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Trapped By Gridlock

Posted by: Brenda Meyer

6 October 2005 - 8:00am

As Americans are forced to spend more time commuting, the question must be asked 'what have highways done to improve quality of life?'

"Trapped in traffic to get anywhere, we have less time for taking part in civic engagements, pursuing hobbies and spending time with friends and family. Our interpersonal relationships have been relegated to rushed phone conversations and quick e-mail messages. We carry the BlackBerry, cell phone and laptop as badges of multitasking honor. We bristle with bandwidth and satellite access online, hooked up and cyber-savvy. But we still don't know our neighbors and we don't have time for our friends."

Full Story: Transit missteps leave us trapped
Source: The Baltimore Sun, October 5, 2005
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