The Traffic South of Atlanta

[shinerbock]

How is public transportation in LA and SF? To be honest, I think that DC ranking is nonsense. Traffic is bad, but living in DC, i thought it was better than in Atlanta. Plus, the Metro is pretty good.

Unfortunately Atlanta has no public transportation. I've lived here my entire life and never met a professional who takes MARTA to anywhere but major sporting events.

[UGAalum94]

Yeah, it's sad but Marta seems too erratic to depend on. If you are close enough in that you can go directly to the rail line, maybe. But if you're talking catching a bus to the rail, forget it. You might be able to walk the distance and get there faster for most routes, not that I have much experience. (and there's a perception that it's dangerous, but I don't know if that's grounded in reality or not.)

On the other hand, when my family lived outside of DC when I was kid, my dad could actually catch a Metro bus, take it to the rail line and get off literally at his workplace, and it was a reasonable method of commuting. It's really weird to think that my parents only had one car then.

[AGDLynn]

I live in Newnan and HATE the road construction on I-85. DOT put up the concrete barriers on the right side and there is no shoulder for a few miles at a time. It is going to be going on for years.

C - coming from your house, I'd take I-285 and avoid d-town!

Oh wait..I was thinking you wanted 85, lol.

I work at the corner of I-20/285 east side. Heading west Exiting on I-75 South isn't that bad on my side but the other side is always bumper to bumper .

I'd put this link to the Ga DOT/Navigator site on your PDA or cell phone
http://www.georgia-navigator.com/ look on the left had side MyGaNAV

[alum]

Originally Posted by shinerbock

How is public transportation in LA and SF? To be honest, I think that DC ranking is nonsense. Traffic is bad, but living in DC, i thought it was better than in Atlanta. Plus, the Metro is pretty good.

Unfortunately Atlanta has no public transportation. I've lived here my entire life and never met a professional who takes MARTA to anywhere but major sporting events.

The DC Metro is very good if you can use it. My D took Metro trains as a high schooler and I never worried about her using it during commuter hours. GEN Alum also took the Metro as do many Pentagon employees. Of course, not all jobs are Metro-accessible. Even worse, Dulles Airport does not have direct public transportation (although the powers-that-be are working on that).

I have to drive to various points of DC/Northern VA and plan my travel around the HOV times. Luckily I have the flexibility in my schedule.

[NUBlue&Blue]

Same here, there are just times you don't get on the road if you don't have to drive.

Luckily, we moved to a close in suburb that was practically built out 10 years ago, we bought an office building 1/2 mile from our house, and all the schools are on our side of town, so the worst of it is picking up kids after sports practice at 5:30 via neighborhood streets and back roads.

We spent 10 days in DC a couple of years ago and my daughter said that she could get anywhere in DC as long as we stayed at that hotel again!

[shinerbock]

Yeah, I when I was in DC for a summer I took GW to Cap south everyday, and it was really convenient (of course, i lived like a block away in foggy bottom). But another summer I was there i drove and parked at Pentagon City and took it in, and that was pretty good as well. I haven't used the NY subways as much, but I was pretty impressed overall with the metro.

[queequek]

LOL Consider myself a spoiled kid, live and work in Buckhead A proud owner of a Jeep.

But seriously, MARTA is only good if you need to go to the airport to catch a flight. Other than that, I don't think it's very convinient.