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Greater Houston area residents may be seeing more of their monthly expenses go toward transportation costs. (Nathan Colbert/Community Impact Newspaper)

Q&A: How vehicle, gas prices are affecting Houston commuters, economy

By Danica Lloyd

Patrick Jankowski, senior vice president of research for the Greater Houston Partnership, spoke with Community Impact Newspaper on Aug. 9 about how the cost of transportation is impacting local commuters and the economy.

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