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Old 04-12-2007, 03:20 PM
 
Location: Houston
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Westpark Tollway doesn't take 2 hours. It's an alternative to I-10. The buses on I-10 go faster than cars because they use the hov lane.
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Old 04-12-2007, 11:23 PM
 
Location: Houston
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I live on Park Row. It takes me about 5-10 minutes to get to the "Addicks" Park and Ride on the corner of Highway 6 and Interstate 10. It takes the bus about 30 minutes (avg) to get downtown.

From Cinco Ranch, I believe that the closest Park and Ride lot to you would be the Kingsland lot, on Kingsland blvd just east of Mason Road. From there the bus takes about an additional 10-15 minutes to get downtown.

Yes, if you have to get inbound on the interstate in the morning, you will definitely get bogged down in traffic approaching Highway 6. I drove in it for years and it was always time consuming and never fun. It is even worse now due to all of the construction. The previous poster is correct; the buses take the High Occupancy Vehicle lane and bypass the traffic. If the bus was not available, I would not have taken this new job downtown!

You can see a map of all of the Houston Metro Park and Ride lots here -
http://www.ridemetro.org/Schedules_a..._locations.asp

I have no information about getting to Greenspoint by bus. I will tell you that I had to drive there in the mornings this week (from my place on the west side, on Park Row) for an 8 AM training class, and it took me about an hour using I-10 to the tollway (Beltway 8) to Greenspoint Drive. One day it took about 20 minutes longer because there was a wreck on the toll road.

I have never taken the Westpark Toll Road or had to go to the Medical Center so I can't offer you anything there.

All the best

atk305
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Old 04-24-2007, 11:38 AM
 
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Default Katy to Downtown vs. Katy to Memorial

Hi, I am considering two job options, one in downtown, and one in Memorial/Eldridge. Can you please help me:

1. How comfortable is it to take the bus at park and ride? can you really sleep or work during the ride, and is it really quiet? everyone has a seat?
2. is the traffic really bad to get to the Kingsland lot from Cinco?
3. how much to park at the park-n-ride, besides the $3.5 bus fare ($110 monthly)?
4. is it tough and uncomfortable to wait for/catch the bus during rainy days and cold winter days? since you have to walk from your car to the bus in the open area.

5. how long does it take from Grandparkway/I-10 to Memorial/Eldridge during regular commute hours?
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