The concern was mostly the nighttime driving… that distance from his home in Atlanta out to the suburbs of Cobb County where MARTA doesn’t reach. But a way to fix this problem had to be found. It’s just not an Atlanta Braves baseball game without Walter.
The AJC ran a special on Walter Banks last Summer… at a time when it was thought his days patrolling Section 107 might be done. In it, they outlined both Walter’s passion … and the problem:
He’d like to continue ushering, if he can figure out transportation and if the team will have him.