Runner moving to Seattle - best place to live for running?

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5 years ago 02/25/2019 12:36pm EST

re: Hardloper

Guys, this is all so subjective depending on the day and time. For example, if I were to leave today at 5:16pm on the 545 from the Redmond Transit Center I would arrive at 5th Ave & Pine at 6:13pm. 57 minutes on the bus. None of this includes your time waiting for the bus or how long it takes you to get to the bus or where you have to go after getting off the bus.

On Friday I took the 542 (Greenlake Express) to the stop by the UW Medical center. From the Redmond Transit Center to the UW Medical Center stop and it was 35 minutes but I must admit it felt faster than that. From there it was about an 8 minute walk to the Dempsey to watch the MPSF Indoor Track meet.

What I'm saying is that this all depends on the day and time. Therefore, it seems everyone is "right" and everyone is "wrong" about the time it takes to go somewhere on the bus. It's all subjective to a few variables.

5 years ago 02/25/2019 12:41pm EST

re: Hang'n on the 545 & the 542

I might add that I drove approximately 12 minutes from my home to the Redmond Transit Center and parked my car in the covered parking garage. I probably waited about 5 minutes for the 542 bus which was already there but was parked before pulling up to the loading bay.

5 years ago 02/25/2019 1:03pm EST

re: Hang'n on the 545 & the 542

I'd love to agree with you, but I simply said you can get from Redmond to Downtown in under 30 minutes on the bus. I initially meant that to mean under 30 of bus time, but technically it is true door to door depending on specific start and end points. Genius over here claimed that it was impossible and that 45 minutes was an absolute best possible case scenario.

There is no gray about it.

5 years ago 04/01/2019 8:58am EDT

re: F

Yes, Seattle is a great place to run in the mornings. But the best place in my life is probably New York. Especially Central Park. I lived there for half a year and it were the best months of my life. The park is so big that you will never be bored to run. You can always change routes. The park is so big that many tourists prefer to go to bike rental in central park like (https://centralparksightseeing.com/tours/central-park-bike-rentals/) in order to have enough time to see all the surroundings, but for those who are keen on running that is simply paradise.

5 years ago 04/01/2019 11:53am EDT

re: Dunos

I'm looking for opinions on the commute from Gig Harbor to SLU. My parents live in GH and while home on vacation I have timed the drive to the exit (can't remember which exit but it's near when you pass under the skyscrapers) at 37 minutes. This was in the evening with no traffic. On another somewhat modest traffic day (I got hung up in road construction at the I-5 interchange before the Tacoma Dome and also traffic slowed down to 15-20mph near Spokane St until the exit) the time was 53 minutes. This was also not during rush hour, more like 10am departure time.

Google directions shows drive times of about 45 minutes during off hours and 3 hours during the worst rush hour period.

How doable is GH to AMZN taking into consideration all options (ferry from Southworth, ferry from Bremerton, drive, buses, trains)?

5 years ago 04/01/2019 12:07pm EDT

re: RunnahInSeattle

Check out Kirkland connector trail, 7 miles long and pretty strait with dirt and some pavement.

Also, look at maps because, you can run across the 520 bridge into the eastside. The trail goes all the way into redmond with the sammamish river trail. You could take it all the way up to the Watershed perserve in redmond, where there are some good trails.

Don't get lost though.

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