The DART rail system will double in size by 2012, encompassing 62 stations on 90 miles of track and resulting in significant changes to the city.
The 'turf war' between METRO, the Gulf Coast Freight Rail District, and the City of Galveston may slow the overall project.
VIA Metropolitan Transit hopes to announce its first streetcar system by the end of the year, implementing further transit lines through 2035.
METRO is expanding service while many transit agencies are cutting routes to save money, which its president attributes to a change of philosophy since 2004.
The METRO President & CEO discussed TPC representation, METRO's efficiency, and commuter rail to Galveston and Hempstead.
The approval, which allows METRO to begin utility relocation and right-of-way acquisition, is the final step before a Full Funding Grant Agreement.
H-GAC recently announced the opening of a 30-day public comment period for review of the TIP and RTP with regard to recent air quality conformity findings.
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