Transcript of Today's Web Chat

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TransitDriver — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 07:14:23 GMT

noon to 1pm....Once a month... On a weekday when everone who rides METRO is at work.

Try doing that 6pm or later or on the weekend. I bet the server will crash from the amount of people accessing.

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Dominc Mazoch — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 02:45:07 GMT

Actually, a freigt bypass, in a way exsists NOW, using abandoned lines and some BNSF trackage.

Abandoned: Old ATSF "corn Belt", using line from Bay City, Eagle Lake, Sealy.

Connects: UP line to Corpus Christi, Future KCS line to Victoria, UP "Sunset Route", and UP line to LaGrange at Sealy.

In use Now: BNSF line from Sealy to Smithville. Needs to be Two Main Tracks.

Smithville to Beaumont: Ex-ATSF trackage now a shortline.

Connects: UP lines to DFW, (ex SP and MoPac), BNSF (ex BN), UP line to Palestine at Conroe, UP line to Lufkin at Liveston.

East of Livingston, I am not sure of the route and connections to Beaumont.

To me, it would be cheaper to upgrade what we have, than build new. Then this could be used to funnel traffic down the Hardy and grade separated "Sunset" corridors. ("Sunset: ex SP line Houston-Richmond-Dayton. I am refering to the Eagle Lake-Houston-Richmond section)

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Andrea Moore — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 05:29:15 GMT

At 12:55:28 Mr. Wilson said, "...we are in the planning phases of a few other lines, such as Westpark and Galveston".

Mr. Wilson: Do you mean a Westpark rail line? Or are you referring to rail on Richmond?

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ChloeMireille — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 15:47:19 GMT

Okay, so there's no P&R service for Pearland because they turned it down. Interesting. Why they'd want to shoot themselves in the foot like that is beyond me. Hopefully, Clear Lake will be more hospitable.

As for next month's chat topic... The simple answer is to bring back the old 101 route before it became the 88 Hobby Limited, with a few adjustments. Offer absolutely no local stops, this is a P&R-style route. Charge $3.00.

I also think that if the purpose of this is solely to go between airports, there's no need to go downtown. If people who are downtown need to go to either, we already have the 102 and the 88.

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Mary Sit — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 23:23:21 GMT

Andrea Moore,

I believe Mr. Wilson was referring to commuter rail on Westpark.

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J. Liggins — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 15:53:43 GMT

It would make sense for the 102 and the 88 to be combined seeing as how they serve both Houston airports. Then, as was said earlier, there could be a P&R or Express type service connecting Bush and Hobby, but it must go Downtown and possibly other destinations like Greenway Plaza or the Galleria.

Also, don't you all think 88 - Hobby Airport VIA HOBBY AIRPORT is a little redundant? Change that sign guys, but not before I can get a picture of it.

One more thing, Mary, I contacted you about the RTS info and the broke down buses via the blog contact link. Did you receive those messages?

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wi11ie — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 03:27:57 GMT

the 102 and the 88 were kinda/sorta connected at one time, it was called the 101.

was an entirely too long of a run like 3 hours one way... nothing express about that and it sucked to drive it.

wi11ie

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dhirizarry — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 17:03:36 GMT

Good day,

Sorry miss the web chat.

I would like a bus line on Hwy 6, From Bissonnet to 290. And have the 65 and 4 go to hwy6 like the 2, 132 and 131. and have West BOF run that route not first transit.

david I.

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greenwave105 — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 15:52:00 GMT

When will construction begin on the Uptown Corridor line and where as well as the University line?

http://www.metrosolutions.org/go/doc/1068/139075/).

University Corridor:(http://www.metrosolutions.org/go/doc/1068/115473/).

Hope that helps.

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Mary Sit — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 18:32:04 GMT

Cedric,

Thanks for your suggestions regarding changing our monthly Web chats - but remember, we launched them as lunchtime Web chats, so it will stay that way for now.

Regarding future Web chat topics:

What do all of you readers want to talk about? I'm open to ideas.

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Cedric Collins — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 17:39:56 GMT

Mary,

I understand that but not too many people may have the chance to be on during the lunch hours and I'm one of them. What I think should be discussed is the routes thingy. Just take a look at my post on (February 21, 2008 8:42 AM)