Daniepwils Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 I received this news in the email I receive every quarter regarding downtown real-estate.Downtown Circulator Set to Start in May Free and convenient transportation is returning to downtown with a new bus service, GREENLINK, set to hit the streets in May 2012. Through a partnership between the Houston Downtown Management District, BG Group and Houston First Corporation, the downtown community can look forward to utilizing the environmentally friendly (CNG) buses to get them to popular downtown locations quickly. Seven buses will operate Monday through Friday, 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., approximately 7-10 minutes apart during peak hours. The route will span 2.5 miles with approximately 20 stops and will connect major office buildings along Smith and Louisiana streets to Metro transit, the convention corridor, hotels, restaurants, shopping and entertainment. Popular downtown destinations along the route include the George R. Brown Convention Center, Main Street Square, Discovery Green, Macy’s, Houston Pavilions, City Hall and the Central Library. Here's KUHF coverage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrodiii Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Cool. Wonder how long til the cabbies start complaining again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsb320 Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Topic duplication.http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/25611-new-free-downtown-shuttle/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsb320 Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 I just saw a trolley shuttle. It was like the ones from the 80s-90s, not a green link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniepwils Posted March 6, 2012 Author Share Posted March 6, 2012 I just saw a trolley shuttle. It was like the ones from the 80s-90s, not a green link.Haha, I wonder if they are new ones or the actual ones they used in the 90's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrodiii Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 Looks like its been pushed back to June nowhttp://blog.chron.com/primeproperty/2012/04/free-rides-coming-to-downtown/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsb320 Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 I saw a couple of these Green Link buses yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 Rode them several times last week going back and forth from my office to the GRB. Nice buses. Great service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infinite_jim Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 There's a new route debuting soon, the PurpleLink. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skwatra Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 Anyone know the route of the PurpleLink? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infinite_jim Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 Based on the tweet from the DMD; it's supposed to cover the court house, historic, and performing arts districts while intersecting with the northern leg of the GreenLink at Main (& Walker). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infinite_jim Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 http://downtownhouston.org/news/blogpost/greenlink-goes-purple/ False Alarm. 07.25.13 at 10:40 a.m.Lauren Covington Greenlink Goes Purple Greenlink goes pruple with a special test route from July 27 through July 31 for the American Association of Clinical Chemistry Conference taking place at George R. Brown. The new route, the Purple Route, connects the Convention Center and Discovery Green to other popular areas in Downtown such as Minute Maid Park, the Historic District, Theater District, Main Street Square and GreenStreet.The Purple Route will run Saturday and Sunday (July 27-28) from 7:30 am to 11 pm and Monday through Wednesday (July 29-31) from 6 pm to 11 pm, will run again for the American Legion Conference in August. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 GreenLink used to have a stop at the corner of Main and Capitol. This location made sense, and was convenient to people, and did not interfere with traffic. Naturally, a few months ago METRO removed this stop (although, according to their app, it still exists). There are no signs directing pedestrians to the closest stop, which is now four blocks further (Capitol and Austin). Going west, the next one is at Louisiana and Rusk. That's eight blocks without a stop. That's a long way for a route that's supposed to provide convenient service downtown. I asked the driver why the stop had been removed. "The sign guy", was his enigmatic reply. Excuse me...who's the sign guy? "Someone who sits behind a desk and makes these decisions." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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