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If your commute to Duke would involve 147 and normal business hours, it could be pretty unpleasant. For two years I commuted from SW Cary to downtown Durham. It took me anywhere from 30 minutes in the morning to 1 1/4 hours in the evening, depending on weather/accidents/full moon/or just plain bad luck.
Now I have a 9 mile commute to RTP - I try to avoid Davis Drive during "regular" commuting hours and it takes me about 15 minutes to get to/from work.
I'm assuming it does, at least that's the way Google says I should go. I'm a stone's throw from the 40/440 interchange so it looks like that's the most direct route.
I've done a 45 minute commute home but I don't know if I could handle 60 minutes plus.
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Originally Posted by 919 rtp
Besides the drive time, you need to include the time from your parking area to your desk if you end up working at Duke.
I didn't know this, there aren't convenient parking areas I take it? It's enormous on the map and I have no idea where these jobs are actually located within Duke.
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Originally Posted by LordHelmit
I work 8:30-5. live close to Six Forks @ Millbrook, work vlose to Davis @ Kit Creek in RTP. No traffic, 23-26 mins. Morning rush hour usually takes 35-45 mins and afternoon rush hour takes 45-75 minutes.
"...what kind of commute people deal with for their jobs."
1. 7AM is when i get to work most days. leave home by 6. 44 miles. 33 on I-40E. door-to-door.
2. 3:30PM is when i leave. 50 minutes home. traffic is usually much better.
3. my experience: the worst time to be on the road is 7:30AM. Standard or Daylight.
Besides the drive time, you need to include the time from your parking area to your desk if you end up working at Duke.
^^^ Usually as a new employee you will not be at a close lot so you need to factor in the time it takes to ride the shuttle to the hospital. This can add 20-30 minutes depending on the frequency of the shuttle.
My commute from central Cary to Raleigh is 30-35 minutes. In the summer it is 25 minutes.
I work in Fayetteville and it's a 50 minute drive to work and
as long as an hour 15 minutes coming home. It depends on what
traffic I hit in Spring Lake. I usually chill out by the tracks for a
half hour or so and then leave with no problems...
^^^ Usually as a new employee you will not be at a close lot so you need to factor in the time it takes to ride the shuttle to the hospital. This can add 20-30 minutes depending on the frequency of the shuttle.
My commute from central Cary to Raleigh is 30-35 minutes. In the summer it is 25 minutes.
Can you explain the parking situation? Are you saying they have lots that are close, but are reserved for people with better titles or longevity, and new people get a lot, but it's further away? Or new people don't get a parking lot at all?
My field is IT and each division has their own department, so I don't know where I would be but probably not the hospital itself.
I haven't even gotten contacted yet, I'm just trying to figure out where my breaking point is, because that would dictate whether I continue to look in Durham, and what kind of job/salary would make the commute worth it.
It depends. Duke has office space on campus and off. If you end up at Erwin Square, parking is a breeze. If you end up in the hospital and your assigned lot is a park-n-ride situation, it's not a breeze.
Unless you are the president of the school, or Coach K, you will not have a parking spot right in front of the office door.
Can you explain the parking situation? Are you saying they have lots that are close, but are reserved for people with better titles or longevity, and new people get a lot, but it's further away? Or new people don't get a parking lot at all?
My field is IT and each division has their own department, so I don't know where I would be but probably not the hospital itself.
I haven't even gotten contacted yet, I'm just trying to figure out where my breaking point is, because that would dictate whether I continue to look in Durham, and what kind of job/salary would make the commute worth it.
If you are are at a satellite location the parking will be simpler. If you are at the main campus then you will get parking but you will most likely not be in the lot across the street. Duke has several lots some close some not. They offer shuttles to the far lots. During peak hours the shuttles are more frequent, during off peak less so. There is a schedule for the shuttles. You pay for parking at the main hospital campus of Duke. This shocked me. I am sure there is an issue of availability with closer spots but those lots also cost more.
The hubs and I both work at Duke. In our ~18 yrs in Durham (apartment -> starter home -> 2nd house) we have only lived 3 miles from campus. I cannot overstate how much our quality of life has benefited from this. We still drive around town plenty (because kids!) but not having a commute, running home easily if we forget something, etc. has been wonderful. He shifted to a downtown bldg this year, but it's still a short easy commute and parking hasn't been an issue.
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