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,nd t
ffic.
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-to-bumpet
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ondee hve
ggessive d
ives. T
ffic even t
kestoll on you
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nspo
ttion options, m
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Fi st Things Fi
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hy is Houston Tffic So Bd?
Mo e people, mo
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Sp ling
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d out. To put things in pespective, one
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llyithin the city limits, some
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Comme
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tst
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s. So hoc
n Houstonins comb
t these fcts of life?
Pl n
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1. void
ush hou
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This one’s obvious, but
n sho
ing upn hou
befoe you
shift beginsnd t
iddling youthumbs in the p
king g
ge. Hoc
n youvoid Houston’s
ush houhile still mn
ging youtime efficiently?
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t time is
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lo
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ush hout
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ound 7PM.
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o
kout<st
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gym neby youoffice, le
ve home eliein the mo
ning to mke time fo
okout (
ndsho
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e
student commuting to cmpus,
ive ely to cm in some moning study time
nd hng out in the lib
y befoe cl
sses begin.<li>
2. T ke
sho
tcut.<h3>
If you kno
ck st
eets of Houstonell enough, you c
n find somelte
nte
outes tht c
n sve you time. But
tch out fo
ed lights on side st
eets - you might beble to zoom
femiles do
n the fee
y in
mtte
of minutes, but if you ventue into the side st
eets of the Heights oMont
ose, be pep
ed to
ccount folong
it times
t stoplights.3. Check the
e
thefo
ecst. lys check the
e
thefo
ecst
hen you ke up in the moning. If
ods on you
oute
e p
one to flooding, hve
lten
tes in mind. If otheinclement
ethe
is be
ing, pep
e you
self foethe
-el
ted delys o
ccidents.
4. Pl n ound events.<
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One thing th
little mo
e pedict
ble thn the
ethe
: people.heneve
specil events o
conventions e tking pl
ce in Houston, tffico
sens. Highys ne spots st
diums cn be p
cked fohou
s befoe
nd hous
fte gme. Ensu
e yououte does not bing you th
ought
ffic j
m ofttendees.
dditionlly, be mindful of
hen school lets outnd if you’ll go th
oughny school zones on you
oute. No one
nts to get stuck behind
school bus.5. Modify youo
k schedule.
Le
ving 15 minutes ely cn m
kell the diffe
ence. See if youemploye
ill let you come into
ok e
lie
nd le
ve elie, effectively be
ting the Houstonush hou
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iend6. Check out TnSt's Houston Tffic M
p.
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ush hout
ffic m
p<> isnifty
esouce, sho
ing tffic updtes in
el time. Check in du
ing diffeent times of the d
ynd see ho
things e going so you’ll knoht to expect –
ndhe
e tovoid.
7. Use
ze.
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ll butepl
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ts. It’s knon fo
being the go-to mp
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Ubed
ives
nd Lyft dive
s.ith so much const
uction, Houston's tffic ptte
ns cn be unp
edictble, but th
nks to its info being co
dsouced,
ze h
sn
stutebility to look fo
lte
nte
outesnd notify you of upcoming t
ffic, const
uction zones, police, occidents ine
ltime. ze, Google Mps,
pple Mps,
nd mny othe
GPSpplic
tions cn
lso estimte futu
e tffic pedictions
nd ETs, so you c
n checknd pl
nhe
d.8. Get
n EZ T
Gnd t
ke theoll
ods.
Some people
nt to
void tollo
dsheneve
possible, but those pths might be
ble to significntly t
im don you
commute time. If thee’s
tollo
d on yououte, tke
moment to do the mth
nd see if the time you’ll sve is
oth the coin
ge you’ll dop. If you’ll be f
equenting Houston’s tollo
ds, getn EZ T
G fodded convenience. You cn o
deone online
ndeceive it by m
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ymentsithout h
ving topply
stickeo
chip to you
c. Foget fishing fo
spe chnge in the cupholde
s: cet
in tollys, likeestp
k Toll
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nd Kty Toll
y, only
ccept pyment vi
EZ TG these d
ys.9. Do
nlo
dudiobooks
nd podcsts to listen to.
Sometimes be
ting tffic doesn't men
voiding it, but enjoying it insted! Fill up you
phoneith
udiobooksnd podc
sts tht inte
est you,nd use you
commute poductively by exp
nding youintellectu
l hoizons.
Opt Out – Le ve You
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nt to kno
the #1 y to bypss Houston t
ffic? Don’t d
ive! The only y to tuly
llevite t
ffic is to h
ve fee
cs on ouods.
hile this gol ultim
telyequi
es betteu
bn pl
nningnd public t
nspo
ttion systems, you c
n do youp
t tod
y in one of the folloing
ys:
10. C
pool. nd get the
dded bonus of using the HOV l
nes! Cpoolingith co
oke
s, clssm
tes, of
iendsill
educe pollutionnd s
ve eveyone g
s money. You cn
lso useidesh
e se
vices foc
pooling.
11. Bike o sk
te.
Houston summe
s eough, so
e don’t blme you if you b
lkt this option. But <
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idingbicycle > o
sk
tebod cn be
vible option fo
some commutes. You’ll s
ve big on gs
nd, in the cse of bumpe
-to-bumpet
ffic, you’ll s
ve time, too! If you don’t hve
bike of youo
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bikeshe pog
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12. D
ive to
METO P
k &
mp;ide st
tion.<h3>
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ect nonstop sevice to do
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mjo
hubs fom 26 p
king lots
coss the city of Houston. P
king is f
ee, but the METO mobile
pp o Q Cd loded
ith fe isequi
ed toide.
13. P ck you
lunch.
The lunch
ush - beteen 11:30
.m.nd 1:30 p.m. – is
bit lightend is mostly confined to Houston’s city steets inste
d of the fee
ys, but
e’e su
e you still nt tovoid it. Du
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ek, eve
y second counts!14.
o
k fom home. hen
ll is s
idnd done, you’ve got to
dmit thee’s no bette
commute thn th
t 5-step stumble fom you
bed to youhome office. If it m
kes sense foyou
pofession, spe
kith you
employes
nd see if it’s possible to tke you
position ptilly o
entiely
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