Transportation
Metro Starts Work On Final Piece Of Light Rail Line
Posted on · Work on a $31 million overpass for the East End light rail line is about to start, and for people in the neighborhood that means a few more months of street detours.
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News
Will Falling Oil Prices Affect Metro’s Sales Tax Revenues?
Posted on · Analysts reviewed past sales tax collections and they say the numbers are mixed.
Good, Bad and Ugly
Campus Carry, Halliburton Layoffs, and Saving Butterflies: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of Houston News
Posted on · From the legislature taking up another measure that would allow licensed, concealed firearms on Texas college campuses, to 5,000-6,000 layoffs at Halliburton; and from re-imagining Houston’s bus routes to saving the endangered monarch butterfly by planting more milkweed: we discuss The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of this week’s news. Our panel of non-experts […]
Transportation
Metro Board Approves Big Changes To Bus System
Posted on · Officials estimate the plan will speed up bus trips between key destinations by ten minutes.
Houston Matters
What Could Become of $40M of Unspent Federal Transit Funds?
Posted on · This April METRO plans to open two new light rail lines in Houston. But not all of the Federal Transit Administration funds dedicated to those light rail projects has been spent. We talk with Gilbert Garcia, Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, about what could become of […]
Full Show
Chief McClelland, METRO and Air Station Houston: Thursday’s show (February 5, 2015)
Posted on · little under a year ago we spoke with Houston Police Chief Charles McClelland and Harris County Sheriff Adrian Garcia about crime in Houston. We looked at how it's investigated, how it's monitored, what are some of the trends in crime that are on the rise and what trends seem to be declining. On this edition […]
Transportation
Metro Gets New Light Rail Cars After Earlier Snag
Posted on · Six new light rail cars go into service after concerns over having enough vehicles for the new lines set to open this spring.
Transportation
Metro Bus Drivers Reach Out To Houston’s Homeless This Holiday
Posted on · The transit agency conducts an annual sock drive to benefit people living on the streets.
Transportation
Bus Riders Have New Way To Get A Fare Card
Posted on · Day Passes and Q-Cards will be available on local buses under a pilot program.
Transportation
Metro Moves Forward On Transit Riders Code Of Conduct
Posted on · Metro's board is moving forward on its proposed "Code of Conduct" for transit riders. Officials hope to soon launch public meetings on new rules for handling unruly passengers.
Transportation
Ridership Numbers Increase For Metro’s Light Rail, Down For Buses
Posted on · Agency hopes to boost ridership with new bus routes next year.
News
Metro Delays Final Vote On New Bus Routes
Posted on · Officials want further study on "flex zones."
Transportation
Metro Delays Opening Of Houston’s Two New Light Rail Lines
Posted on · Reasons for the delay include a water line break and faulty parts.
Transportation
Metro’s Bus Reimagining Plan Moves Closer To Final Approval
Posted on · New routes are expected to go into effect next summer.
Transportation
Metro Makes Some Changes To Its Bus System Reimagining Plan
Posted on · Transit agency considers public comments as it drafts final plan.