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  • Dispelling Rumors

      The Houston Chronicle's Rad Sallee did an excellent job pointing out criticism and rumors about METRO in his column today, "Sometimes the hype overshadows the truth." One by one, Sallee addressed issues, including: stray current along the Red Line; METRO's obligation to set aside 25 percent of its 1-cent sales ...
    Posted to Write On METRO (Weblog) by Mary Sit on November 5, 2007
  • Important Rail Decisions at Next Board Meeting

      On Thursday, METRO conducts one of its most important board meetings. The board of directors is scheduled to vote on the Locally Preferred Alternatives (LPA) for METRO Solutions. Translation: The board will decide on what streets the University Line will run. There are four options on the table for the University Line west of Main ...
    Posted to Write On METRO (Weblog) by Mary Sit on October 16, 2007
  • METRO Responds to Richmond Rail Legal Action

      Every once in a while, we will feature guest bloggers on this site. On April 11, legal action was filed against METRO on METRO Solutions and the 2003 Referendum. Here's a post from Sandra Aponte Salazar, communications supervisor of METRO Solutions: The Rule 202 petition was filed to allow depositions to elicit testimony and determine ...
    Posted to Write On METRO (Weblog) by Mary Sit on April 13, 2007