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thanks, but I'm hoping for more general information like, "360 stays flowing during rush hour" or "360 is almost as bad as MoPac." I'm still trying to figure out where to rent and not get stuck in traffic when I drive to work.
It depends, what direction will your commute take you? I traveled north in the AM and south in the PM (on loop 360) and traffic always seemed worse going the opposite way.
360 won't really flow because it has traffic signals, unlike Mopac. It's not as bad as Mopac but it's not getting any better. It opens up a bit once you get past 2222 (heading south) but then stops again when you get to 2244.
thanks, but I'm hoping for more general information like, "360 stays flowing during rush hour" or "360 is almost as bad as MoPac." I'm still trying to figure out where to rent and not get stuck in traffic when I drive to work.
In general all roadways in Austin slow down from 4:30PM through 6:30PM. Last night I was driving north on 360 at around 6:30PM from Bee Caves Rd. and it took over an hour to get to 183 due to blinking red lights at Spicewood. On a normal night it would take 20 minutes.
It all depends on malfunctioning lights and accidents. You can never trust thet any one route will deliver you anywhere on time unless you're taking surface streets that offer a lot of alternate routes in case of jams.
thanks. If I rent off 360, I would be going south in the morning, and north in the evening, between 2222 and Spicewood Springs. The balance of the commute would be out 2222 in the morning and in on 2222 in the evening from 620.
(Work will be near 3M @ 2222/620 but but I want to live in Austin, inside 360 or better yet inside MoPac).
With that work location, your best reasonably close in living locations would be NW Hills (off Mesa drive - 78731 zipcode) or the Arboretum/Jollyville area (78759). NW Hills would put you roughly 20 minutes from work and 20 minutes to downtown in moderate traffic.
I visited Austin and scouted around this weekend, and have concluded, as you suggest, that NW Hills off Mesa (either by 2222, or up at the other end, by Spicewood Springs) would be a good target area. I don't care for the Arboreturm/Jollyville area at all (other than Manuel's. )
My intention is to rent for 9-12 months while deciding whether/where to buy a home.
In NW Hills, I looked at Marquis at Caprock Canyon and at Post Park Mesa. Very nice (at the top end of my budget) -- each with unique pros and cons. At the other end of the spectrum, I looked at one complex by Murchison and, well, it would have been more my taste 30 years ago when I was a UT student.
Questions:
1. are there other apartment communities, similar to Park Mesa and Marquis Caprock Canyon, in NW Hills? Those were the only two I spotted -- and they're secluded, so spotting them is hard work!
2. After returning to NC Monday and surfing the net, I became aware of apartments at 360 and 2222, southwest corner (down by the lake): Bridgehead ($$) and Montevista ($$$). Are there others I should investigate in my late Jan trip (relocating in late Feb/early March)?
360 gets pretty bad, if not as bad as Mopac at times. 2222 isn't terrible, but if there is a wreck be prepared to be in the worst traffic of your life. 620 gets hectic and isn't much quicker than anything else due to lights. I used to go all those routes to avoid Mopac. I used to go from 2222 to 620 to 71. Probably takes as long as going Mopac, but at least it's a little variety. :P
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