Quote of the Week – US Transit Ridership Continues to Flatline
According to the American Public Transportation Association (APTA), US transit ridership changed very little last year. Total transit ridership topped...
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Houston Economy Still Highly Dependent on Oil & Gas
Some of the Houston chamber-of-commerce boosters frequently claim that the area’s economy has diversified away from oil and gas. While...
Turner’s Pothole Misinformation Campaign
Sylvester Turner’s press conference on potholes this week was masterful misdirection. Most of the media headlines were that Turner...
City Continues to Skimp on Street Spending
The recently issued annual financial report (“CAFR”) for the City once again shows that it is continuing to cut...
Back from Touring U.K & Ireland
I recently returned from nearly three weeks of touring the United Kingdom and Ireland. Some of you that followed my...
After Spending Over $2 Billion on Light Rail, Metro is Carrying Fewer Riders
In 2001, the last year before Metro began spending money on light rail, Houstonians took over 89 million trips on...
Transit’s Expensive Demise
It is an idea that seems intuitively like it should work. Instead of us all separately driving a car to...
HGAC Tables New Funds for Uptown Bus Project
On Friday, HGAC’s Transportation Policy Council (TPC) tabled a funding request from the Uptown TIRZ for an additional $16 million...
Uptown Bus Lanes Already $30 Million Over Budget
One of the worst public works boondoggles in our region is about to get worse unless our elected...
The Tale of Two Transit Systems: The Folly of Rail in th 21st Century
Metro is in the process of re-examining its long-term strategy and mission. It is an examination that is...
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