> Downtown LA to Santa Monica at 9am
That's against traffic. What does Santa Monica to Downtown LA at 9am take?
A big problem in LA is that many people drive much longer distances than that, 30, 50, 70 miles one way in their commute.
That's against traffic. What does Santa Monica to Downtown LA at 9am take?
A big problem in LA is that many people drive much longer distances than that, 30, 50, 70 miles one way in their commute.
I guess that's the difference that the OP isn't accounting for; It's not that downtown is crowded at rush hour - It's like a billion square miles of solid cars from 6am-10am and 1:30pm to 7pm. (The freeway might be OK at lunch time, but streets sure aren't)
The guy talking about Beijing... What a dystopia. How many years until LA is like that?
In my experience the morning commute is not as bad as the evening. SM to DT in the evening is easily 2 hours. Heck, it can take an hour to get out of SM. This is because commuting traffic mixes with beach/tourism/other.
The other problem is there is no "rush hour" as the grandparent implies. LA is constantly bad, whereas places like the Bay Area have distinct rush hours.