My work commute has me on Kansas Expressway and Chestnut Expressway 5 times a week and I agree. I've also called them "Expressways" multiple times. It's a pain if you hit the lights, especially at the start of downtown. I don't think a freeway through the city would help that much, though, and I'm having trouble picturing what it would even look like. Probably similar to Tulsa, where one stall or wreck shuts everything down, just like what we have now. Maybe if the bus system was better and more people used it instead of their cars, that might relieve it somewhat.

As pithy as it sounds, planning ahead really is key. If I can get on the road before 7:30 am, my commute usually takes less than 15 minutes. By 7:40, it usually takes 20-25 minutes and I end up right on time or late.