Where is all the traffic?
Have you noticed there aren't many cars on the road these days? Is it summer? Is it the price of gas?This is South Miami Avenue, in front of Mercy Hospital about 8:45 am yesterday. It should be rush hour right? Is everyone getting to their desks early these days, before 9 am?
Maybe people are taking Metrorail. Either way I like that there is no traffic, but it is scary in a way if it is a US economy issue.
posted by Tom Falco at 8:00 AM
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8 Comments:
I think it's just summer. Isn't it great!!!!
Its definitely a combo of summer and the economy. I noticed a slowdown in traffic months ago on my commute north on US-1 and 95N from the Grove. People are trying to be smart with commuting due to the high gas prices I think.
I hear most of the civic center parking garages are much emptier than usual as many more employees are ditching their cars for the sensible alternative - metrorail
When will Coconut Grove get the Zip Car program?
When that happens I will ditch my car for good.
www.zipcar.com
I think it is because no one wants to get on I-95 and get caught up in that whacky system. I know I don't. I bet more people are using Biscayne Blvd. to avoid that mess.
It is the gas prices that is putting a damper on activity. It is a matter of economics, does it make sense to spend $10 to $20 on transportation on a daily basis in order to make minimum wage on jobs that do not exist? The government is run by oil men and this is a new form of indirect taxation.
I've seen a lot more bicyclists, too. Hooray for them!
It's definitely the gas prices. My office is off Cypress Creek and I started taking the Tri-Rail just over a year ago. And in that time, the number of people taking the Tri-Rail has more than doubled.
Personally, I've come to love the taking the train. I bring my laptop and wireless card so that I can catch up on the news and unwind. I wouldn't go back to driving if gas was $1 a gallon.
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