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re: Big cities without bad traffic
Posted on 7/20/14 at 4:54 pm to TheIndulger
Posted on 7/20/14 at 4:54 pm to TheIndulger
Manhattan,
Kansas
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Posted on 7/20/14 at 4:56 pm to TheIndulger
Worst traffic I've experienced was in Sim City.
Posted on 7/20/14 at 5:17 pm to 337Tiger19
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Buffalo, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati.
Pittsburgh is terrible heading toward the tunnels from either direction.
The correct answer from a population/traffic ratio is San Antonio. For a city of 1 million, traffic flows pretty well most of the time.
Posted on 7/20/14 at 5:23 pm to TheIndulger
Houston proper isn't really that bad. The suburbs are a different story though.
Posted on 7/20/14 at 5:26 pm to Evolved Simian
The answer is usually a land lock city that doesn't have many natural obstacles that cause roads to be built in certain areas and not others or in a limited capacity(on the coast, mountains, Rivers). The ability to build loops and by pass the CBD area is key. Also places that are able to build surface roads that are used by the local population. When you have a local population that jumps on the interstate to travel 2 exits and jump off instead of using surface streets, that's a sign that infrastructure is lacking and recipe for disaster.
Posted on 7/20/14 at 5:30 pm to TheIndulger
I can get from Port Allen to Essen in less than 15 min. For all the hate BR gets that isn't bad.
Posted on 7/20/14 at 5:31 pm to Topwater Trout
Pyongyang, North Korea. 
Posted on 7/20/14 at 5:35 pm to auyushu
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Phoenix isn't that bad. Sure it has it's rush hour traffic times...but the streets are on a grid system so it's pretty easy to take surface streets and avoid the freeway if necessary.
I've been caught in some horrendous traffic on the 101 and Superstition Freeways. The mile grid surface roads usually flow pretty good and you can consistently time your trip out if you're using them.
Posted on 7/20/14 at 5:38 pm to bleeng
seattle was horrible when I was there.
Phoenix can be bad but overall is ok for the size
dallas isnt as bad as it used to be. ive been there countless times and pretty easy to get around
shreveport has zero traffic
br really does suck arse
Phoenix can be bad but overall is ok for the size
dallas isnt as bad as it used to be. ive been there countless times and pretty easy to get around
shreveport has zero traffic
br really does suck arse
Posted on 7/20/14 at 5:49 pm to bleeng
Yeah traffic can get bad during rush hour on the freeways in PHX(esp I-10 westbound near downtown PHX close to the tunnel) but you usually can just hop off and find a quicker route via surface streets if you need to.
Posted on 7/20/14 at 6:35 pm to Grizzley
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Worst traffic I've experienced was in Sim City.
Just fix that little piece of your street that the monster messed up, homie.
Posted on 7/20/14 at 6:49 pm to TheIndulger
Charlotte isn't too bad, but should get much better once they complete the 485 loop in the northern part and finish widening the 485 loop in the south and widening 85 toward Concord.
Posted on 7/20/14 at 6:57 pm to TheIndulger
Compared to DC, Atlanta and LA, most cities are decent
Posted on 7/20/14 at 6:58 pm to Spankum
I think this is because it has frontage roads and the interstate does not have an exit into each driveway.
Posted on 7/20/14 at 7:11 pm to holmesbr
Houston is the worst
San Antonio traffic sucks balls
San Antonio traffic sucks balls
Posted on 7/20/14 at 7:15 pm to TheIndulger
Not a big city but Sacramento isn't bad for its size.
Posted on 7/20/14 at 7:24 pm to TheIndulger
Without traffic?
Indianapolis - their interstate system is perfection. 3 major interstates cross in one city
Salt Lake - surprisingly good drivers there
San Antonio - arm pit of the country but roads move
Indianapolis - their interstate system is perfection. 3 major interstates cross in one city
Salt Lake - surprisingly good drivers there
San Antonio - arm pit of the country but roads move
Posted on 7/20/14 at 7:37 pm to AtlantaLSUfan
Wichita, KS
Posted on 7/20/14 at 7:39 pm to bleeng
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I've been caught in some horrendous traffic on the 101 and Superstition Freeways. The mile grid surface roads usually flow pretty good and you can consistently time your trip out if you're using them.
It's kinda odd that you've been caught in horrendous traffic on 101, even at rush hour I find it flows pretty smooth outside of right at the exits for 202, I-10, and 60 where it slows briefly.
Now traffic does get pretty bad at rush hour on I-10 like Nurse said and on 60/superstition freeway like you are saying.
But even on those it's not the horrible traffic I've dealt with in Atlanta/Birmingham/DC/LA/Boston. Now wrecks are a different story of course, but that goes for anywhere.
This post was edited on 7/20/14 at 7:41 pm
Posted on 7/20/14 at 7:39 pm to High C
Shreveport isn't bad
This post was edited on 7/20/14 at 7:41 pm
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