Speed cameras in city of Decatur school zones set to go online next month [Video]

DECATUR, Ga. – A community group’s push for safer streets in the city of Decatur saw momentum with new speed cameras installed in school zones around the city. Those cameras will start clocking driver speeds next month and issuing citations in November.

Community organizers told FOX 5 it’s a much-needed investment in safety they’ve worked for quite some time to see.

“We’ve been pushing for, and the city has been working for this for five years,” resident Patricia Liscio said.

In the 4.4 square miles that make up the city of Decatur, Liscio says walking is a way of life. That’s why she and other residents joined together to form Calm Decatur—a group dedicated to increasing safety for pedestrians on city streets.

“It’s part of the city of Decatur culture,” she explained.

Resident James Rodatus says that way of life has been threatened in recent years by careless drivers.

“Since I’ve lived here …