I don't know the street involved, but as one who walks and cycles (in the city) more than most, pedestrian-unfriendly street design is a pet peeve. Roads easily become barriers to anyone not in a car. How frequent the crossings need to be depends on the texture of the neighborhood and the nature of the cross traffic, but I doubt if this woman was hopping off the bus in the middle of an industrial park. If there is a shopping center, grocery, park, school, or apartment complex at that location, there should be a way to get across the street.
I don't think it's radical to insist that roads in urban areas should have sidewalks and frequent crossings at pedestrian friendly intervals. Commuters need to remember that their expressways are bisecting neighborhoods where other people live, and might actually want to cross the street regularly. If pedestrian traffic is relatively light, fine; put up a traffic light with a button for pedestrians to press.
And if that marginally inconveniences the almighty commuters in their @!@&^(*!## cars, that's tough. People who actually live in the area take precedence over people zipping through. If the commute is too long, live closer to the job.
The usual suspects on the local blogs are blaming the county for its street design, but frequent crosswalks impede traffic flow, and on a major highway you can't do that. Venting annoyance at commuters contributes nothing to a discussion of traffic engineering, and of course most local residents would be more inconvenienced than commuters by bad traffic jams.
And the Atlanta metro is lousy biking territory first and foremost because of the hideous topography. Not much in the way of bike lanes because there's little demand, you have to be in first class shape to negotiate the ridge-and-valley grades, and you arrive drenched in sweat and ready for a nap.
No, I dont think you would cross a highway with toddlers!