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Regarding the roads in Phoenix/Tempe Arizona...? |
Travel Info I'm going to be taking a trip out that way in a few months, but I was wondering how the roads are...are they all 10 lanes and insanely crowded like in Florida/Southern California? I'm wondering if I should rent a car or if I'd be better off just using the busses/walking. Travel Tips Hi,Hubby and I lived there for 17 years, in Tempe, worked in Phoenix, not as bad as Calif. been there several times, really bad in CA, not as bad in Phx,Temp, Scotts area but will be mostly 8 lanes, I17 through phoenix gets crazy and backed up crowded, interstate 60 through mesa and tempe can be bad too, i would suggest you rent a car. Although public trans is good, phx, scottsdale, tempe all have their own bus service, I would still suggest car, Tempe is great walking and biking around downtown Mill Avenue at the University, all the downtowns are good to walk but to get from one to the other, I would definantly rent car. Have a great time and dont forget to dress cool until October, when it cools off finally!! Others Most definately rent a car! And no, most roads are two or three lanes in each direction with center lane for turns. native.. Also watch out for freeway closures... ADOT is notorious for shutting them down to repave with about a day's notice. But yes, renting a car (while extremely expensive, the taxes are something like 25%) is a better idea than trying to rough it out. August is one of the worst months for heat, humidity, and monsoon storms. I live here. little secret to renting a car - don't use the airport Example: A Ford Focus from Hertz will cost you $ 371.00 a week if rented at the airport If rented at Mel Clayton Ford it will cost you $ 209. 00 The ford dealer is 7.5 miles away and is easily accessible by bus . www.valleymetro.org The problem of using off site locations of course is that they are not open 24/7 and you will have to adjust your flight times to their hours. Still..... You can't walk in Phoenix, especially in the Summer, too hot and everything is far apart. Public transit here s**ks. Rent a car for sure, there will be lots of things you'll end up wanting to see that you won't be able to get to otherwise.The highways can be bad at rush hour and during the winter months when the snow birds are here but in the Summer if you avoid before 9am and from 4-7pm M-F, should be okay. I think our largest highway is 6 lanes but Arizonans drive fast and aggressively so be prepared. Stay to the left if you are not willing to do 80. As for getting around, it is pretty simple. Phoenix roads are on a grid pattern, so almost every road runs North-South or East-West in a straight line to form perfect square blocks. Streets are on the East side and Avenues are on the West side town, Central is the zero point in between. |
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