Driving in Austin

[AZ_FNDuc]

What's the traffic like going from Lake Travis to Austin and vice-versa??

[rn_joe]

You can walk to and from it without a problem. [thumbsup]

[Stu Pedaso]

We used to live off 620 by the Iguana Grill and Hill Country Pasta House. In the AM- leave around 7 and get downtown in about 45 minutes (if there is an accident- you really only have one other alternate route). If you let the 7:15 rush get ahead of you coming out of Steiner Ranch you can add another 10 minutes on to the drive.

Going home at night if you leave at 5 anticipate about 1 hour to get home. Thats on average from what we experienced- and part of the reason we moved closer to town. Without traffic you are looking at about 30 minutes either way.

Be sure to let me know what builder/neighborhood you are looking at. THere are 2 out there that are a real financial mess due to teh builders bankruptcy and no HOA being formed. The houses sound like good deals, but you will be stuck!! pm me if you want some more dirt.

-tony

[AZ_FNDuc]

Originally Posted by tonyj

We used to live off 620 by the Iguana Grill and Hill Country Pasta House. In the AM- leave around 7 and get downtown in about 45 minutes (if there is an accident- you really only have one other alternate route). If you let the 7:15 rush get ahead of you coming out of Steiner Ranch you can add another 10 minutes on to the drive.

Going home at night if you leave at 5 anticipate about 1 hour to get home. Thats on average from what we experienced- and part of the reason we moved closer to town. Without traffic you are looking at about 30 minutes either way.

Be sure to let me know what builder/neighborhood you are looking at. THere are 2 out there that are a real financial mess due to teh builders bankruptcy and no HOA being formed. The houses sound like good deals, but you will be stuck!! pm me if you want some more dirt.

-tony

Thanks TJ! I saw that youtube on the one builder!! >

I was thinking about living in or closer to town and driving out there for work.

Still the same time spent driving?

[scoobydoo]

I think that kinda depends on what you mean by closer to town. I live out by LT and commute to North Austin. Seems that the traffic going opposite is much worse - especially in the afternoons.

I'm not sure how the commute from south Austin or DT would be tough.

[powerhammer6]

northbound anything on fridays around 5 is a parking lot. when i was living central austin my drive north in the AM and south in the PM was smooth sailin. then again i exited pre 51st where the dtown traffic started.

I lived off Koenig/2222 which was pretty sweet getting to either mopac or 35 or hell even scootin over to 360 on the fun part of that route through the hills west of town.

you'll love austin, but not it's traffic.

[AZ_FNDuc]

Originally Posted by Powerhammer

northbound anything on fridays around 5 is a parking lot. when i was living central austin my drive north in the AM and south in the PM was smooth sailin. then again i exited pre 51st where the dtown traffic started.

I lived off Koenig/2222 which was pretty sweet getting to either mopac or 35 or hell even scootin over to 360 on the fun part of that route through the hills west of town.

you'll love austin, but not it's traffic.

One of the MAIN reasons we're leaving Seattle area!! > I HATE TRAFFIC!! Hopefully, I'll be going the opposite way! [thumbsup]