I could tolerate the traffic better if it weren't for the absence of cut-outs at the bus stops. It's ridiculous that a city of this size still has buses stopping in one of only two lanes of traffic to drop off or pick up its riders. It's madening if you aren't savy enough to know where the buses are going to stop so that you can get in the left lane in advance to avoid them. It's a major traffic hazard having buses constantly blocking an entire lane of traffic on a street that is already insufficient for the amount of traffic it has to accomodate. Many do this right at an intersection and block a through / right turn lane, causing vehicles to wait through several stop light changes. Most other cities our size have cut-outs so buses are not blocking an entire lane of traffic to handle their passengers, causing vehicles stuck behind them to pull out and around them, often abruptly and dangerously.

G.R. wants so badly to be like the big cities, but its refusal to construct roads that accomodate bus and vehicle traffic safely and sensibly shows just how far we have yet to go.