Help me with my commute from W. Seattle :-)

[stretchad]

I live in N. Admiral and take the West Seattle bridge to Sodo for my AM commute, then I catch a shuttle bus ride to the office. Right now, I leave at the same time every morning - 7:15 - but some days the drive to the parking lot is 30 minutes, other days it's 15-20. Waiting on the shuttle bus and riding it to the office adds another 15-20 minutes.

Is there some alternative route to Sodo that I could consider? Like, the mess of roads underneath the bridge? Or a roundabout way with more predictable traffic?

[tacocat]

I don't go the same route but traffic before 7 is always a lot lighter. You could see if leaving 15 minutes earlier decreases your time.

[joenali]

Try under the bridge.

[Deleted]

I don't know if you can do this, but my coworker takes the water taxi in and then hops on the bus from there. He says its super easy. Is that an option?

[niq]

Oct 23, 2012 23:29:05 GMT -5 stretchad said:

I live in N. Admiral and take the West Seattle bridge to Sodo for my AM commute, then I catch a shuttle bus ride to the office.

Is your office in SLU? I'm trying to figure out possible Water Taxi or rapid ride options but they don't look good .

And the PP who said "try leaving fifteen minutes earlier" has a good point -- sometimes just a tiny change makes a huge difference in commute times here.

[stretchad]

Oct 24, 2012 8:08:20 GMT -5 joenali said:

Try under the bridge.

How do I go under the bridge?? Sorry, I can't figure out the route because of the jumble of roads there.

[joenali]

It is so confusing! I'd have to drive it to tell you! I can't tell you off the top of my head!!

[stretchad]

Hahah, I'm glad I'm not the only one. I might have to test it this weekend!