Houstonist: Soon, we all may be able to ride in HOV lanes

kevin bracken

Sun, 29 Oct 2006 13:59:26 -0600

Unless they are investing that money in public transit, this idea is completely counter-productive. We need to get more cars off the road.

MJ

Sat, 28 Oct 2006 10:47:20 -0600

HCTRA is must be looking for more money. It a terrible idea, given the number of vehicles (and one 18 wheeler)I have seen either rushing to the front and "cutting" or, riding the empty lane to the front and "cutting". That whole "EZ Tag" thing would only work if you had to commit to a barriered lane and either pay or be fined, otherwise people would jump out prior to the toll area. Car pooling is a much better solution. Wasn't the HOV lane a pollution solution (fewer cars = fewer emissions with the bonus of decreased traffic)?

jim

Thu, 26 Oct 2006 16:36:08 -0600

Why, oh why, would they even THINK about opening up the HOV lane / doing work there when it has just finally, thankfully, been finished? Because it's just been finished, clearly.

Jules

Thu, 26 Oct 2006 15:02:42 -0600

Look at the nice picture: 59 works now! Okay, so it's not my favorite place in the city around 5pm - but it's not the West Loop, either. Why, oh why, would they even THINK about opening up the HOV lane / doing work there when it has just finally, thankfully, been finished?

lauren

Thu, 26 Oct 2006 14:56:21 -0600

so what would they be called now? low-occupancy vehicle (LOV) lanes ? niiiiiiice