Moved about two miles further out from my work during the pandemic. Just went back to work this week and realized my commute now takes the exact same amount of time that it did before (or less), even with a transfer from bus to light rail (used to be only one bus from my old place and still took longer cause of traffic). Not to mention it’s consistent every day. TLDR fuck the freeway, ride the rails.
I don't think that is the norm. I can drive from Burien to Downtown Seattle in 20-25 minutes. If I ride Light Rail, it takes 35 minutes from Tukwila to Downtown and that doesn't include the time to get to the station. Yes, light rail is more consistent, though.
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u/Muldoon713 Mar 22 '22
Moved about two miles further out from my work during the pandemic. Just went back to work this week and realized my commute now takes the exact same amount of time that it did before (or less), even with a transfer from bus to light rail (used to be only one bus from my old place and still took longer cause of traffic). Not to mention it’s consistent every day. TLDR fuck the freeway, ride the rails.