Archive for the 'METRO' Category

Calling for investments in freight rail

Thursday, February 12th, 2009

Now 18 months old, the Gulf Coast Freight Rail District’s board has moved beyond bylaws discussions to focus on freight rail projects and how to get them done. Jon Boyd and I attended Tuesday’s meeting to weigh in on two issues:
Capitalizing the Freight Rail Improvement Fund
In 2005, the Texas Legislature created the Texas Rail Relocation [...]

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METRO rolls out buses with bike racks!

Friday, April 20th, 2007

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CTC opposes Lege attempt to gut METRO

Wednesday, April 4th, 2007

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University line is about Houston, not just Richmond or Westpark

Sunday, February 11th, 2007

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More Culberson politics for Universities line?

Tuesday, April 11th, 2006

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And we wonder why we can’t afford great urban transit yet?

Monday, April 3rd, 2006

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At Universities line meeting, Mayor and Congressman praise METRO leadership, commit to collaborative process

Monday, March 20th, 2006

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Universities line stakeholders start talking about process

Thursday, February 16th, 2006

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Politics must not preempt good transit planning

Friday, February 10th, 2006

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METRO ridership up?

Thursday, August 18th, 2005

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METRO Board meeting - rider concerns but improving performance

Thursday, March 24th, 2005

Wilson says METRO’s “operating ratio,” calculated as fare income divided by transit costs, is improving after five years of trending downward

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