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New Atlanta Braves stadium traffic to be topic of Sandy Springs forum
An upcoming public forum in Sandy Springs will focus on the Atlanta Braves’ imminent relocation to Cobb County, and the rush of traffic slated to come with it.
The forum will take place at Riverwood International Charter School on Sept. 21, featuring presentations from Sandy Springs lawmakers and public officials with Cobb County and the Georgia Department of Transportation. The traffic forum is being hosted by the Riverside Homeowners Association.
Riverside and Powers Ferry Landing areas sit on the western tail of Sandy Springs, and is an area where SunTrust Park traffic will peak.
Minutes southwest of the Riverside subdivision lies I-285 and I-75, where traffic regularly swells because of early morning and late evening work commutes.
[ Ed. note: I don’t really mean to disrespect the resident’s concerns here, but please re-read the last paragraph of the excerpt we’ve included above. Now allow me to ask this: is this kind of like buying a house near an airport and then complaining about the noisy takeoffs and landings?
Granted, this stadium wasn’t on their radar, but certainly the local traffic already was. The impact will probably extend the congestion of the local commutes for an additional hour during weekday game evenings (maybe 60 dates a year), but shouldn’t be that horrible otherwise for them unless there’s a need to run an errand when a game ends.
Long-term, there admittedly needs to be some sort of dedicated access road or exit to support stadium traffic, but that’s one area in which County planners may have dropped the ball. ]