Agree. This is an enormous public safet issue. It is a hazard for traffic that must swerve around them in a location near a street crossing that makes it a pedestrian hazard. Many of the pedestrians are from the hospital clinic, many are diasabled on motorized scooters. Still more pedestrians cross this section of the street midblick as jaywalkers going to the housing authority and the Kroger.

This was a poor architecture decision in the 1960s to allow super block buildings that were allowed to build tall and right up to the property line without setbacks allowing for on-site deliveries on a surface lot. This zone is a hazardous set of issues that on-street loading only makes worse.

The answer is for the upper deck parking garage to be 'sliced back' ( the lid taken off the ground level service drop off that exists) so that trucks can not have a clearance problem ) .These office buildings are commercial ventures, they should be made to keep their functions so they don't cause safety hazards, and loaded no is a cost of doing business.

I agree with th prior comment. Deliveries could also be made through the upper level terrace lot for these buildings.

Jaywalking and scootering is a separate issue, also needing an ordinance and enforcement. There are 3 chronic jaywalking sites in this area: Commerce between medical buildings and Kroger, Commerce between Baptist parking and offices on Church corner, and Church between state services buildings and Bank of America Lot. I have seen many people jaywalking less than 20' from a corner and marked crosswalk. The scooters move fast and are a special hazard. When I get pictures I will post.

There is a jaywalking ordinance. How would you propose to enforce it?
What kind of scooter ordinance would you like to see? Thy are motor vehicles driven by licensed drivers and can only be driven on the street.
Sounds like you need to talks to your City Commissioners.

I would propose that Decatur Police issue citations to jaywalkers under the existing ordinance. I think we confused the definition of "scooter". I think the prior commenter meant "motorized wheelchairs, aka mobility chairs" not 2-wheeled motor scooters, and I know I meant that. The latter scooters are motor vehicles but I doubt the motorized chairs are. I propose that jayscootering be cited under the jaywalking ordinance. If the ordinance exists I don't know what more to say to commissioners beyond encourage police enforcement, and will do that.

It's a phased solution. The jaywalking should ultimately be addressed (like it is in urban centers around the US, and in Improvement Districts like Midtown, Buckhead etc) with railings, street furniture and tree skirt fences along the sidewalk as required installations for the redevelopment projects that will occur along these linear blocks. This prevents random movements into the moving traffic lanes. In the interim, an education program must be developed for the area businesses (housing authority, DeKalb Medical, County parole office) to post signs and encourage reformed behaviors of their clients. And law enforcement starts with community policing and education too. Law enforcement needs input on what works best and how to get it done. But it needs to start sometime soon, it's a worsening problem and injuries are imminent

"I would propose that Decatur Police issue citations to jaywalkers under the existing ordinance."
They will if they observe it, but I'd rather have them spending time on crime instead of hanging out looking for jaywalkers.

Thank your for your comment on lane obstructions. This issue has come up in the recent past and so DEC will start to pursue a solution.

I acknowledge the comments above and I understand the problems inherent in unloading a truck on Commerce and the problems involved in jaywalking. However, I live downtown and walk this area almost daily. It is VERY unfriendly to people who walk as their mode of transportation. Excessive speeding downtown is rampant, and my neighbors and I often fear for our lives as we try to cross a street by legal means. Let's not just concentrate on how to keep jaywalkers from jaywalking, but how to share the road. And that requires some SLOWING of the car traffic. We're all trying to get somewhere safely.

One way to slow traffic in this area is to paint the slopes of the speed bump in front of Got Cigars. Cars constantly race over it, the noise from the scrape and bump is constant for residence. A simple paint job would provide a sufficient warning of the speed bump since it is not visible from. A distance.

Thanks