“Houston metro has almost 6 million folks, most who live spread out in the suburbs, or like me, in the boonies. It’s going to have traffic. Just leave a little early, or shift your hours and you’re good to go.”
The traffic starts building around 4 a.m. and doesn’t let up until around midnight. And park and ride? Most lots are in flood plains and Houston has poor drainage. If you car isn’t flooded while you are at work the sun will destroy your paint job; assuming your car hasn’t been stolen.
The traffic I experience doesn’t start building until 6 AM. It takes me about 35-40 minutes, with no traffic (after 6:30-7:00 PM), to drive home. In “rush hour” (between 4:30 and 6:30 PM), it takes me between 45 minutes and an hour. Yes, that’s an extra 15 minutes every day wasting gas as my 5.4L V8 engine idles as I sit on the “freeways”. But that is worth it, to me, to live in the boonies.
Houston has poor drainage? Seriously? I’ve lived in Pasadena, Clear Lake, West Houston, the Galleria area, and now in unincorporated county. The last time I was flooded in was during Hurricane Alicia in the 80’s. I lived in West Houston (Beltway/Briarforest) area during TS Allison, and STILL made it to work, off 290 & Beltway.
Sounds like sour grapes my FRiend.