Day 12: Commute Slow
Twelve Days and no real advance visible in the neighborhood. The city is 75% restored per Center Point.
Quote of the Day (indirectly overhear via groovehouse):
“The lady from Reliant Energy told me that people didn’t have electricity 100 yrs ago!” - now THAT’S customer service!
The graph at right shows that the speeds on the West Loop have been below average. I suspect the total wreck of the surface streets is driving more people onto the freeways. I’d guess that half of the intersections in town are non-functional.
The surface streets I usually take to avoid the highway are substantially worse than they were before the storm, even with the lights working. I think your theory is correct.
Jaime told me a couple days ago her first guess on the traffic was that the HOV lanes are closed. Why carpool if you’re stuck in traffic anyway? She said her co-irkers have been spending many extra hours on the bus, since it’s on the mainlanes.
Fun times.
Comment by Corey | September 24, 2008
Conveniently I didn’t need to drive after the hurricane. I used less than an 1/8 tank of gas in a week. I never sat in a gas-line. Of course I stuck to the freeway, but that’s normal for me anyways.
Comment by Lyndell | October 9, 2008