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Suburbanites ran, but couldn't hide, from traffic pain

By BILL MURPHY
Copyright 2008 Houston Chronicle

Louanne Smith dutifully looks after her husband. So after he had a recent stressful week as an oil company geologist, she knew what would ease his chronic back problems: a massage from a licensed therapist.

That sounded good to him — until he remembered the traffic they would have to negotiate on Fry Road in Katy to reach the fitness center.

"He wouldn't let me make an appointment because he doesn't want to drive," his wife said.

Traffic congestion, long the bane of downtown workers and residents living near the city center, afflicts nearly all Houston area suburbs.

Many city residents lured to suburbs...Continue Reading

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