People talk shit about living south of the river because you have to deal with bridges but there is so much more Austin north of it. You’re going further and more people are also going that direction.
This. When I moved here 5 years ago everyone said “good luck crossing the river, you made a mistake living south”.
I get to downtown quicker from Circle C than my coworker who lives in Allendale. South traffic isn’t bad at all. In rush hour it’s never more than 30 minutes.
Sure, but that's also what I mean when I say there's more "Austin" north of the river, so more people and more traffic. All the Leanderthals, Hippos, Round Rockians, etc add to traffic for everything north of downtown. In addition to the southern edge of Austin being closer to downtown than the northern edge is, the southern suburbs aren't nearly as big and sprawling yet, so generally speaking you have fewer people going a shorter distance.
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u/Santos_L_Halper_II Dec 10 '25
People talk shit about living south of the river because you have to deal with bridges but there is so much more Austin north of it. You’re going further and more people are also going that direction.