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Houston METRO Is Inviting The Community To Share Their Ideas On Regional Transit Plans

Metro’s hosting town hall-style meetings related to the agency’s regional transit plan.

| July 25, 2017, 2:22 PM

Houston METRO just launched a series of town hall-style meetings they're hosting around the region where they're inviting you to submit ideas for their next project. Over the next few weeks, officials will host about two dozen meetings related to the agency's regional transit plan.

We talk with Houston METRO Board Chair Carrin Patman, and News 88.7 Transportation Reporter Gail Delaughter about what the transit agency is hearing from residents.

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