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Follow up to: Best neighborhoods to raise a family in San Diego? |
Travel Info Thanks to everyone who answered my earlier question. I see that I am unable to respond in the same thread, for whatever reason, so I've started a new one. I've looked at Poway, and it looks like just what I'm looking for. I have a question about some of the other areas mentioned, though, (and Poway to a certain extent). What is traffic really like in San Diego? For those that recommended San Carlos, is it possible to get to La Jolla in 45 minutes from there during rush hour? What about San Marcos and some of the other areas mentioned? Where I live, in the northeast, traffic is a disaster and it takes at least twice mapquest's estimate to get anywhere. Is San Diego similar? Or os it a simple matter to zip around from one side of the city to the other? Again, thanks. This will help me better guage the reasonableness of some of the places mentioned in the other question. Travel Tips During rush hour I think San Diego Traffic Rivals other big cities. The good part is that the Rush Hour does not last as long as it does in other cities. But when it goes wrong, because of the lack of alternate routes it can go Really really wrong. I've seen a 30 minute drive turn into a 2 hour drive on more than one occasion. From San Carlos to La Jolla, you should have no problem in 45 minutes. This is depending on exactly where in La Jolla you are going. If you are near the 5/805 you should be fine. If you have to get into Downtown La Jolla 45 minutes might be a bit tough. It will definatly take you longer to get from San Marcos to La Jolla, probably about an extra 20 minutes or so. You mentioned Poway and it is the same thing depending on exactly where you start from. Some parts of Poway can be a good 15 minutes from the freeway. Total time could be anywhere from 45 to 60 minutes during rush hour. As a good gage what you could do is look at the live traffic conditions during the time you will be traveling. It will just give you freeway conditions but if you have the area you are starting from it will give you an idea of traffic paterns Source(s): http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist11/d11tmc/sdma... Other Travel Tips It depends on what you expect of a neighbourhood! Anyway, it is a matter of give and take, patience and perseverance! Afterall, when in Rome, it is better for one to live like Romans, right? Traffic in San Diego is bad, but if you're lucky as to where in La Jolla you're commuting to, Highway 56 isn't too crowded and it goes from Poway/Rancho Bernardo right to the coast between LaJolla and Del Mar. A pretty easy commute. If you are not going to have your children attend a private school. La Jolla High is the highest rated public high school in San Diego. Second rated in Torrey Pines High School in the Carmel Valley Area. Carmel valley is a bit safer, but La Jolla only has theifs and petty crime. I would recomend La Jolla. Lived in La Jolla shores and Carmel Valley. Researched about the quality of schools and crime. You will SIT on the 5, the 8, the 15, and the 163 into downtown, it is bumper to bumper. Things like the giant Ikea in Mission Valley and the stadium add to the traffic issues. It is bumper to bumper except very early am, the hour after lunch, and after 7 pm. There is no such thing as zippng from one side of SD to another, even on the weekends. You can do it in the 45 minutes only if you are like my husband and leave home at 5:30 am Before rush hour and then leave work early or later. Traffic is terrible. You will not be able to do that commute in 45 from San Carlos during rush hour unless you are on a motorcycle. You are correct about adding to the mapquest time and also you need to factor in things like construction which is ongoing, and special events, which since san diego is a tourist city are every day through summer months. Here is a link to the real time traffic report. The second link is to the sig alert page you will want to bookmark those for when you move here. The sig alert one is more accurate. Right now, we have also been having crazy strong winds which you will want to factor in and also remember when people are telling you area is lovely that FIRE is a hazard up in some areas still. Google Scripps Ranch and wildfire photos to see the homes that burnt in 2003 and know city has done very little.. At the risk of getting some big thumbs down, I am telling you again that you are going to want to look in bay park, claremont etc.. for a home if you are going to work La Jolla or Downtown and want a reasonable commute & nice lifestyle for preschool age kids. |
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