Greetings from the ATL
Welcome to everything that is outrageous, obnoxious, stroke-inducing and highly annoying about this sprawling pit bull of a city.As a huddled native Atlantan - born and raised well before the population reached 1 million, I've become a stranger in my own hometown. I am shocked, nay, appalled by what I see daily.
This is not a nostalgic elegy of the "good old days," but a litany of outrage, and my suggestions for what can be done before the decline of this Rapidly declining Romanesque Empire.
I'll start with everybody's favorite Atlanta nightmare: TRAFFIC
My solution: STAGGER WORK HOURS, AND GIVE PEOPLE THE RIGHT TO SET THEIR OWN SCHEDULES. The old paradigm of 9-5 office hours is archaic. That extends beyond Atlanta to the American workforce.
- Most people would jump at the chance to work 7-3, or night owls like me, would gladly take a 10-7 shift, etc., thus eliminating the soul-crushing rush hours
- Friday afternoon. Am I the only person in the city who works until 5:30 around here? The mid-afternoon traffic on Friday is astonishing
- Work from home - One day, or afternoon, would help traffic, improve morale, and would help move companies from hourly time-card approach to one where productivity matters, whatever time the individual chooses.
