TAG urges clearer path names and enforcement as master plan adds crossings and hawk signals

The Transportation Advisory Group updated Peachtree City Council on proposed edits to the shared-use path master plan and recent ordinance changes affecting micro-mobility devices.

Paul Schultz, identified in the meeting packet as the TAG chairman, said the advisory group revised the plan to clarify where pedestrians and other users should travel on the path and to add specific classes of micro-mobility vehicles to make enforcement simpler. "For the sake of ease of enforcement and judgments, it made sense to actually go through and specify micro-mobility vehicles," Schultz said.

Blake, a TAG presenter, walked council through a map of priority gaps the group wants to add to the master plan, including safety improvements behind Blair Lane, connections near State Route 74 and an informal gravel path along McDuff Parkway that could be brought up to standard. He stressed the list is a "wish list" that requires funding and permits before any construction can begin.

TAG recommended several near-term actions: update the city path brochure, offer optional safety training in schools with police partnerships, add hawk pedestrian signals at selected crossings, and pursue path reciprocity with neighboring jurisdictions. Blake said hawk signals present a funding complication because they are signal construction, not cart-path construction, so they do not automatically qualify for impact-fee or SPLOST path funds.

Councilors pressed TAG on enforcement and timelines. TAG members said they had contacted code enforcement about e-moto and e-bike incidents and that the city is tracking metrics. Council requested clearer signage and asked staff to follow up on enforcement steps with code and police.

Why it matters: Peachtree City's network of shared-use paths is a central transportation and recreation asset. TAG's recommendations seek to improve safety and make the system easier to manage, but many proposed improvements will require outside approvals and funding decisions by the council.

What's next: Council members asked staff to prioritize signage and an updated brochure and to bring back potential funding options and timing for small safety projects such as hawk signals and localized paving.