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LadyGreyIcedTea t1_it9dohk wrote

You are underestimating Boston traffic. You can't commute to Boston in 30-45 minutes from the suburbs. I live in Boston and it takes me 45 minutes to get to the harbor area on a good day. Before COVID I used to have meetings in Charlestown once/week and I would leave my house by 7:45am to get there by 9. It was 10 miles exactly.

That said there are residential neighborhoods of Boston where you can get single family houses.

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ObviousAd22 t1_ittr8zi wrote

what are the general times for traffic? I have to be near Fenway at 6am and will leave around 6:30pm. Will I still hit some of that traffic?

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LadyGreyIcedTea t1_itw5hm1 wrote

"Near Fenway" includes Children's Hospital, Beth Israel, Dana Farber, Joslin and Brigham and Women's plus several schools. Traffic starts early since shifts in the hospitals start at 7am. And as far as leaving at 6:30pm goes, keep in mind that baseball season is from April-October and most nights when there's a game, it's at 7pm. So yes it's a giant cluster fuck at that time. And idk if it's going to be permanent or not but right now they're trialing the right lane on Brookline Ave as a bus only lane and traffic has been a nightmare since they started doing that. Plus box trucks like to stop in front of Dana Farber and take up an entire lane. I've sat in traffic for 40 min on Brookline Ave from Rte 9 to Longwood before.

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ObviousAd22 t1_itw5wsg wrote

I would be at children's hospital. Trying to figure out the best place to live and it seems like my options are living West in Watertown/west Roxbury since there are some back roads to take or to live slightly North or in Quincy and take the T line to work. Which do you recommend?

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LadyGreyIcedTea t1_iu6vool wrote

I would live somewhere where you can take public transportation. You want to be on the green (D or E) or orange line. Parking costs for staff are astronomical to park at a satellite lot. At my last job (I was on site at the hospital but worked for an outside company and they reimbursed my parking), parking at Simmons College cost over $300/month. That was 5 years ago so I'm sure it costs more now.

When I was employed by the hospital, I took the D line when I lived in Brighton and the 39 bus when I lived in Roslindale. Nowadays when I go there I still leave 45 minutes (or more depending on time of day) to get there and I live exactly 5 miles away.

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