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Atlanta commuter here. The bridge collapse has impacted my daily drive. The first half of the trip is much quicker. The second half is much slower. Results in a
by spcelzrd 10y ago
Atlanta commuter here. The bridge collapse has impacted my daily drive. The first half of the trip is much quicker. The second half is much slower. Results in a slightly longer daily commute.
There are certain areas of the city I just won't go to until they fix the bridge. Last night I had to go to Ansley Park and the traffic at Piedmont and Monroe was absurd. Not an area I visit frequently, but there was gridlock, and I suspect most people were there because they had no other route.
285, the perimeter road, is much worse in both directions at all times of day.
I've lived in Atlanta most of my life. I would prefer we spend no more money on roads and instead funnel those resources into public transit.
- oddlyaromatic 10y agoAlso live in Atlanta, commute is the same story, I was laughing all the way down 85 till the 3/4 mile backup at my exit, and I ended up just a little late.
- madcaptenor 10y agoI had the easiest commute I've had in a while yesterday, complete with the miracle of traffic moving just fine on 285. It reminded me of one of those days where there are flurries is some mountain town and so everybody in Atlanta stays home. On the other hand, Friday evening was one of the worst Atlanta traffic jams I've ever been in, so I don't know what the new normal is.
- atom-morgan 10y agoAs an Atlanta resident, I feel we're on our way to being the next LA.
- spcelzrd 10y agoI think we've been LA for a while.
- RileyKyeden 10y agoA moist, forested LA.
- madcaptenor 10y agoActually, 285 heading east from 400 yesterday evening was surprisingly light yesterday... I was prepared for the worst and it didn't happen.
- Tiktaalik 10y ago> I suspect most people were there because they had no other route. This is the key problem of most NA cities. A lack of transportation options. The car is the default and only option, and it's a terrible default option because it's expensive vs other modes. Why not have a variety of transportation options?
- bandrami 10y agoHeck, it's not just for transport that the car is the default option. The government literally by default bases your identification on your ability to drive a car.