Rush hour suburb commutes, from best to worst.

[texas7]

Originally Posted by hbcu

Pearland is easiest if you know the back ways....up through Cullen and Scott brings you to Downtown easily but people are scared to veer off

I find that when I get off the freeway (in different areas) that I spend about the same amount of time behind the wheel, given traffic and traffic signals on side streets. May seem faster than the freeway because I keep moving but seems like I'm on the road actually about the same amount of time.

[jerbear30]

Originally Posted by texas7

I find that when I get off the freeway (in different areas) that I spend about the same amount of time behind the wheel, given traffic and traffic signals on side streets. May seem faster than the freeway because I keep moving but seems like I'm on the road actually about the same amount of time.

This is my experience on the commute from downtown west on the I-10 as well. Still, I often find Memorial Drive preferable if only because the intermittent movement provides hope, and its a more pleasant drive.

[bu2]

Originally Posted by curbur

There are small offices all along the beltway heading towards i-10, and some people whose jobs are now in the energy corridor are stubborn and don't want to move out of Kingwood.

There's also quite a bit at Greenspoint.

[Trae713]

Originally Posted by DejaBlue

What's the commute from Kingwood on the Beltway? I've seen an intense parking lot that makes 45 South look like Nascar. Where on earth to you work going West on the Beltway living in Humble/Kingwood?

I'd think people would take the feeder or 59 South if working at IAH. I hope engineers have more sense than that. Living in Kingwood working off I-10

There are midrise office buildings all along the Beltway from 59 North, then west all the way to I10. Not too bad of a commute if you live in the northeast suburbs.

[bu2]

Not very legible, but here's the link:
100 Congested Roadways

rankings below are Harris County rankings, not state
1 & 2 are SWFWY inside the loop
3 is 610 West
4 is I45 North
5 is I45 South inside the loop
6 is I10 West inside the loop
7 is 290 529 to 610
8 is 610 North
9 is I 10 West
10 is 288 inside the loop
11 is Southwest Freeway 610 to Beltway 8
12 is I45 South in the Clear Lake area
13 is I10 downtown
14 is I10 West outside Beltway 8
15 is 290 outside 529

59 North inside the loop was #19
288 610 to Beltway 8 was #23
59 North outside the loop was not ranked (top 100, 36 in Harris County)

Below is a copy of the state chart #1 to #26
Hrs
of Truck
Delay per
Mile TCI
TCI Explanation PTI
CSI Explanation CSI
CSI Explanation Annual
Congestion
Cost
(Millions) Truck
Congestion
Cost
(Millions)
1 2 IH 35 SH 71 US 183 Travis 788,649 74,955 2.47 8.94 3.12 $172.07 $52.88
2 7 US 59 IH 10 SH 288 Harris 743,006 49,170 2.44 11.33 3.30 $48.96 $11.29
3 8 US 59 SH 288 IH 610 W Harris 730,665 47,433 2.01 8.43 2.06 $87.13 $19.78
4 5 IH 35W IH 30 SH 183 Tarrant 685,043 63,353 2.25 9.91 2.14 $54.37 $16.47
5 4 IH 635 IH 35E US 75 Dallas 674,537 63,771 1.87 10.77 2.43 $126.04 $38.98
6 11 IH 610 UA 90 IH 10 W Harris 613,897 31,942 2.02 7.24 2.28 $113.77 $21.5
7 14 US 75 IH 635 Woodall Rodgers Freeway Dallas 590,059 31,319 1.67 6.38 1.95 $112.99 $21.92
8 84 SS 366 N Industrial Blvd US 75 Dallas 479,864 7,288 2.22 13.96 2.62 $22.29 $1.35
9 13 IH 35E IH 30 SH 183 Dallas 476,605 31,487 1.76 5.65 2.18 $56.94 $13.17
10 15 IH 45 IH 610 N SL 8 N Harris 455,615 29,952 1.65 6.22 1.96 $90.6 $21.05
11 29 IH 820 US 377 SH 183 Tarrant 434,470 20,740 1.86 8.58 2.18 $45.74 $8.07
12 16 IH 45 IH 10 IH 610 S Harris 416,393 29,750 1.72 6.19 1.96 $72.5 $17.94
13 17 IH 30 Jefferson Viaduct SL 12 East Dallas 414,513 29,586 1.67 7.02 1.98 $73.02 $18.12
14 9 IH 35W SH 183 US 81 Tarrant 402,680 39,090 2.20 9.21 2.53 $60.73 $19.1
15 25 US 75 SH 190 IH 635 Dallas 397,767 22,279 1.59 6.36 1.88 $54.51 $11.06
16 6 IH 345 US 75 IH 30 Dallas 375,863 59,712 1.52 6.99 1.86 $14.46 $6.44
17 1 IH 10 IH 610 W IH 45 Harris 370,436 91,993 1.60 6.41 1.79 $67.21 $39.42
18 21 US 290 FM 529 IH 610 Harris 368,680 26,257 1.74 7.75 2.07 $74.02 $18.29
19 24 SH 360 Camp Wisdom IH 20 Tarrant 348,692 22,951 1.74 12.28 1.86 $15.51 $3.56
20 22 IH 610 IH 10 W IH 45 N Harris 335,973 24,222 1.71 7.34 2.06 $46.04 $11.53
21 3 IH 10 SL 8 W IH 610 West Harris 329,107 69,808 1.43 4.94 1.60 $64.83 $34.71
22 27 SH 288 US 59 IH 610 Harris 324,466 21,736 1.81 6.98 1.91 $32.35 $7.58
23 26 IH 35E US 67 Jefferson Viaduct Dallas 312,734 22,231 1.54 6.15 1.85 $31.87 $7.86
24 31 US 59 IH 610 W SL 8 S Harris 309,710 19,598 1.44 5.64 1.67 $51.59 $11.61
25 28 IH 35E SL 12 W IH 635 Dallas 305,743 21,667 1.57 7.51 1.55 $21.16 $5.2
26 23 IH 45 FM 528 / NASA 1 SL 8 S Harris 299,531 23,775 1.61 5.18 1.93 $46.66 $12.51

[bu2]

Originally Posted by hbcu

Pearland is easiest if you know the back ways....up through Cullen and Scott brings you to Downtown easily but people are scared to veer off

And here's why:

You are recommending they drive through Sunnyside and the 3rd Ward-2 of the 15 most dangerous neighborhoods in the country:
Two Houston neighborhoods called most dangerous in U.S. - Houston Chronicle

Coming in at No. 15 in the U.S. is a Houston neighborhood centered at the intersection of Dowling and McGowen Streets, located in Houston's historic Third Ward - a broad geographical area that includes stately mansions, the University of Houston and Texas Southern University.
The community "stands out to NeighborhoodScout partly because it has more sales and service workers than nearly any other neighborhood in the country," according to MSN Money. "The area also has a very high concentration of studio apartments and other small living areas."
The violent crime rate (per 1,000) is reported as 75.89, and residents there have a 1 in 13 chance of becoming a victim of crime in one year.
The sixth-most dangerous neighborhood in America is Sunnyside, a historically black community located off Texas 288 south of downtown Houston.
The violent crime rate (per 1,000) is reported as 91.27, and residents have a 1 in 11 chance of becoming a victim of crime in one year.