Jun 30 2008
Traffic - Southern California and Beyond
Living in Southern California and traveling for business across the US, I am frequently asked about our legendary Southland traffic congestion (for the uninitiated, that’s everything from just north of Los Angeles to the Mexico border).
Well, yes. It sucks. However, it sucks pretty much everywhere else too. In fact, many places are much worse. If you live or work in a major US city, you are probably dealing with horrendous traffic on a regular basis.
I was in Atlanta a few weeks ago. They have an Interstate Highway (285), which forms a 70 mile loop around the city. It is actually a 70 mile long used car lot. Nothing moves. Houston, Phoenix, Chicago, Philadelphia, New York, Boston - the list is endless. So, the next time you hear about Southern California traffic, you are actually hearing about traffic across our fruited plain.
This picture, by the way, is a city in Europe. It has nothing to do with the story but is the coolest traffic jam picture I’ve ever seen.
