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Published on: 6/9/2005
Last Visited: 6/9/2005
Becky Heieck moved up to El Dorado Hills five years ago to get away from what she and her husband saw then as the ,hustle and bustle, of Sacramento.She commutes on Highway 50 daily to her job off Howe Avenue.Leaving at around 7:30 a.m., she says she gets in to the office ,around 9, depending.,
,It,s bad every day, but some days it,s awful.
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Becky Heieck, who helps commuters solve their transportation issues as a representative for the Power Inn Business Transportation Association, can,t wait until the Folsom light rail line opens up.She calls it ,our only hope.,
,My husband and I may be able to drive down together,, she says. ,He could take the train to the Bay Area, and I could take light rail in.
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Heieck is one of an increasing number of Sacramentans who believes our daily commutes are having a huge impact on our daily lives,to the point that they are determining our destiny.