The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County voted back in February to move forward with a radical re-design of the region's local bus system. Every single route will be affected.
But for most daily METRO riders, information about these changes is
still quite unknown. If one doesn't follow local transit or politics news, it's pretty …
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There's no doubt that the top-to-bottom redesign of Houston's bus system was the result of lots of hard work. Since its approval last month, System Reimagining has received
national media attention, mostly in the form of high praise from transit enthusiasts and critics alike.
But plans on a page are one issue. Bringing the new …
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The Texas Progressive Alliance sends warm thoughts to everyone in the Northeast digging themselves out from snow again as it brings you this week's roundup.
Off the Kuff reports on
opposition to the proposed high speed rail line.
Libby Shaw, writing for
Texas Kaos and contributing to
Daily Kos, is appalled by efforts …
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The Texas Progressive Alliance hopes everyone read
at least one banned book last week as it brings you this weeks' roundup.
Off the Kuff presents interviews with two of the many dynamic and well-qualified Democratic women running for legislative offices this year,
Rita Lucido in SD17 and
Susan Criss in HD23.
Libby Shaw …
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After the big announcement earlier this month, the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas is ready to move to the next major phase in its System Re-imagining plan. METRO has released it's schedule of public meetings to gather input about the proposed system changes.
The public meetings are in addition to feedback that METRO is …
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