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Several commenters at a recent public hearing expressed frustration that METRO is not expanding bus rapid transit and light rail as promised in a 2019 bond passed by voters. Instead, the agency is emphasizing improvements to existing services.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/transportation/2025/09/19/531452/some-criticize-metros-shift-in-priorities-as-transit-agency-works-to-finalize-2026-budget/

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Several commenters at a recent public hearing expressed frustration that METRO is not expanding bus rapid transit and light rail as promised in a 2019 bond passed by voters. Instead, the agency is emphasizing improvements to existing services.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/transportation/2025/09/19/531452/some-criticize-metros-shift-in-priorities-as-transit-agency-works-to-finalize-2026-budget/

#Houston #Local #News #Transportation #LINKHouston #Metro #METROBudget #MetroNext #METRONow

Several commenters at a recent public hearing expressed frustration that METRO is not expanding bus rapid transit and light rail as promised in a 2019 bond passed by voters. Instead, the agency is emphasizing improvements to existing services.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/transportation/2025/09/19/531452/some-criticize-metros-shift-in-priorities-as-transit-agency-works-to-finalize-2026-budget/

#Houston #Local #News #Transportation #LINKHouston #Metro #METROBudget #MetroNext #METRONow

Several commenters at a recent public hearing expressed frustration that METRO is not expanding bus rapid transit and light rail as promised in a 2019 bond passed by voters. Instead, the agency is emphasizing improvements to existing services.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/transportation/2025/09/19/531452/some-criticize-metros-shift-in-priorities-as-transit-agency-works-to-finalize-2026-budget/

#Houston #Local #News #Transportation #LINKHouston #Metro #METROBudget #MetroNext #METRONow

Several commenters at a recent public hearing expressed frustration that METRO is not expanding bus rapid transit and light rail as promised in a 2019 bond passed by voters. Instead, the agency is emphasizing improvements to existing services.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/transportation/2025/09/19/531452/some-criticize-metros-shift-in-priorities-as-transit-agency-works-to-finalize-2026-budget/

#Houston #Local #News #Transportation #LINKHouston #Metro #METROBudget #MetroNext #METRONow

After pushback on a proposal to ban electric scooters in downtown Houston, East Downtown and Midtown, city officials appear open to a compromise featuring more targeted restrictions. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/transportation/2025/08/04/527880/compromise-on-e-scooters-in-houston-appears-likely-with-restrictions-instead-of-blanket-prohibition/

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After pushback on a proposal to ban electric scooters in downtown Houston, East Downtown and Midtown, city officials appear open to a compromise featuring more targeted restrictions. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/transportation/2025/08/04/527880/compromise-on-e-scooters-in-houston-appears-likely-with-restrictions-instead-of-blanket-prohibition/

#CityOfHouston #Houston #Local #News #Transportation #EScooterRentals #EScooters #ElectricScooters #HoustonCityCouncil #LINKHouston #WalkAndRollHouston

The federal funding will go toward transportation-centric planning in Houston's Gulfton neighborhood.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/transportation/2024/11/08/505534/houston-metro-receives-1-2-million-in-federal-funding-for-gulfton-corridor-project/

#Development #Houston #Infrastructure #Local #News #Transportation #BRT #BusRapidTransitLine #Gulfton #HoustonGulftonNeighborhood #HoustonMetro #LINKHouston

The federal funding will go toward transportation-centric planning in Houston's Gulfton neighborhood.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/transportation/2024/11/08/505534/houston-metro-receives-1-2-million-in-federal-funding-for-gulfton-corridor-project/

#Development #Houston #Infrastructure #Local #News #Transportation #BRT #BusRapidTransitLine #Gulfton #HoustonGulftonNeighborhood #HoustonMetro #LINKHouston

The federal funding will go toward transportation-centric planning in Houston's Gulfton neighborhood.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/transportation/2024/11/08/505534/houston-metro-receives-1-2-million-in-federal-funding-for-gulfton-corridor-project/

#Development #Houston #Infrastructure #Local #News #Transportation #BRT #BusRapidTransitLine #Gulfton #HoustonGulftonNeighborhood #HoustonMetro #LINKHouston

The federal funding will go toward transportation-centric planning in Houston's Gulfton neighborhood.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/transportation/2024/11/08/505534/houston-metro-receives-1-2-million-in-federal-funding-for-gulfton-corridor-project/

#Development #Houston #Infrastructure #Local #News #Transportation #BRT #BusRapidTransitLine #Gulfton #HoustonGulftonNeighborhood #HoustonMetro #LINKHouston

The federal funding will go toward transportation-centric planning in Houston's Gulfton neighborhood.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/transportation/2024/11/08/505534/houston-metro-receives-1-2-million-in-federal-funding-for-gulfton-corridor-project/

#Development #Houston #Infrastructure #Local #News #Transportation #BRT #BusRapidTransitLine #Gulfton #HoustonGulftonNeighborhood #HoustonMetro #LINKHouston