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Bay Area resident here from south suburbs. Chicago has some of the best commutes there are. If the Bay Area was more like Chicago (regional rail, roads), we w

• harshaw 8y ago
  Chicago car traffic is horrible. But, Chicago is flat, and has great rapid transit and rail.
  • bunderbunder 8y ago
    It used to be even better. RIP, bar car.
  • wenc 8y ago
    It's all relative, but I find Chicago vehicle traffic isn't that bad compared to other metro areas (and I moved here from a smaller city where you could traverse the entire city in 20 minutes). Before I moved to Chicago, I was told that traffic was a nightmare, and I should be prepared to spend at least an hour commuting 1-way by car. But I just haven't found that to be the case -- Chicagoans love exaggerating about two things: the traffic and the weather. Of course, traffic on the I-290 and I-90 at rush hour can be bad, but if you time your departure right, it's not too terrible. Chicago's car infrastructure is more or less commensurate with its size. Seattle on the other hand was not designed for the population it currently has, and traffic there seems worse.