Downtown’s traffic troubles call for circular logic

I don’t want to see Sandy Springs going around in circles about how to deal with traffic problems.

However, I would like the city to seriously consider roundabouts (also known as traffic circles) and maybe even some jug handles.

I will explain that just a little later. But first, an explanation of how all this came up.

We recently held a panel discussion that included three commercial/retail developers (Lonnie Mimms, CEO of Mimms Enterprises; Jan Saperstein, owner of Sandy Springs Plaza; and Kirk Demetrops, principal of MidCity Real Estate Partners), Nancy Leathers, director of Community Development for Sandy Springs, and Trisha Thompson, zoning chair for the Sandy Springs Council of Neighborhoods…

Originally Published in the Sandy Springs Reporter
Read More Here