Jay123

4 hours ago, 004n063 said:

Assuming you're not talking about the red line, that's basically what is happening. As far as I am aware, the silver line was a pre-existing project that was essentially folded into the METRORapid branch of METRONext, pretty much as a branding move due to multiple silver line delays. 

Somebody please correct me if I am misunderstanding the history. 

I am talking about the metrorapid system.The university line should've been the first one built before the silver line.It was going to be light rail but politics and money changed the plans. 

1 hour ago, 004n063 said:

Nobody rides the BRT in uptown because it's a low-utility line with inadequate frequencies. It's window-dressing, through and through.

The University Line will be a much more impactful project.

 

The university line should’ve been built first and then the rest of the lines added after since it was supposed to be the backbone of the metrorapid system.

https://abc13.com/amp/houston-light-rail-how-to-get-hobby-airport-metro-transportation-harris-county-authority/14054604/
Hopefully this project gets started sooner than later.

Whatever happened to the electric buses we where going to get? Have they been delivered or are they testing them?

And is the metrorail going to be extended to shepherd park and ride?I haven’t seen metro lately say anything about that and the extensions to hobby airport.

Didn’t amtrak get several billions of the infrastructure law?They could use that money and revive the SA to Austin rail project too.Texas needs regional rail.

15 hours ago, tigereye said:

Any chance we can make NW Mall station intermodal with a bus station serving all national carriers (Greyhound, MegaBus, FlixBus, etc)? Then combine this a Metro Transit Center serving Silver Line & Inner Katy BRT and a bus transit center. A complete national & regional ground transportation hub… all connected by multiple highways surrounding Northwest Mall. This should exist in reality. 

Considering greyhound lease is up next year and might need a bigger structure than the current one.

Metro will expand its current park and ride in missouri city by sh6 and hopefully open by 2025.

https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/TXMETRO/bulletins/368e2ec

Also why doesn’t metro make a brt route on bellaire and I remember when the metro next plan was approved a “signature” service for westheimer was approved but now they have reduced it to a “boost” corridor.

Hi I would like to start a thread with the new brt extension to gulfton soon.

https://www.ridemetro.org/about/metronext/metrorapid/metrorapid-gulfton-corridor-project

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/transportation/article/griggs-long-mykawa-rail-overpass-metro-18254783.php#photo-24074222 

Westheimer should at least get a quickline.I've taken the 82 from downtown to the beltway it easily takes up more than an hour.Metro had mentioned a signature bus for the westheimer, but ended up with a boost corridor.But only for part of the route.

Does anybody know when the 1st electric bus will be shipped and on the streets?

Is txdot and metro also adding a brt bus lane to the north freeway?

What metro needs to do is make the metro rail and bus more secure.Ive been harrased by panhandlers for money and they wreak of urine and beer.Hopefully metro takes serious measures after these serious incidents these past months.

When are the first electric buses arriving?I thought metro had said by December?

Any update on behalf of metro on the westheimer signature bus metro boost corridor?

Would metro have any interest in restarting the project to start a new pr service to pearland after several futile attempts the last decade?