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Re: San Antonio versus Austin
Depends on what you like in a city. Personally, I don't like big cities because of the traffic. And of course, exactly where your job will be is of major importance. Commuting to work is no fun either place.
I go to San Antonio 5-6 times a year (my Mom lives there). Has history & the RiverWalk charm, but basically I just don't like it much! You can only do the RiverWalk, Fiesta, the Alamo & the missions so many times! Drivers are the absolute worst there!  They must have read the Texas Driver's Handbook I had ato read. But the 410 Loop makes getting around the city easy, even at peak times (provided there are no wrecks!)
Austin traffic situation on I-35 is a mess, because locals and North/South through traffic both use it as a major thoroughfare. But the city itself is GREAT! Offers numerous cultural events and other fun things going on all the time! It's a fun place to live for someone your age. After all, it is a liberal, university town and young people do like to have fun, now, don't they? I'm a bit biased because my hubby & I both went to UT in the late 60's.
But given its rapid growth & traffic congestion, I'd consider living in one of the outlying suburbs/communities like Round Rock, Leander, Cedar Park, etc. That's an option to consider, of course, depending on where your job will be located.
My husband & I are retired teachers and live in Temple, just an hour north of Austin. We drive in for favorite restaurants, shopping and events about twice a month. Hate the traffic, but the city still has a magnetic draw for us.
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1 edit | said by buttoni  :Austin traffic situation on I-35 is a mess, because locals and North/South through traffic both use it as a major thoroughfare. Unfortunately this is very, very true. A while back I made a comment on how bad the traffic was in Austin here on the boards and someone said if you think Austin is bad try Houston. Problem is that I lived in Houston for all but the last 2.5 years as I am now here at UT. People assume that as Austin is relatively small the traffic can't be nearly as bad as Houston, but that is WRONG WRONG WRONG! Houston traffic is a breeze compared to here. About the only time it is sane to drive in Austin is Saturday (non game days) and Sundays when all the cars mysteriously disappear and the city appears deserted. Weekdays though are an absolute mess.
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1 edit | I lived in the Galveston/Houston area for over 30 years and I thoroughly agree with you. Houston traffic is not nearly as bad as Austin's! There are just not enough multi-lane thoroughfares in Austin. It's full of mostly two-lane streets and businesses perched way too close to the curbs to widen them. Never can figure out why Austin hasn't built built a five lane loop all the way around the city, or even two, like Boston and other major cities have had to do.
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| said by buttoni :I lived in the Galveston/Houston area for over 30 years and I thoroughly agree with you. Houston traffic is not nearly as bad as Austin's! There are just not enough multi-lane thoroughfares in Austin. It's full of mostly two-lane streets and businesses perched way too close to the curbs to widen them. Never can figure out why Austin hasn't built built a five lane loop all the way around the city, or even two, like Boston and other major cities have had to do. Probably for the same reason we don't have a loop in Milwaukee. Constant lawsuits from rural areas that don't want expressways going through their pretty little areas.
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