[LA.pm] hollywood.pm.org

[Peter Benjamin]

At 11:31 AM 2/2/2006, Allen Day wrote:
>IIRC, at the time of day the meetings are scheduled (~8pm),
>the freeways are much less congested than the surface, even on weekdays.

A meeting start time of 8 pm is much better for me.
Leaving Santa Monica at 7:15 near the end of rush hour
means I could get to Ticketmaster in 40 minutes,
cutting in half the commute time, no stress of
stop and go, just normal freeway, and semi normal
street traffic (near Ticketmaster).

>In my experience, Pasadena is more accessible from the West side than
>Hollywood.  

It can be.  The drive past downtown LA can be done in under
20 minutes, looping either to the north or south, and sometimes
cutting through the middle if there are accidents.  At least
the fumes are much less and scenery is more colorful.

I would go to Pasadena for an 8 PM meeting, but not a 7 pm meeting.
I'm coming from Santa Monica.  7 pm means leaving at 5 pm and
starting dinner at 3:30 to 4.  An 8 pm meeting means a normal work
day for me with dinner prep starting at 5:30, and leaving at 7:15.
I would still catch the 10/405 interchange traffic, but not much
in the downtown interchanges, due to the delay at the 405.

>The main problem with Hollywood is that there is no easy freeway access.  
>It may be closer to West LA measured in distance, but measured in driving
>time it is further away than, say, Alhambra.

nodding agreement.