well, I think it's because a whole bunch o' people have moved here in the last 10-15 years. Also, while our traffic might not be the worst in the world, it is very bad and some people have seen the light and have started using alternative transportation.

I've lived in Atlanta my whole life (for better or worse) and even in my limited experience of 34 years i've seen traffic go from manageable to utter hell.

The best time was during the Olympics when the commuters stayed away from the city and we enjoyed light traffic and cleaner air.

on a side note, during the olympics I got to ride with the British road racing team while they were training on the course. Also seeing about 30-40 bikes parked outside the McDonald's along the route was hilarious.