From: ahk@chinet.com   
      
   hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com wrote:   
   >On Wednesday, July 30, 2014 9:28:01 AM UTC-4, Stephen Sprunk wrote:   
      
   >>Note that, in many cities, the beltways are just as congested, if not   
   >>moreso, than the routes in/out of downtown.  At least for the latter,   
   >>half the trip will often be uncongested, depending on the time of day.   
      
   >These days, with so much suburban office park development, beltways can   
   >be extremely congested, as you say.  Only beltways are congested all day   
   >long, seven days a week.   
      
   >I arrived by train in downtown Chicago.  Driving through city streets   
   >was no problem until I hit the suburbs--then the bad traffic jams   
   >started.   
      
   You know, hancock: We have trains into the suburbs as well, many of which   
   leave from that very same train station.   
      
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