Tuesday is often called “lobby day” in Albany, because tons of cars and buses converge on downtown with citizens eager to lobby their government. That’s their right, and it’s good that people are concerned about the workings of their government.

But what sucks is the traffic headaches that lobby day create. Heading into the city most days, except lobby day is never crowded. But when hundreds or maybe even thousands of additional cars converge on downtown, it’s nothing but a headache – even just riding the bus to work. When I drive to work, I always make sure to avoid taking the expressway to work on lobby day.