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Old Posted Mar 8, 2019, 11:32 PM
wwmiv wwmiv is offline
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Originally Posted by gillynova View Post
^^ Beautiful. Just wow

Couple more questions for locals, how is traffic like in Austin? Is it really bad, bearable? Is the city safe? What areas should I avoid?

(Planning to move in maybe a couple of years. I'll definitely keep watch of this thread)

Edit: I saw someone commented that Austin is known to be a very safe city so I'm glad to hear that!

Now I'm wondering is the transportation in the city. Is there a reliable public transportation going in and out of the city that's not a bus?

Sorry for asking a lot of questions haha. I hope you all have a nice weekend!
Austin is, by all metrics and accounts, one of the safest major cities in the country. Rail transit here is minimal and not usable for most things. The city has tried and tried to expand those options to no avail. Our bus system, however, is one of the best in the US for an anchor city of a midsize metro area despite not servicing most of suburbs, and is definitely better than anywhere in the south regardless of city size save probably Dallas.
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