j_cuevas713 Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 Testing the system today with my gf, going from the car parked at the Galleria and walking Uptown and then hitting Montrose, then Downtown to TMC and back to The Village and back... wish me luck guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 It's concerning we haven't heard from him for 3 days... 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Harrow Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 It's concerning we haven't heard from him for 3 days... I'm DYING lmao 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 It's concerning we haven't heard from him for 3 days... Which brings up today's earworm... You are welcome. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 (edited) Hahaha sorry guys... I gotta say that I was very impressed... my gf and I parked at the Macy's garage and did some walking up and down Post Oak... we checked out the new Whole Foods and ate... then we caught the 33 back to West. and Post Oak and then caught the 82 to Montrose... did some antique shopping... then caught the 82 to Midtown at Smith and Elgin... from there we caught the train downtown and watched the Stros till about 8ish... caught the train back to midtown, just because... and the 82 back to the garage... I gotta say that overall the buses were very frequent and great on travel time. The longest we waited was about 7 mintues. I'm def considering taking the bus more often. Still not familiar with other routes but I will try others soon and get a feel for things. Edited August 26, 2015 by j_cuevas713 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparrow Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 When should we expect solid data on how this is doing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADCS Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 When should we expect solid data on how this is doing? I'd guess end of quarter, if not end of year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryDierker Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 http://www.houstonpress.com/news/no-easy-ride-what-using-metros-new-bus-network-is-like-in-a-low-income-community-7727049 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Vik Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 Wheeler station is very busy now. I think this is due to the amount of buses that are feeding into it. It has surpassed downtown transit center in my opinion. This could be a good thing because it's by far the most unsafe station on the original red line. More eyes are better. Probably has some competition with a couple of the ones on the red line extension though. I think the stations near shelters are the ones with issues but what can you really do about that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 Wheeler station is very busy now. I think this is due to the amount of buses that are feeding into it. It has surpassed downtown transit center in my opinion. This could be a good thing because it's by far the most unsafe station on the original red line. More eyes are better. Probably has some competition with a couple of the ones on the red line extension though. I think the stations near shelters are the ones with issues but what can you really do about that?One solution is having a stronger Metro police presence at problem stations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Vik Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 One solution is having a stronger Metro police presence at problem stations.Seems like common sense but metro doesn't do that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted September 6, 2015 Share Posted September 6, 2015 (edited) http://www.houstonpress.com/news/no-easy-ride-what-using-metros-new-bus-network-is-like-in-a-low-income-community-7727049Does anyone on this forum know of someone affected by the new routes, especially those in low income areas? Edited September 6, 2015 by j_cuevas713 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moore713 Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 I stay in greenpoint were I once caught the 102 and could be downtown in about 30 mins the new route (6). Takes well over a gr now..My mom who lives in third ward and works in Sunnyside. .once caught 1 bus now needs two and has to walk half a mile.My aunt who once had to catch 2 bus now needs 3..Hearing Simiar stories from regular rider Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 I stay in greenpoint were I once caught the 102 and could be downtown in about 30 mins the new route (6). Takes well over a gr now..My mom who lives in third ward and works in Sunnyside. .once caught 1 bus now needs two and has to walk half a mile.My aunt who once had to catch 2 bus now needs 3..Hearing Simiar stories from regular rider The 102 still runs from Greenspoint to downtown. If it doesn't stop near where you stay, you could probably save a lot of time by taking the 6 to Greenspoint Transit Center and then switch to the 102 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moore713 Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 Yea thinking I'm just going to make the trek to the 102. ..the 6 for me is just a massive waste of time..maybe it works for others thou.Shame really were the 102 use to drop me off right in front of my apt at night now I'm have to walk thou , a bunch of dealers , and gangs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Vik Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 I think 102 runs more frequently than before now at least.I've heard of a lot of people having transfers added now that weren't there before, either another bus or the train, however I've also heard the buses run much more frequently for the most part. Once the post oak bus lines get made I can see some more changes coming, more buses feeding into that. And university line down the line would change everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
79ta Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 (edited) pretty cool video about the new network from pbs http://video.pbs.org/viralplayer/2365581096 edit: i can't figure out how to embed the video Edited October 14, 2015 by 79ta 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 Great video! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 https://twitter.com/christofspieler/status/684377993448394752 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFootsSocks Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Wow that's a really great sign for METRO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestUdweller Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 Fantastic, I honestly have never used the bus before but am intrigued to try sometime. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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