Hey, it's that place I live!

"Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo" (thetomselleck)
02/22/2020 at 21:00 • Filed to: In other news the sky is gray and wet

The Seattle Times reports some place in Kirkland that measures stuff and congestion thingies, alleges that Everett, WA, now has the worst traffic congestion in the country.

94 minutes? Even that’s a little optimistic.

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I’ve lived in Everett since 2011, and my office is based in Everett, though it takes me as far south as Federal Way, as far east as Cle Elum, as far west as Poulsbo, and as far north as Bellingham, please allow me offer this anecdote:

Can confirm, shit's rough, yo. Glad I didn't move further north!

DISCUSSION (30)

CB > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
02/22/2020 at 21:04

And yet, nothing will be done to reduce congestion or improve infrastructure.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > CB
02/22/2020 at 21:05

Hey, I’ll have you know the light rail is coming in 2035! That’s only 15 years of spiraling chaos away!

E90M3 > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
02/22/2020 at 21:09

I sometimes get stopped by a red light on my commute. It’s brutal.

fintail > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
02/22/2020 at 21:14

“affordable housing” will do that to you.

someassemblyrequired > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
02/22/2020 at 21:16

You’re probably still better off than those folks that moved to Snohomish.

For Sweden > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
02/22/2020 at 21:18

Why doesn't Boeing just fly people to work lol

For Sweden > CB
02/22/2020 at 21:18

Any new transit is just luxury transit that will sit empty

dogisbadob > For Sweden
02/22/2020 at 21:23

I don’t think I’d want to fly on a Boeing plane right now :p

dogisbadob > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
02/22/2020 at 21:24

they should see the other Washington :p

supposedly DC makes even New York look like rural backroads

AestheticsInMotion > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
02/22/2020 at 21:28

“as of 2016 ”

I don’t know Everett particularly well anymore, but if growth and traffic is anything like m y area, the worst of it has come post-2016.

AestheticsInMotion > CB
02/22/2020 at 21:30

Why it just so happens that we were given a fantastic toll lane addition on our busiest highways that has vastly reduced traffic for everyone! And they even cut tolls across a major bridge to make up for the new toll!

Chariotoflove > CB
02/22/2020 at 21:32

Whadayamean? They legalized pot, didn’t they? That won’t reduce congestion, but it should make everyone care less.

Chariotoflove > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
02/22/2020 at 21:33

I f you could only figure out how to work from home.

RPM esq. > For Sweden
02/22/2020 at 22:24

Not remotely accurate in this case: the light rail is very popular for commuters where it already exists (especially for airport traffic) and people are already buying houses where it’s expanding in anticipation of easing their commutes. I don’t even live very close to the line but plan to exchange my downtown parking space for a park-and-ride experience that’s both faster and more convenient, and will save me something like $3000 per year before we even get into gas, insurance, etc.

RPM esq. > dogisbadob
02/22/2020 at 22:26

That’s true and it’s because NYC has functional public transportation, or at least functional compared to DC and its commuter suburbs.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Chariotoflove
02/22/2020 at 22:28

That's the dream, the dream that drives me to drink anyway

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > someassemblyrequired
02/22/2020 at 22:29

True, but the house we lost out on in Snohomish was probably a better buy...

Chariotoflove > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
02/22/2020 at 22:30

You could switch from outcall escort to incall only.

Nom De Plume > Chariotoflove
02/22/2020 at 22:33

Quit and work for yourself. Name your business Madam something or other ’s then coordinate your staff’s movements from home or seedy lounge nearby.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > RPM esq.
02/22/2020 at 22:33

I’ve found that it’s becoming quite expensive to own a car. I'm looking at my insurance premiums, registration fees for three cars, and then there's the actual gas and maintenance items... And unexpected repairs. And with spooky taxes constantly threatened (like that proposed tax on how many MILES you drive...), vehicle ownership will evolve to a luxury good over time.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Nom De Plume
02/22/2020 at 22:36

Pay myself to have sex with myself? It's FOOLPROOF

RPM esq. > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
02/22/2020 at 22:43

A luxury for the office drones like me or a necessary work tool for more mobile craftsmen/salespersons/high-end male escorts like you. Frankly, that would make the world a better place.. . You and I will still own a car or two for hobby reasons but I certainly don’t much enjoy sitting in traffic and wouldn’t miss it. I traded a tolerable bus commute for better real estate and an executive parking space...the former was worth it but I’m very ready for light rail to make the latter obsolete.

Chariotoflove > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
02/22/2020 at 23:01

I think he said work for yourself not on yourself.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Chariotoflove
02/22/2020 at 23:09

For Sweden > RPM esq.
02/22/2020 at 23:10

This is gentrification

dogisbadob > RPM esq.
02/22/2020 at 23:14

NYC has the only usable public transit in the country

RPM esq. > For Sweden
02/23/2020 at 00:42

In some places, arguably ...in this case not where it’s expanding to. Definitely in some of the places it went first, though.

RPM esq. > dogisbadob
02/23/2020 at 00:43

Definitely not the only, but certainly the most usable .

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
02/23/2020 at 01:06

Atlanta isn’t that bad, if you don’t drive. If you do, good luck.

Its not just the congestion, but congestion on one way streets (all named Peachtree St) with convoluted crooked intersections.

someassemblyrequired > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
02/23/2020 at 14:48

You get more street cred by living in Everett