Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed on Wednesday defended the city 's handling of a snowstorm that crippled traffic and left motorists stranded for hours a day earlier , and partly blamed local businesses , saying they contributed to gridlock by letting workers leave at the same time . ` ` If I had my druthers , we would have staggered the closures , '' Kasim Reed says . Roughly two inches of snow made virtual parking lots out of roads , late Tuesday night . Reed says Atlanta city road crews began pretreating streets at 10 a.m. Tuesday .
` ` If I had my druthers , we would have staggered the closures , '' Kasim Reed says . Roughly two inches of snow made virtual parking lots out of roads , late Tuesday night . Reed says Atlanta city road crews began pretreating streets at 10 a.m. Tuesday .