Tag Archives: Uptown line

Metro to fund RYDE services

Posted on June 27, 2024 by Charles Kuffner

Okay, fine. Transit officials are poised to pick up the tab for another six months of funding on-demand rides around Second Ward and Third Ward. If approved by the Metropolitan Transit Authority board on Thursday, the agency would spend $216,000 … Continue reading →

Posted in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles | Tagged B-Cycle, bicycles, BRT, Election 2019, electric buses, Elizabeth Brock, Evolve Houston, Houston, John Whitmire, Metro, PBSC, RYDE, Uber, University line, Uptown line | 1 Comment

One more time for keeping the Universities line going

Posted on June 25, 2024 by Charles Kuffner

Raj Mankad is a Chron editorial board member and a neighbor of mine, who once took public transit from Houston to Galveston to prove it could be done. He has now taken to the op-ed pages in favor of not … Continue reading →

Posted in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles | Tagged Bob Lanier, BRT, construction, Election 2019, Elizabeth Brock, Gulfton, Houston, Inner Katy line, John Whitmire, light rail, LINK Houston, Metro, University line, Uptown line | 2 Comments

Gulfton BRT route approved

Posted on August 28, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

Moving forward. Long-sought improvements to transit service in Gulfton – arguably among the Houston region’s most transit-starved areas – have an official line on the map, though rapid service remains years away. Metropolitan Transit Authority officials on Thursday approved the … Continue reading →

Posted in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles | Tagged BRT, Gene Wu, Gulfton, Houston, Inner Katy line, Metro, Sanjay Ramabhadran, trees, University line, Uptown line, Westpark | Comments Off

Squeezing in the Gulfton BRT extension

Posted on July 12, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

Hope they find a way everyone can live with to make this work. Bringing better bus service to one of Houston’s most transit-dependent and oft-ignored areas has Metro officials balancing, yet again, how best to upgrade service without upsetting advocates and drivers. Approval … Continue reading →

Posted in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles | Tagged BRT, Gulfton, Houston, Inner Katy line, Metro, Sanjay Ramabhadran, trees, University line, Uptown line, Westpark | Comments Off

Metro approves I-10 Inner Katy BRT route

Posted on March 26, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

Big step forward. Metro officials Thursday settled on the route for a busway along Interstate 10 that they predict will improve transit for urban and suburban travelers, whether they hop on board or not. The elevated busway planned along the … Continue reading →

Posted in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles | Tagged BRT, construction, downtown, Election 2019, Harrisburg line, Heights, high speed rail, Houston, I-10, Inner Katy line, Memorial Park, Metro, Southeast line, Tom Lambert, Uptown line | Comments Off

Turns out it’s not great debuting a transit service in a pandemic

Posted on March 14, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

What are you gonna do? The future of Houston transportation is not moving many people, even as traffic rebounds to pre-pandemic levels and ridership returns to many Metropolitan Transit Authority lines. The Silver Line, billed as a viable alternative to … Continue reading →

Posted in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles | Tagged BRT, coronavirus, Houston, Metro, Tom Lambert, Uptown, Uptown line | Comments Off

Uptown BRT officially opens

Posted on August 26, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Meet the Silver Line. T.J. Buttons is used to a bus ride in Houston giving him plenty of time to check his phone. On that front, Houston’s first bus rapid transit route failed miserably. “It’s so fast,” Buttons said as … Continue reading →

Posted in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles | Tagged BRT, coronavirus, Houston, Metro, Texas Central High-Speed Railway, University line, Uptown, Uptown line | 2 Comments

Time for your regularly scheduled announcement that the Uptown BRT line opening has been pushed back

Posted on July 23, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Maybe for the last time, though. We hope. Rapid bus service is coming to Uptown next month, a couple weeks later than Metro first said this summer and two years later than expected when construction began in 2016. Service will … Continue reading →

Posted in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles | Tagged BRT, construction, Houston, Metro, Tom Lambert, Uptown, Uptown line | Comments Off

Metro slows its roll on system improvements

Posted on March 28, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Not a surprise. Houston-area transit officials will wait out a little more of the coronavirus crisis before soliciting bids on five of the first projects in their $7 billion construction bonanza for bus and rail upgrades. “Moving this by a … Continue reading →

Posted in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles | Tagged BRT, buses, Carrin Patman, construction, coronavirus, Election 2019, Harrisburg line, Houston, I-10, I-45, light rail, Metro, Southeast line, Uptown line | 2 Comments

Uptown BRT pushed back to July

Posted on January 22, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Sigh. Opening day for Houston’s first bus rapid transit line has been pushed back to mid-summer as construction enters the final steps along most of the route before reaching a three-month testing period. Service is expected to start no earlier … Continue reading →

Posted in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles | Tagged BRT, construction, Galleria, Houston, HOV, I-610, John Breeding, Metro, Tom Lambert, TxDOT, University line, Uptown, Uptown line, Uptown Management District | Comments Off

Uptown BRT line update

Posted on December 16, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

It’s coming, it’s coming. Hold your horses. The new year will come with a new sight in Houston: Big gray buses bounding along a dedicated lane on Post Oak through Uptown. For the first few weeks, however, people will not … Continue reading →

Posted in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles | Tagged BRT, construction, Galleria, Houston, HOV, I-610, Metro, TxDOT, University line, Uptown, Uptown line | Comments Off

Meet MetroRapid

Posted on July 21, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

That’s the new, official name for the Uptown BRT line. Station names along the Post Oak dedicated bus lanes will have a familiar ring for riders, transit and Uptown officials decided, as they inch toward opening the region’s first foray … Continue reading →

Posted in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles | Tagged BRT, construction, Galleria, Houston, HOV lanes, I-610, John Breeding, Metro, Uptown, Uptown line, Uptown Management District | 1 Comment

HOV for Uptown BRT update

Posted on June 2, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Checking in on this long-time project. Uptown’s bet on buses is getting a lift from TxDOT in a first-of-its-kind venture that has state highway dollars going to a mass transit project along one of Houston’s most clogged freeways. Come next … Continue reading →

Posted in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles | Tagged BRT, construction, Houston, HOV lanes, I-610, John Breeding, Metro, Tom Lambert, TxDOT, Uptown line, Uptown Management District | Comments Off

There is no longer a ban on federal funds for rail on Richmond

Posted on February 19, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

This is about as bittersweet as it gets. There are no plans to build light rail on Richmond, but for the first time in a long time there is nothing stopping Metro from asking for federal funds to help pay … Continue reading →

Posted in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles | Tagged BRT, Carrin Patman, CD07, Congress, construction, Election 2003, Election 2018, Election 2019, Houston, John Culberson, light rail, Lizzie FLetcher, Main Street line, Metro, Richmond, University line, Uptown line | 19 Comments

More details on the Metro referendum

Posted on January 20, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Still a work in progress. A planned 110 miles of two-way HOV along major freeways with eight new park and ride stations is expected to cost $1.37 billion, with another $383 million in improvements to operate 25 percent more bus … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019, Planes, Trains, and Automobiles | Tagged BRT, buses, Carrin Patman, downtown, Election 2019, Hobby Airport, Houston, HOV lanes, light rail, Metro, sidewalks, University line, Uptown line | 4 Comments

Metro moving forward on 2019 referendum

Posted on December 19, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

I’m ready for it. The Metropolitan Transit Authority is expected to ask voters next fall for more than $3 billion in borrowing authority to implement its next wave of transit projects. The 20-year plan laid out by Metro officials includes … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019, Planes, Trains, and Automobiles | Tagged BRT, buses, Carrin Patman, Election 2019, Harris County, Houston, light rail, Metro, Tom Lambert, University line, Uptown line | 1 Comment

Uptown update

Posted on December 1, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

The work is ending, the work continues. The end is near for construction that has clogged Post Oak and delayed drivers, but the buses at the center of the project will not start rolling for at least another year as … Continue reading →

Posted in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles | Tagged BRT, construction, Houston, I-610, John Breeding, Metro, TxDOT, Uptown, Uptown line, Uptown Management District | 1 Comment

Metro’s post-Culberson future

Posted on November 9, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

You might not be aware of this, but famously anti-Metro Congressman John Culberson lost his bid for re-election on Tuesday. What might that mean for Metro? In one of the more stunning defeats of incumbent Republicans on Tuesday night, Lizzie … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018, Planes, Trains, and Automobiles | Tagged BRT, budget, Carrin Patman, CD07, Commissioners Court, Congress, Election 2018, Election 2019, HGAC, Houston, John Culberson, light rail, Lizzie FLetcher, Metro, Richmond, University line, Uptown line | 5 Comments

Metro to buy buses for Uptown BRT

Posted on February 19, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

Another step forward. Metro officials next week are set to spend at least $11.2 million on buses for bus rapid transit service along Post Oak, committing the agency to spending on the controversial project after years of discussion. Metropolitan Transit … Continue reading →

Posted in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles | Tagged BRT, Carrin Patman, Election 2018, high speed rail, Metro, Uptown, Uptown line, Uptown Management District | 2 Comments

The possible Houston high speed rail stations

Posted on December 21, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

From Swamplot: ONE OF THESE 3 spots revealed in a report from the Federal Railroad Administration will be the planned site for the Houston-Dallas high-speed rail line’s Houston terminal. All 3 are near the intersection of the 610 Loop and … Continue reading →

Posted in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles | Tagged BRT, Gulf Coast Rail District, high speed rail, Houston, I-610, light rail, Texas Central High-Speed Railway, Uptown line, US290 | 2 Comments

Another step in the Uptown BRT process

Posted on December 15, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

Gotta build those bus lanes on the Loop, too. A bus guideway along Loop 610 will cost slightly more than anticipated, based on bids opened Wednesday in Austin. Williams Brothers Construction, a mainstay of highway building in the area, was … Continue reading →

Posted in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles | Tagged BRT, buses, construction, HGAC, Houston, HOV lanes, I-610, John Breeding, Metro, TxDOT, Uptown, Uptown line, Uptown Management District | 1 Comment

People who oppose the Uptown Line continue to oppose the Uptown Line

Posted on October 23, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

Film at 11. A plan for faster bus service along Post Oak, the centerpiece of a larger project to remake Uptown’s Main Street, continues to divide its supporters and transit skeptics, even as work accelerates and commuters brace for limited … Continue reading →

Posted in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles | Tagged BRT, construction, HGAC, Houston, John Breeding, Metro, Uptown, Uptown line, Uptown Management District | 4 Comments

Houston signs memorandum of understanding with Texas Central

Posted on August 19, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

This makes a lot of sense. At City Hall, Houston and Texas Central Partners announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding, which commits both sides to share environmental surveys, utility analysis and engineering related to the project and surrounding … Continue reading →

Posted in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles | Tagged BRT, Election 2018, Gulf Coast Rail District, Harris County, high speed rail, Houston, I-610, intermodal transit center, light rail, Metro, Sylvester Turner, Texas, Texas Central High-Speed Railway, TxDOT, Uptown line, US290 | Comments Off

Uptown lawsuit filed

Posted on February 20, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

I suppose we should have expected something like this. The city’s Uptown Development Authority and the economic development zone that feeds it were created in violation of the Texas Constitution, two critics allege in a lawsuit that seeks to void … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged BRT, Constitution, Houston, Jim Scarborough, lawsuit, Russell Masraff, Texas Open Meetings Act, TIRZ, Uptown, Uptown Development Authority, Uptown line, Uptown Management District, videos | Comments Off

Here comes the fully extended Green Line

Posted on January 11, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

Hallelujah. Oh what a rocky ride it’s been. Political opposition. A Buy America violation. Construction delays. Contaminated soil that sank an underpass. Overweight and badly-manufactured railcars. More construction delays. When trains finally start rolling along the new Green Line into … Continue reading →

Posted in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles | Tagged Carrin Patman, construction, David Wolff, Election 2017, Frank Wilson, Harrisburg line, Houston, John Culberson, light rail, Metro, overpass, Tom Lambert, University line, Uptown line | 1 Comment

Uptown BRT will be ready in 2019

Posted on July 2, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

A little later than originally expected. Construction might be set to start soon on dedicated bus lanes down Post Oak through the Uptown area, but the latest projections don’t have riders on the lanes for nearly three years. Despite earlier … Continue reading →

Posted in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles | Tagged BRT, construction, Houston, I-610, John Breeding, Metro, Uptown, Uptown line | Comments Off

The latest attempt to kill the Uptown BRT line

Posted on June 22, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

Whatever. “See this right turn lane filled up?” asked consultant Wayne Dolcefino to about a dozen angry Uptown residents, standing along Post Oak Boulevard near the intersection with San Felipe Street on Monday morning. “That’s going away. The right lane … Continue reading →

Posted in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles | Tagged BRT, Houston, lawsuit, Metro, pedestrians, Save Uptown, sidewalks, Sylvester Turner, traffic, Uptown, Uptown line, Uptown Management District | 4 Comments

Uptown BRT construction officially begins

Posted on June 12, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

Here we go. Crews are relocating trees in preparation for two years of construction, starting in July. The Uptown Dedicated Bus Lanes Project will unfold in three phases, moving from north to south and starting with the West Loop to … Continue reading →

Posted in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles | Tagged bicycles, BRT, construction, Houston, John Breeding, Metro, pedestrians, sidewalks, University line, Uptown, Uptown line, Uptown Management District | 1 Comment

Turner reiterates the need to rethink transportation

Posted on May 19, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

New audience, same theme. Houston’s transportation future – and perhaps its economic vitality – relies on more options than new freeway lanes to make room for more cars, Mayor Sylvester Turner said Tuesday. “The solution is to increasingly take advantage … Continue reading →

Posted in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles | Tagged buses, Carrin Patman, construction, density, Election 2015, Houston, light rail, Mayor, Metro, Sylvester Turner, traffic, TxDOT, University line, Uptown line, urbanism | 2 Comments

Patman shares her vision for Metro

Posted on May 16, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

I like what I’m hearing from new Metro Board Chair Carrin Patman. A regional transportation plan is critical, Patman said, because it allows everyone to establish what transit and transportation officials should be doing. Everyone, including counties and cities not … Continue reading →

Posted in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles | Tagged buses, Carrin Patman, Gilbert Garcia, Houston, John Culberson, light rail, Metro, University line, Uptown line | 3 Comments

Criminal complaint filed over Uptown land acquisition

Posted on April 11, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

All righty then. A consultant who represents property owners in the Galleria area has filed a criminal complaint with the Harris County District Attorney’s Office, alleging the Uptown Development Authority and related entities broke state open meetings and disclosure laws … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime and Punishment | Tagged Devon Anderson, District Attorney, Houston, John Breeding, Metro, Texas Open Meetings Act, TIRZ, Uptown, Uptown line, Uptown Management District, Wayne Dolcefino | Comments Off

More on the Gulf Coast Rail District and the high speed rail line

Posted on December 22, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

The Chron reports on the story. Officials with the Gulf Coast Rail District, Houston-Galveston Area Council, Texas Department of Transportation and Metropolitan Transit Authority are involved in a comprehensive planning study of rail, generally in the Washington Avenue and Interstate … Continue reading →

Posted in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles | Tagged BRT, buses, commuter rail, Gulf Coast Rail District, HGAC, high speed rail, Houston, I-10, light rail, Maureen Crocker, Metro, Northwest Transit Center, TxDOT, Uptown line, US290 | Comments Off

Metro posts solid ridership increase

Posted on December 21, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

Nice. METRO’s chosen path to increase ridership by delivering improved routes, with improved connections, is producing solid, steady and most impressively significant, numbers – across the board. Ridership on all fixed routes grew to nearly 7 million in November 2015. … Continue reading →

Posted in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles | Tagged BRT, buses, Gilbert Garcia, Houston, light rail, Main Street line, Metro, Uptown line | 2 Comments

Paxton opines on Uptown BRT

Posted on December 17, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

AG Ken Paxton was asked for an opinion on whether or not Metro could work with the Uptown Management District on its proposed BRT line. The opinion has been given, though it doesn’t really settle anything. In the ruling, Paxton … Continue reading →

Posted in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles | Tagged Attorney General, BRT, Gilbert Garcia, Houston, Ken Paxton, lawsuit, light rail, Metro, Uptown, Uptown line, Uptown Management District | Comments Off

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