Comments on: My Commute Sucks.

By: fangirlinbondage

fangirlinbondage — Fri, 22 May 2009 05:07:43 +0000

Yay, houston! They just fixed I-10 recently around the West side and now it’s a pleasure to drive.

I’m originally from Caracas though and we have pretty good public transportation–subway system and several buses (not terribly organized but easy to use once you get the hang of it). For some reason, however, rush hour traffic can be around 3 hours inside city limits. The kind of bumper to bumper traffic where people sometimes just get out of their cars and turn them off for a bit. It’s terrible, but bycicles aren’t really an option and there’s little money to keep expanding the transporation infrastructure.

By: Max Reddick

Max Reddick — Fri, 22 May 2009 04:26:18 +0000

For five years, I drove for about an hour and a half each way from Jacksonville to Gainesville several times a week for grad school. When I finally got a job in Jacksonville I was overjoyed because I no longer had to deal with the commute. However, driving from my home to my new job site in town takes just as long because of traffic.

By: geo

geo — Thu, 21 May 2009 23:00:14 +0000

same situation for me. i live in hyattsville, md and trying to get to the metro sans car is arduous. the bus that goes to the nearest metro station comes about once an hour and takes about 30-45 minutes to get to the train station. it’s easier for me to drive 10 minutes to the station and park.

i find the metro system in DC to be pretty extensive as are the buses, but there is major room for improvement.

By: shani-o

shani-o — Thu, 21 May 2009 22:31:33 +0000

Yeah…I only have a 15 minute commute, and I’d love an efficient way to get to work without driving. And by ‘efficient’ I mean a way that doesn’t mean two buses and 45 minutes of my life.

By: Ron

Ron — Thu, 21 May 2009 17:40:46 +0000

In some parts of country, there’s just no option. But larger cities should do better, no question.