Best route to Mass Pike at rush hour?

[fenicedautun.livejournal.com]

So I just got a job offer for a job that would require me to take the pike out to Framingham area every morning. I've never actually tried to get to the pike (I'm in Ball Square area) in the morning, and wondered if anybody had favored routes?

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[pierceheart.livejournal.com]

This? (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Summer+St&daddr=Laurel+St+to:Calvin+St+to:Cooney+St+to:Ellsworth+Ave+to:Dana+St+to:42.368564,-71.110618+to:Unknown+road&hl=en&geocode=FdfAhgIdPArD-w%3BFam3hgIdHAXD-w%3BFZmjhgIdfwnD-w%3BFeaahgIdmAjD-w%3BFcSPhgIdnv3C-w%3BFUmLhgId4_bC-w%3B%3BFWNhhgId2MnC-w&mra=dpe&mrcr=0&mrsp=6&sz=16&via=1,2,3,4,5,6&sll=42.369785,-71.105039&sspn=0.009036,0.022724&ie=UTF8&ll=42.367819,-71.109695&spn=0.009037,0.022724&t=h&z=16)

[tipper-green.livejournal.com]

Yes indeed! Wow, it almost looks like a straight line when you map it out like that. Doesn't feel quite that way when you're driving it.

I did it this morning, at 7:00. Took me eight minutes. But that's typical that early -- there's no traffic then.

[fenicedautun.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I'm probably looking at 7:45, which is close to your no 8am rule, but this does look like a pretty good route (and Cedar to Summer is pretty easy no matter time of day).