221 Kingsland Blvd: How's The Trip Time Nowadays?

[Bob Plumb]

I used to ride 221 up until 4 years ago. Then it only took around 30 minutes from pulling out of the P&R to first stop DT. When I would walk up around 7:20am there would be a line of about 30-40 people but it went fast and was no hassle.

 

Flash forward to last September 2012 when I started working in DT again and tried 221 again. 

 

Walked up and there was more than 100+ people in a line that went around the corner. Parking lot was packed.

 

But the worst part is that it LITERALLY took *30* minutes to get from P&R lot, up Westgreen, down feeder JUST to get on I10. The first two days I rode 221 it took me TWO, repeat TWO hours to get to DT, with NO accidents. 

 

I was DISTRAUGHT! Then a co worker suggested I try 228 at Hwy 6. It took about the same time to get to from my house. NO lines, walk right on bus. You flyover from P&R right onto the HOV. 99% of the time the trip takes about 25 mins. Sweet.

 

I was wondering if things were better at 221 and if it was worth trying again bc Kingsland is much more convenient driving home from in the evening.

 

Thanks

[Bob Plumb]

Thanks for the tips...

[The Pragmatist]

The traffic at Westgreen is pretty awful with the lights next to the church, school, and I-10.  It took a long time to get through it the last time I used it several months ago.  Granted, I'm rarely in Katy, so I don't know how it is day-to-day.

[cla]

Thanks for the tips...

 

There probably aren't that many people on this forum that use the park and ride from Katy, and of those that do, they probably don't come on this forum that often.  You would probably have a better chance if you posted on  http://www.city-data.com/forum/houston/