[quote=Rhett]There are a lot of people speculating on commute options by looking at Google maps. Rather than have these ego-driven, “I am smarter than you” exchanges, wouldn’t it make sense for people to actually *ask* if any Piggington reader does those commutes on a regular basis?
I’ve seen it take over 40 minutes to go from Campus Point Drive to the 52 on ramp on Genesee, and that is not abnormal – you can depend on it a few times a week. On many days, it would actually be faster to take 5 South (which is itself a bit congested normally) to 52 East to Regents or Genesee North, effectively making a “loop” around the UTC area.
Likewise, any commute that takes you to 56 Eastbound in the afternoon, or uses Westbound in the morning, is going to be horrible. Every single day.
Worst case scenario analysis is pointless – almost every option for the original poster is going to involve some route that can get awful.[/quote]
Avoid Genessee, north or south, between Nobel and Governor, between 7:20am and 8am, and 3pm and 6pm.
Between the high school and the commuters trying to get to 52 – it backs up terribly.
5 north from the 52 backs up really bad in the morning. Hubster used to commute to over by Ruth Chris Steakhouse – west bound 52 would back up in the right lane because 5 was a mess. It was icky for him coming home, too.
A neighbor commuted to the bio tech area just north of UCSD. He got himself an electric bike – allowed him to pass all the cars stopped for the lights on Genesee. Actually saved him commute time. (not good on rainy days, though.)
