Metro Public Hearing Nov 19, 2004

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METRO will hold public hearings at noon and 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 19, on proposed service changes scheduled to go in to effect Jan. 23, 2005, and April 3, 2005. The public hearings will be at METRO headquarters, 1201 Louisiana, 16th Floor Board Room.

Among the proposed changes scheduled for Jan. 23, 2005, are the discontinuation of the Alief Park & Ride portion of the 262 Alief/Westwood Park & Ride route; closure of the Alief Park & Ride lot at 8901 Boone Road in far west Houston; and extension of the 137 Northshore Express route via Woodforest to the Maxey Road Park & Ride lot on Sundays.

METRO also is evaluating the proposed discontinuation of several previously identified low-performing routes, including the 35 Leeland (weekday), 41 Gulf Meadows Circulator (weekday), 54 Aldine-Hollyvale (weekday and Saturday), 64 Lincoln City Circulator (weekday) and 89 South Park Circulator (weekday). These routes currently are on a six-month probationary period. If ridership on these routes fails to rise to a sustainable level, they may be discontinued on April 3, 2005.

In addition, several service modifications that have been implemented since the previous public hearings will be presented.

The location of the public hearings is wheelchair accessible. Anyone requiring language interpretation or special communication accommodations is encouraged to contact METRO