Austin dweller here -- I assure you the traffic is NOT better here. Ranked 8th worst in the nation.
> If you are not aligned with one of the fashionable templates, your mojo in the Valley can quickly whither.
I observed this at SXSW last year. It was Elevator Pitch Bingo, with every presentation being some combination of Social, Mobile, Coupon, Local, and "your friends". Very few of the pitches strayed outside that subset.
I've never gotten past the first red light out of Bergstrom without a 4 minute wait at 1am. I could go all the way from SFO to Ocean Beach without hitting a light 50% of the time.
SF applies computers and algorithms. Silicon Hills hasn't discovered them yet.
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Austin dweller here -- I assure you the traffic is NOT better here. Ranked 8th worst in the nation.
> If you are not aligned with one of the fashionable templates, your mojo in the Valley can quickly whither.
I observed this at SXSW last year. It was Elevator Pitch Bingo, with every presentation being some combination of Social, Mobile, Coupon, Local, and "your friends". Very few of the pitches strayed outside that subset.
Austin resident from Atlanta who has lived in San Francisco.
Yes it it is.
In Austin if there is a jam you can go a few blocks over and avoid it.
In SF or Atlanta alot of times you're fucked because this is the only road that goes where you want :/
On the other hand, in SF you can commute by bike. I'm told that's not viable in Austin.
If you live and work downtown or near UT's campus it is.
If not then you are quite right its not.
i live 2 mi west of ut/downtown, and i disagree. i gave up cycling when i moved here from the Valley. :/
"Austin dweller here -- I assure you the traffic is NOT better here. Ranked 8th worst in the nation."
FWIW, San Francisco is ranked #3.
For bridgers and tunnelers, not natives.
I've never gotten past the first red light out of Bergstrom without a 4 minute wait at 1am. I could go all the way from SFO to Ocean Beach without hitting a light 50% of the time.
SF applies computers and algorithms. Silicon Hills hasn't discovered them yet.