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Old 05-23-2019, 03:59 PM
 
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I'm thinking of moving back to Houston, but the current position is downtown. I'm wanting less than an hour commute, but still good schools.

Looking at the Gulf Corridor times, Metro says the Fuqua Park and Ride is about 32 minutes to downtown, which seems reasonable (although no good schools around).

Then the Bay Area P&R, good schools, gives times usually less than 5 minutes different. There is no way those busses get there that fast, especially starting well off the freeway, and no direct HOV entrance.

This sorta destroys my faith in any of the Metro times listed.

Really struggling with the thought of an hour commute on a good day, including driving to P&R and walking to work from Bus stop.

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Old 05-24-2019, 10:02 AM
 
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I can help. I work downtown and use the Bay Area park and ride.

Do you know what time you are looking at going in to the office and returning home?

If I catch the 6:30AM bus, I can be at my desk by 7:15. I work on the north side of downtown so pretty deep into the route. That is under normal circumstances. If I catch the 7AM bus, looking at more like 8 to my desk.

Coming home is similar. I can be in my car within 45 minutes if I leave at 4PM. A bit longer if I leave later.

Obviously, if there is a wreck or stall on the HOV, these times will change. I will say those events are not too common fortunately.

I have been riding Metro on this route for over 15 years and I will say the bus schedule has improved and is pretty accurate. With the opening up of the gulf freeway lanes in the last few years, it has made the commute tolerable.
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Old 05-24-2019, 10:17 AM
 
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What is it about Pasadena schools that you find so unacceptable? Would Sagemont really be that unacceptable as a place to live?
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Old 05-24-2019, 01:33 PM
 
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What is it about Pasadena schools that you find so unacceptable? Would Sagemont really be that unacceptable as a place to live?
I went to Pasadena ISD schools between 1968 and 1971. Back then, the reputation was not all that great, but the educational product was pretty strong. The district and area had a reputation for being pretty "redneck" but we had some amazing teachers back then!

Pasadena ISD has lost its redneck reputation. There are still quite a few Anglo households in Pasadena, and there are some nice neighborhoods - I lived in one of those as recently as 2006 (near the intersection of Burke Rd. and Fairmont Pkwy). But there aren't a whole lot of Anglo students in the public schools anymore.

The high school that serves Sagemont, for example, is Dobie HS. It is a HUGE school (over 4000 students) but now only about 7% Anglo.

There are still some great schools in the Pasadena district, but the white flight of families w kids is a thing. My wife taught at Teague Elementary in Pasadena and it was the best teaching environment she has ever had.

15 years ago, a lot of white folks (w kids) chose to live in the part of the city of Pasadena that is served by Deer Park schools (near Fairmont Pkwy, east of Beltway 8) zoned to Fairmont Elementary. May still be the case.

The highest rated elementary in Pasadena schools (per greatschools for what it's worth) is Meador in the Sagemont area, but white families will likely pay more attention to the demographics than the ratings. Just the way it rolls down there.
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