Today at noon, we conducted a lunchtime Web chat with John Sedlak, executive vice president at METRO and our No. 2 guy here. Frank J. Wilson, our president & CEO, was scheduled to host the chat. He had to fly to Washington today for an unexpected trip to meet with Congressional leaders on METRO's funding needs, as part of ...

  Our next Web chat is scheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 26, from noon to 1 p.m. The topic: Signature Bus service and regionalism. Next week, we're launching a new service that will kick existing service up a notch. The 402 Quickline Bellaire will feature fewer stops - only eight in either direction. We'll also have new bus stops that ...