Post-election, there's a potentially interesting situation shaping up on the transportation funding subcommittee of the U.S. House Appropriations Committee. That's the group, remember, that OKs federal transit funds — it's the one U.S. Rep. John Culberson sits on, and it is his membership in that subcommittee that allowed Culberson to deal a strong blow to Richmond light rail plans this summer. But here's what may be interesting: With Democratic control of the House, newly elected...
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About 350 people turned out yesterday to hear Houstonians tell the Metro board what they think about the route of the proposed University light rail line, and the message was a resounding "We're not sure what we think." Metro's plan to run most of the line along Richmond Avenue rather than Westpark, as originally proposed, has drawn concern and continued to do so Thursday: Whatever the board decides late this year, it should "keep the...
Residents and business owners along the proposed University light rail line will meet with the Metro board today to give their opinions on the line — and it looks like there's a lot of opposition, at least as it's reported in the Chronicle.
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