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Originally Posted by nostatic
Some of you guys have optimistic ideas about commute time to/from/around UCLA. It once took me 2+ hours to drive from Santa Monica to The Mint (9.4 miles). It is time dependent, but the reality is that the 405/10 area is incredibly busy. Also, getting to K-town and places like Silverlake, etc can be a royal PITA from the westside (K-town less so as at least it is west of the 101). And the valley? I wouldn't do that commute regularly unless you can timeshift or have lots of meds.
I love Pasadena. No way you want to live there and commute to the west side. btdt.
$1400/mo for what size place? Your best bet is west LA, Culver City, Palms. I had a 1-br place in west LA (almost walking distance to UCLA) that was about $1400/mo. The 2br place was more than that. Highly dependent on the building and location. You can check CL or pay $60 for westside rentals subscription. My 2br place in Santa Monica was $2300/mo.
Do you know where your job will be? And is she a student and what's her schedule on campus? Those things all go into the equation.
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i just did Silverlake to the Westgate of Bel Air, right across the street from UCLA, just right under an hour at 9:00 this morning. I go straight down Sunset Blvd. and used a few side streets. I live about 10 minutes east of the actual lake. No traffic between my house and the lake.
Many people do that drive from the edge (or a lot farther) of eaast side of downtown to the area around UCLA. Nothing wrong with living out there. its just a lot of cars and stop and go traffic all day and all weekend long. That's not the LA I grew up in, so I try to deal with that type of traffic as little as possible.