rmcray08: Given your point A and your point B, you route looks like the best one I can see on Google Maps. There's always the "try it on a weekend" suggestion. In my estimation, since so much of your route is through a gauntlet of hellish suburban strip malls, if you can do it on a Saturday, you can do it on a weekday for sure!

I'm sure if you've read this thread and anything else in the Commuting forum, you're aware of the plethora of options for carrying things, mirrors, etc., etc. Lots of discussion of those items (sometimes over and over again) in the myriad threads of this forum...

Good luck with the commute. Just stay aware of what's around you and be safe.