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Old 10-31-2011, 08:20 AM
 
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If he's staying there, Ridgefield would be a better commute. Then again, if he gets another job near 95, it'll add some time to get through the city in rush hour. I don't know why any company would make that move, it's so inconvenient.

I'm wondering why it takes so long though? The express train from Stratford is only 30 minutes?
15 minute walk to the train station
wait a couple minutes for the train
30 min to Stamford on the express train
wait for shuttle
take shuttle from train station to North Stamford
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Old 10-31-2011, 08:24 AM
 
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15 minute walk to the train station
wait a couple minutes for the train
30 min to Stamford on the express train
wait for shuttle
take shuttle from train station to North Stamford
So 40 minutes waiting and taking shuttle. Sucks.

Does he drive some days? Probably a lot quicker when traffic is light (like today). Heck, probably quicker when traffic is moderate and almost-heavy.
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Old 10-31-2011, 08:29 AM
 
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Yeah, my husband works off High Ridge so that's what they're doing. It's an hour and a half for him door to door from Stratford, which has been rough. They moved his office from near 95 in Norwalk to near the Merritt in Stamford, and he's a train commuter. Ugh.
Hour and a half from Stratford? He's better off driving...
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Old 10-31-2011, 08:32 AM
 
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We only have one car -- he's always been a walker or train commuter. Door to door from Stratford to Stamford is about an hour, but then there's the frustration of traffic and the cost of gas (plus the cost of a second car and insurance). It's tough to decide which is worse. Obviously if we move to someplace like Ridgefield (or Monroe, or Oxford, or Woodbridge), we'd have to get a second car.
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Old 10-31-2011, 08:37 AM
 
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We only have one car -- he's always been a walker or train commuter. Door to door from Stratford to Stamford is about an hour, but then there's the frustration of traffic and the cost of gas (plus the cost of a second car and insurance). It's tough to decide which is worse. Obviously if we move to someplace like Ridgefield (or Monroe, or Oxford, or Woodbridge), we'd have to get a second car.
Some days you can make the call on traffic just by looking at Google Maps live traffic in the AM. For example, today there was very little traffic on the Merritt. Tomorrow it could be jammed up.
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Old 10-31-2011, 08:37 AM
 
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We only have one car -- he's always been a walker or train commuter. Door to door from Stratford to Stamford is about an hour, but then there's the frustration of traffic and the cost of gas (plus the cost of a second car and insurance). It's tough to decide which is worse. Obviously if we move to someplace like Ridgefield (or Monroe, or Oxford, or Woodbridge), we'd have to get a second car.
Yes you would. If he wants to keep commuting by train, maybe Fairfield is the way to go.
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Old 10-31-2011, 08:46 AM
 
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Some days you can make the call on traffic just by looking at Google Maps live traffic in the AM. For example, today there was very little traffic on the Merritt. Tomorrow it could be jammed up.
Probably all those people/offices without power . I work from home, but when I've driven to the office in Wilton it's typically taken at least 45 min in rush hour.
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Old 10-31-2011, 08:48 AM
 
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Probably all those people/offices without power . I work from home, but when I've driven to the office in Wilton it's typically taken at least 45 min in rush hour.
It depends on the time of year, weather, etc. I do the drive every day.

In May, June and September it seems like traffic is always bad.

Other months, it's totally unpredictable. Unless there's an accident, Friday mornings are almost always totally clear no matter the time of year while Friday afternoons get heavy.

In the past month, there's definitely been good and bad Mondays.
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Old 10-31-2011, 08:58 AM
 
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It depends on the time of year, weather, etc. I do the drive every day.

In May, June and September it seems like traffic is always bad.

Other months, it's totally unpredictable. Unless there's an accident, Friday mornings are almost always totally clear no matter the time of year while Friday afternoons get heavy.

In the past month, there's definitely been good and bad Mondays.
When I used to commute Stratford to Westport on 95, traffic was okay except for the turn of a season. Beginning of spring and beginning of fall were horrid, but summer and winter were easy. But god forbid it rained just a little...
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Old 10-31-2011, 09:01 AM
 
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But god forbid it rained just a little...
Ha. Yep. Even the threat of rain stops traffic on 95.
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