Guest 614Streets Posted April 18, 2009 Report Share Posted April 18, 2009 IMO this is the shittiest suburb of columbus. I have no Idea why anyone would want to live in that side of town. That eastside part of town from pataskala to whitehall is horrible. I grew up in Gahanna , another horrible area , I just don't get it how do you put up with that shitty traffic and congestion of people. Don't take this personally , its right around the corner from where I grew up and if someone was to compare other areas being worse, hell yes there is much worse types of areas but that broad street , brice rd , main street area is nuts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LJ Posted April 18, 2009 Report Share Posted April 18, 2009 IMO this is the shittiest suburb of columbus. I have no Idea why anyone would want to live in that side of town. That eastside part of town from pataskala to whitehall is horrible. I grew up in Gahanna , another horrible area , I just don't get it how do you put up with that shitty traffic and congestion of people. Don't take this personally , its right around the corner from where I grew up and if someone was to compare other areas being worse, hell yes there is much worse types of areas but that broad street , brice rd , main street area is nuts. I go from Havens Corners and Waggoner to Polaris Parkway in 25 minutes ever morning at 8:30 am.. I have no idea what you are talking about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pontiacfreak142 Posted April 18, 2009 Report Share Posted April 18, 2009 yea, traffic can suck from time to time, but other than that its really not a bad area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V8 Beast Posted April 18, 2009 Report Share Posted April 18, 2009 IMO this is the shittiest suburb of columbus. I have no Idea why anyone would want to live in that side of town. That eastside part of town from pataskala to whitehall is horrible. I grew up in Gahanna , another horrible area , I just don't get it how do you put up with that shitty traffic and congestion of people. Don't take this personally , its right around the corner from where I grew up and if someone was to compare other areas being worse, hell yes there is much worse types of areas but that broad street , brice rd , main street area is nuts. I thought the same thing about Hilliard when I moved here from Dublin. Now that every major road is going to be 8 lanes wide we will have all the room in the world to get stuck behind semi's (that will soon destroy all of the new streets) while we are trying to leave the city. Far out Hilliard ftw! Close to the freeway Hilliard not so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mopar Posted April 18, 2009 Report Share Posted April 18, 2009 I like it here, traffic sucks.... but I usually plan around it, as not to get stuck in it. Its far from the worst suburb imo. My only complaint is random power outages, happens a bit too often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 614Streets Posted April 18, 2009 Report Share Posted April 18, 2009 I go from Havens Corners and Waggoner to Polaris Parkway in 25 minutes ever morning at 8:30 am.. I have no idea what you are talking about e broad at 5 30 pm. That fucking town is a shithole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wnaplay1647545503 Posted April 18, 2009 Report Share Posted April 18, 2009 The statement is to broad a generalization. I have lived in the burg for almost 14 years. Previous to that I was in Pickerington for 4-5 years. I live in a quiet neighborhood with great neighbors. My neighbors are for the most part older and appear to be well educated. My house is in a spot that allows me to be on 270 coming off of broad in less than 2 mins on the busiest day from my house. I average from my house to cassady and 14th in 5 mins with a max of 10mins on a rarely shitty day. I have done this schedule for nearly 10 years at this point. My neighbors all take really good care of the yards and homes. My only real concern with the burg isthat there are a few really shiity section 8 housing complexes which have developed over the years. Unfortunately these kids are bussed and spread out amoungst the school district do to the overwhelming number of them. Unfortunately most people know what kind of people and issues stem from a community like this. I grew up off of parsons ave next to te projects until I was 15 and never did I see such sorry excuses for parents and individuals as I have seen living in these complexes here in reynoldsburg. Also Reynoldsburg has a large renters community and with any community like that its hard to get voters to approve new $$$ for items such as school bonds and levy's. Other than that I am sure every neighborhood has the same issue's reynoldsburghas going for and against them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowflake Posted April 18, 2009 Report Share Posted April 18, 2009 You gotta fake left and go right... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wnaplay1647545503 Posted April 18, 2009 Report Share Posted April 18, 2009 Its all about where you live. There is no way I would fight through city traffic if I didnt have to. I moved to an area where this is not an isue for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LJ Posted April 18, 2009 Report Share Posted April 18, 2009 e broad at 5 30 pm. That fucking town is a shithole. I never use Broad for anything, even when I worked at DSCC so many easy ways around it for Blacklick and Pataskala Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowflake Posted April 18, 2009 Report Share Posted April 18, 2009 I never use Broad for anything, even when I worked at DSCC so many easy ways around it for Blacklick and Pataskala Main Street flows much better then Broad street. I have just turned around and gone back home sometimes after hitting Broad at the wrong time... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Bruh Posted April 18, 2009 Report Share Posted April 18, 2009 pickerington is the worst burb. fuck driving threw that place! i live just east of reynoldsburg in pataskala off 40 and never have any problems anytime i ever drive. And all my neighbors are great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMeanGreen Posted April 18, 2009 Report Share Posted April 18, 2009 You're on crack. I can name a dozen other suburbs with worse traffic, Gahanna included. FYI, East Broad is not Reynoldsburg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave1647545494 Posted April 18, 2009 Report Share Posted April 18, 2009 you must have just hit some bad traffic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 614Streets Posted April 18, 2009 Report Share Posted April 18, 2009 Ok so columbus is annexed all around it but still the general area , and pickerington included is a mess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wnaplay1647545503 Posted April 18, 2009 Report Share Posted April 18, 2009 Around 1993 when we lived in pickerington and still went to school in columbus, at arourd 5:30 every night you would literally get stuck at 70/256 for nealy 1 & 1/2 hrs trying to get onto 256. If it werent for that right there I would have moved to pickerington when I was looking to buy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cordell Posted April 18, 2009 Report Share Posted April 18, 2009 There are more ways around then just Broad and Main out here, but I can't stand the traffic during rush hour. That's why I go to work around lunchtime and come home after 9pm. There are much worse areas IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceGhost Posted April 18, 2009 Report Share Posted April 18, 2009 Westerville/New Albany>*around c-bus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sol740 Posted April 18, 2009 Report Share Posted April 18, 2009 I live in Blacklick now. I miss Westerville though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copperhead Posted April 19, 2009 Report Share Posted April 19, 2009 Westerville/New Albany>*around c-bus I would agree, although I did kinda like Dublin too. The cops that infest 161 need to find something better to do though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve R. Posted April 19, 2009 Report Share Posted April 19, 2009 Westerville/New Albany>*around c-bus +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitrousbird Posted April 19, 2009 Report Share Posted April 19, 2009 Westerville/New Albany>*around c-bus LOL, are you kidding me? New Albany is nothing but house Nazi's that will bitch if a blade of grass isn't in the right place, and property taxes that are out of this world, homes that all look the same, etc. New Albany was great geographically for us, but we wouldn't even consider living there because of its significant faults. Westerville is decent, but also has some crappy areas, is dry (who wants that?), and a lot of older homes / homes that are close together, which is why we never found anything worth buying there. As for the Reynoldsburg/Blacklick area being shitty because of traffic...that's just non-sense. Traffic doesn't make an area a shit hole. I'm not looking to ever move back to Reynoldsburg, but I never had any issues with crime, plenty of things to do in the area, very convient shopping, reasonably priced homes, etc. Are there areas in Columbus that are better? Sure...you'll pay more for it too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LJ Posted April 19, 2009 Report Share Posted April 19, 2009 Westerville is decent, but also has some crappy areas, is dry (who wants that?), and a lot of older homes / homes that are close together, which is why we never found anything worth buying there. #1 it's not dry anymore (hasn't been for ~4 years) #2 have you ever been to 43082? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitrousbird Posted April 20, 2009 Report Share Posted April 20, 2009 #1 it's not dry anymore (hasn't been for ~4 years) #2 have you ever been to 43082? #1: I haven't hung out there much since I dumped an ex that went to Otterbein years ago, where yes, it was very dry. That's a plus then. When my wife bought the condo years ago, she specifically didn't buy in Westerville for that same reason, so at least they have gotten wise to dry = bad idea. #2: I have been to 082, and pretty much everywhere there is to be in Westerville. Some of it becomes a bit New Albany-ish. I am not saying I am against Westerville (we tried finding a home there, and looked a lot), but they simply had nothing for sale that was something we would want for anything close to a decent price. Looked in Galena too (which is just north of Westerville); almost bought a house there, and IMO you get the use of Westerville with better land there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sciongirl Posted April 20, 2009 Report Share Posted April 20, 2009 i've always liked Gahanna... but some of the eastside does really suck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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