Atlanta's parking addiction

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Originally Posted by AnsleyPark

B of A tower was praised because they did just this. Now the place is vilified.... Go figure.

The underground parking deck isn't what's "vilified"

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Originally Posted by cqholt

Watch City Planner Jeff Speck's Wonderfully Clear Explanation of How Road Diets Work - CityLab

Much needed on Spring, West Peachtree, Juniper/Courtland, and Piedmont in Atlanta.

Without question. Much of Midtown and Downtown could really use a road diet.

One great example of an existing road diet is Decatur Street from the Five Points intersection eastward through the GSU campus. I've driven on that, and to tell you the truth, I don't even know what the speed limit on that stretch is, yet I don't feel comfortable going faster than about 30. And that's probably by design. That's part of what good road diets do: they make cars more nearly coexist with all other forms of transportation in the immediate vicinity, namely, bikes and pedestrians.

Originally Posted by bu2

The biggest factor making Atlanta "unwalkable" is the poor street grid in most of the area. You have very long blocks, creating long walks to get to places on other streets.

Simply putting the required parking in the back of retail would go a long way toward making it more walkable. Then you wouldn't have to walk through parking lots to get from one development to the next. It would also create a more pleasant streetscape.