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sgeorge  ·  2651 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: How far you can get from downtown in an hour?

From the KC area, I can attest to the fact that traffic here is the easiest I've ever experienced anywhere. When I visited friends in Chicago I was floored when I learned that the 20-ish mile drive from downtown to the suburb we were headed to could take at least three hours. Going from La Guardia Airport to a different part of Lawn Guyland was a nightmare, and that was midday.

Things like this make me appreciate that my daily 35 mile, ~40 minute commute one way is not anywhere as bad as it could be.