st the rail lines it followed the more traditional form of a north-south grid layout. Fast forward to the Civil War era, mainly the years following the Civil War the City of Atlanta kept and continued the “confusing” grid system that the original city engineers layout. Which has impacted the level of traffic congestion in the present day.
The 2017 INRIX Global Traffic Scorecard, released Tuesday, shows Atlanta has the eighth-worst traffic congestion in the world for the second consecutive year. The region rivals such renowned American traffic congestion capitals as Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco, as well as international cities such as Moscow, Sao Paolo and London. (Wickert, David. "Report Finds Atlanta Has Some of World's Worst Traffic." Ajc. February 21, 2018. Accessed April 30, 2019. https://www.ajc.com/news/local-govt--politics/report-finds-atlanta-has-some-world-worst-traffic/PhkusU6Vq3buzATfC1hbPM/). Other reports stated that metro Atlanta motorist wasted upwards of 60 hours in traffic congestion during rush hour alone last year (2018). The City of Atlanta has invested billions of dollars to combat traffic congestion.
Atlanta has taken several steps over the years to provide better means of trans...