Just to reiterate my point. In the last week or two we've had:
Truckload of foam Braves Thomahawks blocking a 10 lane highway
I-20 decided to randomly elevate a large section like 15feet
Another bridge fire
An overturned 18wheeler leaking toxic chemicals that shut down all ~20 lanes of 75/85 in downtown
A sink hole
Continued massive construction projects along 75.
And more. Here's a recent traffic map for a good portion of the metro area:
What you don't see is the 20+miles of sprawl past 285 (the ring), that's full of people headed towards town. He'll I used to hit traffic about 30 miles out on the NE side of town in the mornings
Really the only good thing all of this has caused is that there's been a 20% increase in Marta ridership already. There's also hints the suburban counties might finally get over their unfounded racial bias' and support an expansion. Still going to be hell for quite awhile.