutes Park Planning Todd Miller, Park Planning Coordinator Transit Randy Brown, Tina Wu, or Jeremy Barnett, Transit Planners Athens in Motion Commission - Monthly Meeting Agenda - 3 Planning Samantha Eberhard, Planner II Transportation and Public Works Jason Jones, Senior Transportation Planner Daniel Sizemore, Bike, Pedestrian and Safety Coordinator Katie Goodrum, Vision Zero Coordinator Bike/Ped/Safety Coordinator and Vision Zero Updates ●​ Monthly Crash Report ●​ Plan Revision updates ●​ Safe Streets for All Plan ●​ Vision Zero Safety Action Plan - accepted enthusiastically by M&C in April ○​ Applying for implementation funding now, grant due May 26, working with consulting team to assemble ●​ RAISE Grant - back on track ●​ Reconnecting Communities Program updates - Hawthorne, from Prince to Baxter, and includes Oglethorpe from Prince to Mitchell Bridge - contract negotiations ●​ Other updates Committee/Org Reportback 5:25pm, 5 minutes Corridor Committees ●​ Atlanta Highway - (Inactive) ○​ Project Manager: (unassigned) ●​ Lexington Road - Randy Halstead ○​ Project Manager: Derek Doster ●​ Prince Avenue / Jefferson Road - Lauren Blais ○​ Project Manager: Diana Jackson ○​ Update 07/22: Final paving, striping, buffers, and green infrastructure: Staff has been “working with the state contractor and the designers to shift parts of the four phases into three contracts and to obtain pricing that fits within our budget.” AiMC Committees ●​ Education and Communication ●​ Policy and Projects - Chair: Randy Halstead ○​ Lane Reallocation Policy ○​ Bike rack survey (ongoing) Other Committees/Commissions ●​ UGA - Blaine Van Note ●​ Greenway - Ed Maioriello ○​ Thank you Ed, for continuing to serve ●​ TSPLOST 2023 - Allen Jones Athens in Motion Commission - Monthly Meeting Agenda - 4  ○​ See TSPLOST 2023 project descriptions here ●​ TSPLOST 2026 - Randy Halstead ○​ See TSPLOST 2026 project descriptions here AiM Commissioner Round (if time allows) AiM Commissioners briefly share other business or a parting thought. Adjourn 5:30pm Next meeting: August 25, 2026 Athens in Motion Commission - Monthly Meeting Agenda - 5