Fayetteville city officials

will host a special workshop next Friday designed to help cities make

life safer and more convenient for pedestrians.

The net result will be a brainstorming

of ideas to help downtown Fayetteville as participants will be put on

the streets after learning a host of information during the Walkable Communities

Initiative program presented by the Atlanta Regional Commission.

Participants will learn about

successful pedestrian design, safety, education, enforcement and encouragement.

A walking audit will then be conducted of the downtown area to seek obstacles

to walking and suggest potential short-term and long-term solutions.

The ARC is trying to encourage

communities to develop "Livable Centers" where people can work

and live by walking or biking instead of hopping in their vehicles and

commuting. Fayetteville recently won a grant to create a downtown passive

use park called the Village Green which would be the centerpiece of more

specialty shopping stores with mixed office and residential uses, perhaps

in lofts.

Fayetteville officials also

hope the Villages at LaFayette, a residential development bordering Fayette

County High School, will also encourage persons to live and work in Fayetteville.

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