Metro may move park and ride to Katy Mills Mall
Metro might have found a solution to the overcrowding at the Grand Parkway park and ride lot by moving it to a nearby outlet mall. The Grand Parkway facility, in a movie theater parking lot, is now...
View ArticleShared parking a side benefit of Metro plan
One thing that wasn’t noted in Friday’s article about Metro rethinking its park and ride lot rules was the real benefit we all get from transit officials leasing space. It’s sometimes better to own,...
View ArticleUsers of park and ride say it’s a winning combination, if free
A couple weeks back when we wrote about Metro officials considering changes to park and ride rules, the reaction from users was that the parking side of park and ride should remain free. People rarely...
View ArticleSurvey shows solo trips, park and ride are dominant downtown modes
A survey of commuting habits by central business district workers includes a sort of glass half full/half empty perspective on use of cars and transit. On the plus side, 43.2 percent of workers use...
View ArticleDespite complaints, Houston best Texas city for transit access
Local bus service in Houston is by no means great. In fact, the Metropolitan Transit Authority is planning a radical redesign of the system. Compared with denser, older and more heavily regulated...
View ArticleUptown bus lanes proceeding, though some details unclear
Though most of the heartburn over dedicated bus lanes along Post Oak is concentrated on the northern segment, that’s hardly the only challenge officials have to overcome. Plans call for two bus lanes...
View ArticleGrand Parkway proving to be a park and ride conundrum
Transit and highway officials have nixed a plan to expand a Metro park and ride lot at Interstate 10 and the Grand Parkway by building beneath the parkway, concluding that it would cause a traffic...
View ArticleCongestion has a price, and it’s rising in Houston
Let’s just state the reality right off the bat: If you believe you have an inalienable, absolute and never-ending right to a congestion-free trip across miles of highway in the Houston area — for free,...
View ArticleU.S. 290 will have single HOV lane
The dissolution of the deal between Harris County and the Texas Department of Transportation for widening U.S. 290 will leave a single managed lane on the new freeway, once it is completed in late...
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