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New patio bar aims to create a walkable Houston neighborhood — and food truck haven

By Tyler Rudick

03.06.13 | 12:12 pm

An up-and-coming stretch of Midtown is getting some new patio entertainment this month with the arrival of Capitol Bar — a METRO-friendly outdoor drinking spot owners see as being part o ...


Tough choices

No laughing matter: Houston trending in wrong direction with quality of life eroding, report says

By Clifford Pugh

02.27.13 | 3:28 pm

A few years ago, our Montrose neighborhood group was fighting a street closure and our councilman, Jew Don Boney, wasn't very supportive. "This is a 'happy problem'," he said, ...


Part pep rally, part press conference

METRO milestone: Main Street bridge reopens downtown gateway to Houston's near Northside

By Whitney Radley

02.25.13 | 12:40 pm

The half-mile stretch of Main Street between Naylor Street and Commerce Street may seem negligible, but its year-and-a-half-long closure has affected access to the University of Houston Downtown&nb ...


Unexpected announcement

METRO president and CEO George Greanias makes it official: He's moving on

By Whitney Radley

12.20.12 | 3:33 pm

Last Friday, METRO made an unexpected announcement in an otherwise routine agenda for the transit authority's monthly board meeting: George Greanias, president and CEO since ...


the sprawl

METRO referendum is decided, but confusion lingers over future of Houston public transit

By Tyler Rudick

11.15.12 | 12:38 pm

Nov. 6 closed a chapter of one of this election year's most controversial issues — the METRO referendum, a measure allowing the agency to use a portion of additional tax money f ...


Foodie News

Big changes for Ziggy's: Downtown locale closing, name's switching and Montrose getting madeover

By Sarah Rufca

10.30.12 | 12:02 pm

Healthy isn't what it used to be. After decades of being known as Ziggy's Healthy Grill — and more recently as Ziggy's Bar & Grill — the Montrose restaurant is changing ...


Getting with the commute

Bikes on a train: METRO debuts new cars with racks to swoon over

By Whitney Radley

10.16.12 | 2:37 pm

As part of an $83 million contract with Siemens, METRO welcomed the first of 19 new H2 S70 trains to its light rail fleet this week. The rest will be added over the next year and a half, takin ...


Trains & Automobiles

Car drives into METRO train, sending 10 to hospital: Early reports indicate red-light running

By Tyler Rudick

09.18.12 | 1:05 pm

A light rail crash in the Texas Medical Center landed 10 people in nearby hospitals Tuesday morning as a vehicle collided with a METRO train at Fannin and Cambridge near Hermann Park. METRO spo ...


KHOU & CultureMap

Secrets of the METRO light rail: Are you getting the most out of your stops?

By Clifford Pugh

07.25.12 | 11:25 am

Some people think the METRO light rail system doesn't really go much of anywhere, since it stretches for only 7.5 miles from downtown Houston to just past Reliant Park. But on a recent segment ...


You can weigh in

Mass transit or other transportation improvements? METRO seeks input to shape November ballot referendum

By Whitney Radley

06.28.12 | 12:41 pm

How to allocate the millions of dollars received in sales tax revenue has been the topic of dozens of public meetings, private meetings and community engagements, as well as presentations, dis ...


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