I went down Mitchell. It's a little trickier than some other streets as it's narrow and there are often cars parked along the side, but once you cross over the freeway, it gets wider, then either 1st or 2nd St. works for getting downtown. I've never tried it but it would maybe be worth cutting over 16th street, and then taking Bruce St to avoid Mitchell. I'm all about streets that are either wide, or lighter traffic.