FAQ: What the traffic on game days?
October 20, 2007
It isn’t that bad…really! Sure, we’re aware of when games are, as well as other big events, but getting in and out of the area is fairly easy. For large events (Mariners and Seahawks games), Occidential is blocked off. But, Florentine residents get a handy pass that lets us drive right past the roadblocks. It really hasn’t been much of an issue at all!
One reason that traffic isn’t so bad is because there are a bunch of ways to get in and out of the area. The condo is really close to I-5, I-90, and 99. With I-5 (and, since it hooks to I-90), there are a bunch of exits and on-ramps, so it is easy to adjust your route if you’re worried about event traffic. And, there are plenty of surface streets that can get you quick in and out of the area.
For I-5, we’re partial to the Dearborn exit/on-ramp (on-ramp is North-only; exit goes both ways). It is rarely backed up, and the access to the condo is quick ‘n easy (exiting I-5: Dereborn to 4th to Jackson to Occidental).
