Bike and Pedestrian Safety

Bicycle and pedestrian facilities not only make it safer for people who already use walking and biking as modes of transportation, but also encourage people to walk and ride bicycles more often. The benefits of more people using alternate modes of transportation include:

• Less traffic due to fewer cars on the roads and highways
• Less congestion and pollution due to fewer cars
• Healthier communities due to higher levels of activity
• Less dependence on oil and gas
• Less need for parking spaces
• Less land consumed for transportation uses
• Encourages more compact and mixed-use development in urban areas
• Less urban sprawl due to more compact and mixed-use development
• Improved access for those who rely on alternate modes of transportation including the young, the elderly, the disabled and the poor.

South Georgia's cultural and natural resources are best experienced as cyclists or pedestrians. Likewise, South Georgia's geography makes the region very suitable for cyclists who desire long stretches of land that are mostly level to gently sloping. The benefits of bicycle and pedestrian planning are worth any efforts to improve and expand bicycle and pedestrian facilities and initiatives. Likewise, South Georgia's natural and cultural resources give the area enormous potential for accommodating cyclists and pedestrians.