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The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (METRO) is a major public transportation agency based in Houston, Texas, United States. It operates bus, light rail, bus rapid transit, HOV and HOT lanes, and paratransit service (under the name METROLift) in the city as well as most of Harris County. It also operates bus service to two cities ...
Lynchburg Ferry. The Lynchburg Ferry is a free ferry across the Houston Ship Channel in the U.S. state of Texas, connecting Crosby-Lynchburg Road in Lynchburg to the north with the former State Highway 134 and San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site in La Porte to the south. Operated by the Harris County Toll Road Authority, [1] the 1,080 ...
Rendez-vous Houston. Rendez-vous Houston: A City in Concert was a live performance by musician Jean Michel Jarre amidst the skyscrapers of downtown Houston on the evening of April 5, 1986, coinciding with the release of the Rendez-Vous album. [1] The concert celebrated the 150th anniversary of Houston, Texas and NASA 's 25th anniversary.
Soul Divas Tour. (2004) The My Love Is Your Love World Tour (advertised as the World Tour 1999) was the eighth concert tour by American recording artist Whitney Houston. The tour was in support of her fourth album, My Love Is Your Love (1998). Beginning in the summer of 1999, the tour played over 60 shows in Europe and North America.
EZ TAG is an electronic toll collection system in Houston, Texas, United States, that allows motorists to pay tolls without stopping at toll booths. Motorists with the tags are allowed to use lanes reserved exclusively for them on all Harris County Toll Road Authority (HCTRA) roads. As of late 2003, the EZ TAG can also be used on all lanes of ...
The Port of Houston is one of the most important ports in the United States, and it is currently second in volume of cargo, right after the Port of South Louisiana. It is also first in the United States in foreign cargo volume. In 2013, more than 229 million total volumes of cargo was handled through the port.
Houston tunnel system. The Houston tunnel system is a network of subterranean, climate-controlled, pedestrian walkways that links 95 full city blocks 20 feet (6 m) below Houston 's downtown streets. It is approximately six miles (9.7 km) long. [1] There are similar systems in Chicago, Dallas, Oklahoma City, Montreal, and Toronto.
The Purple Line is a 6.6-mile (10.6 km) [5] METRORail light rail/streetcar [2] route operated by METRO in Houston, Texas, United States, serving Southeast Houston. The line opened on May 23, 2015. The line opened on May 23, 2015.