It's easy to grouse about "NIMBYism" in situations where organized neighbors push back against "progress," but in the case of Atlanta's Amsterdam Walk, the neighbors weren't against sensible development of a nearby commercial lot; in fact, they supported zoned usage. Instead, they were steamrolled by city council (with the mayor's blessing) and Portman Holdings, who ⁠now has the go-ahead⁠ to cram 1100 apartments and 1400-plus parking spaces and retail onto a parcel of land with but one two-lane connection to an already over-trafficked four lane corridor. Oh and the prospects of ⁠rail transit for the foreseeable future were crapped on by said mayor⁠ weeks ago. Joining me to discuss the varying impacts of a development of that size ... from traffic to quality of life to ⁠even air quality⁠ ... is Charlie Kaften with ⁠A Better Amsterdam Walk⁠.