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for a 25-30 min drive to downtown you have tons of options.
probably best to rent a 1 bedroom aprtment from a corporation and eat cost finding adds of people renting apartments and townhomes can be a pain in the butt little tokyo is a good place to start thats in downtown. fk |
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If you're ok with, or hell, even looking for, a more urban feel, I'll second downtown. Could probably find a place where u can walk to work (gasp!) Also nearby, that maybe a bit more Brooklyn/Williamsburg-y, is SilverLake or Los Feliz. Neighborhoody, hipster, good indy bar/restaurant/coffee culture. You could get downtown without taking the freeway if you want/need and they're both cool neighborhoods if that's the vibe you're looking for.
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Another option is to take the train in. I know people who live 30-40 miles away and take the train to work from the OC. Much better living there iMO- especially if you have kids. MUCH LESS traffic and larger houses/yards. Parking is rarely an issue. .
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Any thoughts on commuting from santa monica to downtown? |
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Check out Hancock Park or even West Hollywood, which will allow you to avoid the freeways. Your commute would be taking Beverly until it turns into 3rd street and takes you straight into downtown. 30 minutes max. |
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In any case, Pasadena to downtown should take you about 35 minutes going from Pasadena, down through 110S IF you leave early enough. I find ways to navigate through local streets though since I drive from Arcadia/Pasadena down through downtown to Beverly Hills a few mornings a week...usually takes me 55 minutes to 1 hour but its all local. PM me if you need more short cuts. =) I think I know LA like the back of my hand by now.
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This is really helpful.
Another question: Would Vallencia-Downtown commute be suicide? Contemplating stay with friends I know there at least initially but not sure if a good idea. |
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But if you're dreaming of the burbs as you put it, Pasadena does seem like a good place to start. Nearby there is also La Cañada and Montrose, which is above hwy 210, where hwy 2 intersects it. Nice up there, right along the Angeles National Forest. Hiking, mtn biking, camping, twisty drives nearby. I've heard there are some good school districts up there too if you have kids. Like others have said, going even further out into planned communities will yield even more space and newer and bigger houses/yards, but areas like Valencia or Orange County will almost definitely fall outside of your commute target, even without traffic. Santa Monica/Venice is great but yah, the commute could be borderline. Tho I've had good and bad traffic from downtown to that area around 7:30pm on weeknights. If traffic is light, it's shockingly easy..like 15 or so miles, all freeway (20 mins?). But that's not usually the case as we all know. Im not a local but when I moved here I noticed a lot of people here have a cascading series of other routes in their mind. At the first sign of traffic (or better, anticipate it with a traffic app), quickly go to plan B, or C, etc. Someone here was offering to help you with that..good luck! |
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South Pasadena will get you close, though I think 30-35 min is probably more likely. I would say punch in routes you are considering, click "avoid highways", and then add ~50% to the time for rush hour. That should give you a general sense of far you can live for a short commute (which you'll see isn't that far ). I would do a test commute from West Hollywood before you look there (as it was mentioned above). And not just at rush hour... getting in and out of that area can be terrible due to a lack of freeway access (and the only real access is the 101 which is a shitshow most of the time). |
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yeah man, i'm exicted. as mentioned previously, i lived in san diego for 7 years and loved it.
i tried to swing SD but from the career angle it just wasn't happening; the job opportunities in LA, however, are 100x better. |
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SM to DT is about 40 min in light traffic which is what you can expect given your commuting times. I commute from SM to DT at around your stated times. You'll do it in 18min without traffic cruising at 80mph.
Let me also add that you would want to work from home whenever the Lakers make the playoffs. Traffic is absolute bullshit, may they never make it again. Last edited by Avly; 11-28-2011 at 01:39 PM.. |
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No Santa Monica(even thought its very nice) and def. no Santa Clarita, traffic will kill you. Pasadena is very nice old area. I dont live there but enjoy going there every once in a while. West Hollywood is nice, many places to go to and Sunset Blvd is minutes away always lots of good looking girls there.
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Valencia to Simi Valley is barely manageable because of traffic around the 5/405/118 triangle, downtown would be suicidal during rush hours. I wouldn't advise it.
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