Resident urges Macon‑Bibb to apply Complete Streets standards to SPLOST repaving program

May 20, 2025

A local transportation advocate asked the commission to ensure the county’s forthcoming SPLOST repaving program applies the county’s Complete Streets ordinance, funds multimodal safety features and publishes a paving schedule showing which projects included pedestrian and bicyclist accommodations.

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Rachel Lamanna, a transportation advocate who serves on Bike Walk Macon and multiple local advisory boards, told the commission during public comment that the county’s planned SPLOST repaving — described publicly as roughly $50 million to repave 25 years of roads over four years — must implement the county’s Complete Streets policy and Vision Zero commitments.

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