tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34097600.post116819587607405530..comments2024-01-24T08:28:03.051-08:00Comments on CatBookMom's Yarns: LA Traffic = GridlockCatBookMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13539824268008907535noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34097600.post-1168311439787704322007-01-08T18:57:00.000-08:002007-01-08T18:57:00.000-08:00No, thank you! I do my best to stay away from hea...No, thank you! I do my best to stay away from heavy traffic areas, although my previous job had me on the road all the time. I had to keep track of mileage and billable time. Many times, I had to explain to my out of state clients why it took so long to go so short of a distance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34097600.post-1168307809300870352007-01-08T17:56:00.000-08:002007-01-08T17:56:00.000-08:00I've driven in LA. It can be pretty intimidating. ...I've driven in LA. It can be pretty intimidating. American highways always make my eyes bug out though. Ours feel so puny by comparison. <BR/><BR/>One thing I do like about the Vancouver area is that it is very well set up for cyclists, and we have more people commuting by bike (as well as riding for pleasure) every year.jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04503525097002935287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34097600.post-1168301752660396602007-01-08T16:15:00.000-08:002007-01-08T16:15:00.000-08:00Let's hear it for the Valleys! San Fernando, San ...Let's hear it for the Valleys! San Fernando, San Gabriel, they rock. Of course there's gridlock sometimes, but happiness is never having to drive the 405!Madgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06421025911196172814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34097600.post-1168293866289953212007-01-08T14:04:00.000-08:002007-01-08T14:04:00.000-08:00I can often drive 1/2 hour without encountering an...I can often drive 1/2 hour without encountering another car. Coming from the NYC area, it was downright Stephen King-esque!Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08843470618654743971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34097600.post-1168269180750347912007-01-08T07:13:00.000-08:002007-01-08T07:13:00.000-08:00Lisa forgot to say that a moose in your driveway m...Lisa forgot to say that a moose in your driveway means you can't leave the house any time soon.<BR/><BR/>What I don't understand about body concious LA is the lack of bike lanes. Honest, you could bike to most short distance places faster than you can drive. There's a billion reasons why it should be done.<BR/><BR/>Not saying much, tho, it should be done here too.<BR/><BR/>Bets<BR/><BR/>BAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34097600.post-1168213910247372642007-01-07T15:51:00.000-08:002007-01-07T15:51:00.000-08:00Hi, Anonymous! I have not driven to the Malibu/PCH...Hi, Anonymous! I have not driven to the Malibu/PCH area in several years, so I do not have any sort of current picture of the roads. My comments were based on my recollection of the last time I was over there, a couple of years ago with visitors at off-peak hours, when it was badly slow-and-go on what seemed like a narrow road. <BR/><BR/>Regardless of the fuzziness or overstatement of my facts about Malibu, the point of my blog post was the terrible traffic on LA's Westside. It is bad. There seem to be no good solutions for improving the traffic overflow or providing effective public transportation to that area. <BR/><BR/>I love living in Burbank. I know parts of West LA very well and still go there relatively frequently. But I thank all the goddesses that I don't have to drive there daily to work.CatBookMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13539824268008907535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34097600.post-1168208810985426192007-01-07T14:26:00.001-08:002007-01-07T14:26:00.001-08:00Five lanes each way? I must be dreaming. Two lanes...Five lanes each way? I must be dreaming. Two lanes each way, and a center left turn lane.<BR/><BR/>Sorry for my typo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34097600.post-1168208763086550062007-01-07T14:26:00.000-08:002007-01-07T14:26:00.000-08:00A little overstated, don't you think?There are sev...A little overstated, don't you think?<BR/><BR/>There are seven major roads into Malibu, the largest, PCH is seven lanes wide to within a few blocks of the Malibu-LA line, where it narrows to five lanes each way.<BR/><BR/>(Others: Topanga Canyon, Malibu Canyon, Kanan-Dume, Encinal Canyon, Westlake/Decker canyon, and PCH from Oxnard. Several windy backroads too.)<BR/><BR/>At midday, barring a traffic collision, downtown LA to downtown Malibu is a 40-minute drive: 13 miles on the Santa Monica Freeway at 65 MPH and 8 miles on PCH at 45 MPH. Of course, Lopez is right about evening rush hour traffic onthe Westside.<BR/><BR/>I commuted home every night from Glendale, through Burbank, at 6:30 pm weeknights for two years. My longest trip, during a storm, took 110 minutes. My shortest trips, and there were many, took 50 minutes. This is at the the tailing end of rush hour!<BR/><BR/>Really, the lady in Anchorage has about the same commute as had here.<BR/><BR/>And, we get to look at the Pacific Ocean every day.<BR/><BR/>Please, traffic may be bad, but let us not overstate things.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34097600.post-1168198202298089242007-01-07T11:30:00.000-08:002007-01-07T11:30:00.000-08:00One of the things that always amazes me when I tra...One of the things that always amazes me when I travel to CA is the LA traffic...and the multiple levels of highway highrises. I abhor driving there, finding the traffic almost unbearable and the drivers so aggressive....merging onto a highway literally makes me nauseous. Here, I live about 20 miles from Anchorage "city limit" and have access only by the Glenn Highway...which can close due to wrecks or severe weather, but usually the drive only takes 35 minutes max door to door in good weather. In winter, I allow myself an hour but usually arrive much earlier (or make latte' stops along the way if making really good time)...but the bonus is..you have wonderful weather...and we...well today I have to shovel about a foot of snow and it may top out at 7 degrees. I guess it's all relative.LisaW.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00127886567995750258noreply@blogger.com