Considering that Phoenix is one of top ten largest cities in the nation, the traffic inside the city isn’t as bad as, say, Los Angeles. You can still cross the Valley in about two hours, as compared to five to ten hours. You can reach the countryside, depending where you live, in a half hour or less.
The streets of Phoenix are laid out in a grid, making it one of the least confusing cities to navigate. When there are traffic problems, you can figure that going up and over one block will get you passed whatever the situation is. (If it isn’t that easy, thank the new light rail system going in, which is for another post.)
The Valley of the Sun offers more than just a sand tan and it's-a-dry-heat summers! About Phoenix, AZ is a snapshot of area attractions, history and happenings to a resident's reflective notes on desert city living.
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