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In June 2005, METRO announced a revised plan for expansion of the METRORail system. The plan included one new light rail corridor and three bus rapid transit corridors. The bus rapid transit lines would have later been converted into light rail when ridership warranted the conversion.
The METRO Solutions Transit System Plan (aka Metro Solutions Plan) was placed before voters on the November 4, 2003, ballot. One of the six proposed light rail segments as a Phase 2 to expand the Main Street line, then under construction, was the "Westpark" corridor, extending from the existing Wheeler station west to Hillcroft; 6.6 mi (10.6 km) and 4 stations. [2]
The RTP program is facing a 70 billion dollar short fall as projected by TxDOT. This means that the projected 2035 plan will have to be amended unless revenue can be generated to pay for the shortfall. Fee increases, consumption tax increases and a proposed mileage tax for the greater Houston/Galveston area are being looked at to shore up the gap.
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The METRORapid Silver Line is a bus rapid transit line in Houston, Texas operated by METRO.Opened August 23, 2020, [2] the line connects the Uptown area of Houston, with dedicated lanes over nearly the entire length of the corridor. [3]
Following a successful referendum held locally in 2003, METRO is currently in the beginning design phases of a 10-year expansion plan to add five more sections to connect to the current rail system. An 8.3 mile (13.4 km) expansion has been approved to run the service from the Uptown through Texas Southern University , ending at the University ...
The Red Line is one of three light rail routes on the METRORail network operated by METRO in Houston, Texas.It is the oldest line in the METRORail system, with the first 7.5-mile (12.1 km) section of the line between Fannin South and UH–Downtown opening on January 1, 2004.
In December, one of xAI’s executives got up on stage in front of city leaders in Memphis, and announced that Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company was working on an enormous expansion to ...