HOUSTON (KTRK) -- METRO Houstonbus operator Paul Nelson rescued a … Continue Reading ››Houston METRO Opens New Rail Lines, New Possibilities
It's been a long time coming, but Houston METRO finally reached the big day. Dug Begley of the Houston Chronicle has the scoop...After years of construction and months of testing, riders began boarding Green Line trains headed from downtown east along Harrisburg and Purple Line trains toward the University of Houston and Palm Center Transit … Continue Reading ››Culberson, Garcia Put METRO Federal Funds, Commuter Rail On Fast Track
So last Friday, I wrote the following regarding then-unknown plans surrounding the new open-door policy between U.S. Congressman John Culberson, and the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, AKA METRO... "But let’s be clear on what the Congressman did not promise. If a new vote occurs, rail supporters can be sure that Culberson and his group … Continue Reading ››Culberson Opens The Door To University Line
It's probably no secret that recent years have brought some huge changes at METRO... a complete scrubbing of former leadership, the formation and soon-to-be implementation of an entirely new local bus system, and the successful construction of 3 new light rail lines. For all these reasons, the METRO of today has very little … Continue Reading ››Houston METRO Approves FINAL Reimagining Map
This week, METRO's long-awaited public transit overhaul now leaves the imagination, and becomes reality. On Wednesday, the METRO Board voted unanimously to approve the System Reimagining plan, a comprehensive re-design of all of the region's local bus routes, and released the organization's soon-to-be new system map. After months of planning, community feedback and a bevy … Continue Reading ››Houston: New METRO Rail Lines Delayed
Here's the news directly from Swamplot...There’s still “some uncertainty” over the exact schedule, but all the pieces needed to allow Metro to open Houston’s second and third light-rail lines won’t be in place until late December, according to reports delivered to a committee of the transportation … Continue Reading ››
