Houston METRO is currently taking public comments as they develop a new transportation plan. This new plan will determine which projects METRO will pursue during the next 15-20 years. Keep in mind that transportation infrastructure can transform cities. This has been happening in a number of U.S cities, including such ‘auto’ oriented cities as Denver, Los Angeles, and Seattle. So this is about what we want to see for the future. In the past two months we have published articles in the Bayou Banner that describe some of the possibilities for the METRO plan (see links to those articles below).
METRO has now announced a series of Community Open House dates, where citizens can attend, ask questions, and submit comments. Below is a link to the schedule for those public meetings:
Link to Open House Dates:
http://www.ridemetro.org/MetroPDFs/METRONEXT/METRONEXT_OpenHouseDates.pdf
One can also submit comments for the new plan online. Link to METRONext page, scroll down and click on ‘Submit a Comment’:
As mentioned we had articles in both the June and May Bayou Banners that have information about what the METRO plan could include. Please consult these articles for ideas for your comments.
Link to June article:
http://www.sierraclub.org/texas/houston/blog/2017/05/new-metro-transportation-plan-how-comment
Link to May article:
http://www.sierraclub.org/texas/houston/blog/2017/04/metro-new-regional-transportation-plan
For questions or comments, contact Frank Blake at frankblake@juno.com