{"id":29897,"date":"2026-05-18T10:57:50","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T14:57:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/?post_type=press-releases&p=29897"},"modified":"2026-05-18T10:57:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T14:57:51","slug":"sen-ossoff-working-to-improve-pedestrian-safety-across-georgia","status":"publish","type":"press-releases","link":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/sen-ossoff-working-to-improve-pedestrian-safety-across-georgia\/","title":{"rendered":"Sen. Ossoff\u00a0Working to Improve Pedestrian Safety Across Georgia\u00a0\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

Washington, D.C.\u00a0<\/strong>\u2014 U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is\u00a0working across the aisle to improve pedestrian safety in Georgia.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sen. Ossoff is cosponsoring the Sarah Debbink Langenkamp Active Transportation Safety Act<\/em> to help communities address dangerous gaps in sidewalks, bike lanes, and other active transportation networks.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The bipartisan bill, led by Sens. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Ron Johnson (R-WI), would allow states and localities to use Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) funds to complete pedestrian and cyclist safety projects. It would also help rural and underserved communities implement safety upgrades.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI am working across the aisle to make our roadways safer for pedestrians,\u201d Sen. Ossoff said.<\/strong> \u201cThis bipartisan legislation would help address gaps in pedestrian and cyclist safety.\u201d  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Passing the Langenkamp Act means that more Georgians will get home safely at the end of their trip — Go Georgia couldn’t be more grateful for Senator Ossoff’s leadership to advance this life-or-death issue,” said John Devine, Executive Director of Go Georgia.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sen. Ossoff continues working to protect Georgia families. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In January, Sens. Ossoff and Reverend Raphael Warnock delivered<\/a> over $50 million through the Department of Transportation\u2019s (DOT) Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) program to help strengthen road safety for bicyclists, pedestrians, and drivers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last January, Sen. Ossoff delivered<\/a> $2.8 million in Federal resources through the U.S. Department of Transportation\u2019s Reconnecting Communities Pilot Program, created by the bipartisan infrastructure law, to help revitalize historically underserved areas and improve mobility and connectivity \u2013 helping families get to work, school, the doctor\u2019s office, and more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2024, Sen. Ossoff, alongside Sen. Warnock, announced<\/a> over $37 million in Federal funding for localities across Georgia to strengthen road safety for bicyclists, pedestrians, and drivers, as well as promote better connectivity among communities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2023, Sen. Ossoff\u00a0delivered<\/a>\u00a0over $3.5 million in Federal\u00a0funding through the bipartisan infrastructure law to help local governments create and execute safety action plans aimed at improving road safety and preventing deaths and injuries to drivers and pedestrians.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Click here<\/a> to read the Sarah Debbink Langenkamp Active Transportation Safety Act<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Washington, D.C.\u00a0\u2014 U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is\u00a0working across the aisle to improve pedestrian safety in Georgia.\u00a0\u00a0 Sen. Ossoff is cosponsoring the Sarah Debbink Langenkamp Active Transportation Safety Act to help communities address dangerous gaps in sidewalks, bike lanes, and other active transportation networks.   The bipartisan bill, led by Sens. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Ron Johnson (R-WI), would allow states and localities to […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":74,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29897","press-releases","type-press-releases","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press_releases\/29897","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press_releases"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/press-releases"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/74"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press_releases\/29897\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29898,"href":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press_releases\/29897\/revisions\/29898"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29897"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29897"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29897"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}