blankletmusic Posted December 7, 2022 Report Share Posted December 7, 2022 People complain a lot about the traffic. Just how bad is it? Would you cite specific problems that you've faced driving? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johanson Posted December 7, 2022 Report Share Posted December 7, 2022 I drive between Ajijic and Chapala. Most often early in the morning there is no problem but by ten or 11AM the roads can get fairly crowded> But its, not the end of the world. The traffic doesn't stop. But on a bad day things might slow down to the 20s or 30s. That is just my experience. I would love to hear what others experience  2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dostortas Posted December 7, 2022 Report Share Posted December 7, 2022 Traffic, temperature and water pressure are all relative, lol. I think if one is new to the area and traffic is “as is”, it probably doesn’t seem like a big deal. For those who’ve been here longer/longish they most likely notice the increase in travel time. Not for nothing, but the installation of the bike path seems to have had a big impact on the flow of traffic. I think the bike path is a great addition to lakeside but it does come with trade offs. What would once take me 10 minutes for 3kms now can take up to 30 minutes in peak traffic times. A friend who lives in Chapala centro and works in west Ajijic says it takes him 40 minutes to get to work at noon time and 10-15 minutes to get home from work in the evenings after 8pm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natasha Posted December 8, 2022 Report Share Posted December 8, 2022 39 minutes ago, johanson said: The traffic doesn't stop. But on a bad day things might slow down to the 20s or 30s.  Sorry Pete....... often on leaving Villa Nova to head east traffic is at a DEAD stop way west of our exit/entrance. Same coming this way many parts of the day. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johanson Posted December 8, 2022 Report Share Posted December 8, 2022 I had no idea the traffic could often be that bad. Thanks for adding your experience, Natasha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakeside7 Posted December 8, 2022 Report Share Posted December 8, 2022 1 minute ago, johanson said: I had no idea the traffic could often be dat bad. Thanks for adding you're experience, Natasha. Hi Pete I wonder if we are talking about the same location, are we on the same planet?....dead stop... or slow, slow, stop is the norm 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johanson Posted December 8, 2022 Report Share Posted December 8, 2022 Lakeside, I was just talking about the limited places I drove which would be from the most westerly light in Ajijic, East toward Chapala and back. You know maybe going to the animal shelter or Walmart or to breakfast in and around Ajijic. So I am sure many of you, lakeside, of course will have different driving experiences than I. I just know, that if I want to get somewhere fast, early morning or early evening is much better than the middle of the day. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmh Posted December 8, 2022 Report Share Posted December 8, 2022 not bad?? It is so screwed up that this week there is no way to go home without breaking the law.. I have to take a street the wrong way to get home otherwise I cannot get home. I call that really bad.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvanparys Posted December 8, 2022 Report Share Posted December 8, 2022 Timing is everything... Going from Rancho del Oro to Chapala can take 25 minutes or an hour depending on the time of day... I have found that leaving at 8:25am will get you there in a short time even on market day... Coming back around noon one should pack a lunch... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blankletmusic Posted December 8, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2022 Just wondering if there's a solution for this problem (not driving, I suppose). Is this something that keeps getting worse as time goes by with no real practical solution in sight? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil in mexico Posted December 8, 2022 Report Share Posted December 8, 2022 I have notice in central chapala the new roadwork in just 2 blocks on the semi finish side they have eliminated approx. 6 to 8 parking spaces and at the main intersection they have made so narrow that buses will be lucky to navigate a turn going west, Amazing design just my 2 cents 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
court0503 Posted December 8, 2022 Report Share Posted December 8, 2022 Yes…has gotten continually worse over the years. now exponentially worse as population & building increases beyond realistically infrastructure capacity. If you look at a local map the problem will be clear to you - there’s only 1 through-road. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floradude Posted December 8, 2022 Report Share Posted December 8, 2022 It is BAD. I remember when there were no traffic lights in Ajijic. Yesterday it took me 20 minutes to drive from Ajijic to San Antonio for a 9:30 dental appointment. If I were 60 again and wanted to move to Mexico it would not be to Lakeside 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mostlylost Posted December 8, 2022 Report Share Posted December 8, 2022 2 hours ago, phil in mexico said: I have notice in central chapala the new roadwork in just 2 blocks on the semi finish side they have eliminated approx. 6 to 8 parking spaces and at the main intersection they have made so narrow that buses will be lucky to navigate a turn going west, Amazing design just my 2 cents The joke in my family is traffic engineers in Mexico don't earn enough to buy a car and don't drive. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakeside7 Posted December 8, 2022 Report Share Posted December 8, 2022 This is an easy fix, but is too logic to be accepted. Make Ocampo one way going East from Rio Bravo, and limited it to cars and local buses, and join the Carretra at La Foresta. Ajijic town needs to provide more payed parking areas 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickS Posted December 8, 2022 Report Share Posted December 8, 2022 If that's the 'easy' solution I'd like to hear the hard one..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibarra Posted December 8, 2022 Report Share Posted December 8, 2022 This is a never ending topic for us to discuss. I would synchronize the street lights in front of Walmart, SuperLake, Panino first. I would also do something like lakeside7 suggested. One way traffic on main road and divert the other way traffic to a side street. Perhaps remove all parking spaces in that area and convert a couple of lots to parking spaces. Perfect solution, IMO would be a bridge over or around the entire area from GDL farmacia by Actinver to Waffle house so there is a bypass for those not wanting or needing to visit any businesses in that area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibarra Posted December 8, 2022 Report Share Posted December 8, 2022 11 minutes ago, lakeside7 said: ... Ajijic town needs to provide more payed parking areas Provide more PAID parking? Where is there paid parking spaces in that area now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mostlylost Posted December 8, 2022 Report Share Posted December 8, 2022 1 hour ago, ibarra said: Provide more PAID parking? Where is there paid parking spaces in that area now? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvanparys Posted December 8, 2022 Report Share Posted December 8, 2022 Perhaps by 2030 someone in the planning department will require that all buildings provide parking for X number of cars based on occupancy... Now for another shot of Tequilla to make that one work... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibarra Posted December 8, 2022 Report Share Posted December 8, 2022 32 minutes ago, rvanparys said: Perhaps by 2030 someone in the planning department will require that all buildings provide parking for X number of cars based on occupancy... When pigs fly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakeside7 Posted December 8, 2022 Report Share Posted December 8, 2022 4 hours ago, RickS said: If that's the 'easy' solution I'd like to hear the hard one..... Well I waiting to hear your two cents Acutely I thought a few months back, Ocampo was 1 way West of 6 corners. But now seems to be 2 way again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mostlylost Posted December 8, 2022 Report Share Posted December 8, 2022 The Ocampo solution was discussed by authorities about 15 years ago. Nothing came of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natasha Posted December 8, 2022 Report Share Posted December 8, 2022 9 hours ago, blankletmusic said: Just wondering if there's a solution for this problem ................. You bet! Parkades have been doing it for years. Stalls are full? 5 cars leave, 5 more can enter. Wait in line meantime. Ergo....... FIVE permanent or temporal foreigners leave forever ........ deceased or back NOB (confirmed), FOUR wannabe's in line get to come in. Why the numbers discrepancy.?...... in part makes up for with the ones who enter on tourist permits and disappear into woodwork, never to be officially seen or heard from again. Easy peasy! 🤣🤣🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickS Posted December 8, 2022 Report Share Posted December 8, 2022 18 minutes ago, Mostlylost said: The Ocampo solution was discussed by authorities about 15 years ago. Nothing came of it. But 15 years ago... 2007... there was not a traffic problem IMO. Didn't get this way until about 4-5 years back. Sending this many cars through on Ocampo would seem to be a nightmare. Not that the current situation is not.... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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