JULY 20 - AUG. 2, 2018 • VOL. 12 — NO. 15
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Local cities cope with ‘dockless’ bikes, scooters
Canine craze at Doggie Daze
BY EVELYN ANDREWS AND DYANA BAGBY
Safina Jamal does the stretching work while her dog Diesel takes a break during the “Doga aka Doggie Yoga” segment of Blue Heron Nature Preserve’s third annual “Doggie Daze.” The July 14 event at the Roswell Road green space also included a creek walk, pet fashion show, dog wash and dog adoptions. More photos page 22.►
ART & ENTERTAINMENT Oglethorpe’s art museum showcases rarely seen works to mark 25th year
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People read books and go to movies for instant escapism, but all I have to do is look through a catalog. See ROBIN’S NEST, page 11
PHIL MOSIER
A new trend of “dockless” rental bikes and scooters that can be parked anywhere — including on streets and sidewalks — has local cities considering new policies to cope with the technology. Atlanta is considering new regulations and Brookhaven has postponed its review of a pitch from one of the rental companies. The scooters and bikes are rented for a fee from companies — the most prominent ones are called Bird and Lime — that allow them to be parked at any location rather than at a fixed rack like those used by Atlanta’s Relay Bike Share program. James Curtis, a patient at Buckhead’s Shepherd Center who uses a wheelchair, said one scooter left in the middle of the sidewalk outside the hospital blocked his way. “The scooters block the sidewalks See LOCAL on page 13
OUT & ABOUT City rolls back Group shows ‘tiny house’ Mister Rogers movie proposal to spark neighborly conversation BY EVELYN ANDREWS evelyn@reporternewspapers.net
The city has rolled back its plan to expand areas where “tiny houses” would be allowed. A proposal to allow the accessory dwelling units citywide was part of a package of zoning ordinance “quick fixes.” The city has rolled back the proposal to only include R-4 and R-4A zoning districts, city planner Jessica Lavandier said at the July 3 NPU-B meeting. Many NPU-B board members supported the rollback and expressed objection to Page 9
See CITY on page 14