[Arrowhead1952]

The one thing I enjoy more than anything in retirement, is missing the PM commute. My 45 minute 35 mile commute in 1990 when we moved to Lago, ended up as 1 hour and 15 or 20 minutes in 2011. The 1990 trip included many traffic lights on 183, not a freeway as it is now.

[laplata]

Where is Lago?

[rwfromkansas]

In cities like that, it would be nice to have a telecommuting option at home.

[txhurl]

No metro area with more than a million residents had a greater percentage increase in population from July 1, 2011, and July 1, 2012, than Austin’s 3% growth, according to the Austin Statesman. This is hardly news for the area, which has expanded rapidly for more than a decade and, like much of the state, has been unable to expand transportation infrastructure to handle this growth.

In 2012, Austin was one of four metro areas with an INRIX index score higher than 20, well above the 6.6 score for the U.S. overall. It was also one of just six large metro areas in which the INRIX index score worsened compared to the year before. --------------- Having an early job (6-3) helps out tremendously.