More from METRO
METRO has sent out the first edition of an email newsletter called METRO connections (subscribe here.)
Interesting items:
- Westheimer is off the table as an alignment for the westernmost section of the Universities line. That was one of the three options I discussed two days ago, leaving Richmond through Afton Oaks and Westpark. Interestingly, Westheimer first became an option in mid-2005 due to a suggestion from Afton Oaks. Significantly, this means the Universities line will not serve the Galleria unless trains are through-routed onto the Uptown line as I discussed in that post.
- There are public meetings scheduled for two components of METRO Solutions: the Northern Intermodal Center (discussed here extensively: post 1, post 2, post 3) and the Harrisburg Line, both slated to open in 2012. Neither have been the subject of a METRO public meeting, and there have been no meetings at all held about the Harrisburg line.
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Harrisburg/East End Corridor Alignment Options
Wednesday, March 29, 6 – 8 p.m.
Magnolia Multi-Service Center 7037 Capitol -
Northern Intermodal
Tuesday, April 4, 6:30 p.m.
Ketelsen Elementary 600 Quitman
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Harrisburg/East End Corridor Alignment Options
- A link to a good piece by David Crossley on why a a Richmond rail line makes sense
It’s worth reading the whole thing. I’m glad to see METRO communicating more with the public.
Comment at will in the forums; there’s a discussion here on the Universities line and a new topic here for the rest.