How's the traffic?

August 4, 2005 7:27 AM

Is there any place (online or otherwise) where I can get historical data on southern California freeway traffic patterns?

For instance, how much traffic is on the road at what time etc...

My girlfriend and I are thinking of moving to Carlsbad,CA but working in different cities (her San Juan Capistrano, me San Diego) and before we commit to anything I would like to find out what our average commutes are going to be. Where do we look?

posted by thefinned1 to travel & transportation (3 comments total)

Try this; more info here.
posted by mcwetboy at 8:44 AM on August 4, 2005

Call the Department of Transportation (both state and federal). They publish this information regularly.
posted by ajr at 9:09 AM on August 4, 2005

For your commute to San Diego, you should try the San Diego Wireless Traffic Report.

In addition to getting free personalized real-time estimates of your commute from your phone, it will also give you historical charts so you can figure out the best time commute.
posted by Gazpacho at 11:07 AM on August 10, 2005