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New button-activated crosswalk outside Davis Elementary credited to neighborhood advocacy and SWOS funding
Summary
Residents and DOT officials described a newly installed, pedestrian-activated crossing on Jamerson Road outside Davis Elementary that officials say was funded through a SWOS school-zone safety program after parents pressed for protection following a summer injury to a 12-year-old. DOT will review other school crossings in Cobb County for possible expansion.
Davis Elementary students and parents are using a newly installed pedestrian crossing on busy Jamerson Road that residents say makes the walk home safer.
"With the push of a button, the lights activate, the cars on both sides slow to a stop," said Speaker 1, describing how the crossing operates. Residents and parents spoke positively about the improvement at the site outside the school.
Neighborhood advocacy followed a summer incident, Speaker 1 said: "Neighborhood parents pushed for the crossing after a 12 year old was hit by a van during the summer suffering serious…
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