Some north Houston residents are not thrilled with the MetroRail’s proposed route through their neighborhood:
The route would extend from downtown to Greenspoint Mall and beyond. But people along one section of the proposed line feel new tracks would split their neighborhood.
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One of Metro’s proposals to expand light rail would put elevated tracks along Fulton Street, right in front of Roosevelt Elementary where many families walk to school.
“It’s too high up,” says homeowner Diana Villalpando. “Put it somewhere else. Find another place for it away from the children. Anywhere, as long as it’s away from the children.”
Lindale North is a 50-year-old neighborhood that just this year got its first park. Charlotte Douglas supports light rail, but not along Fulton Street.
“We waited and waited and waited for a park and now it’s going to be divided from the neighborhood,” says Douglas. “I really feel like it will keep people from using that park.”
The green line is the proposed route residents of Lindale North are against. They prefer the rail line highlighted in red, which stays on Irvington until it hits Crosstimbers.
Metro has done preliminary engineering work on the northside expansion, but a spokesperson says there’s no clear choice yet on which path light rail will take here.
You can watch the video story to see the red and green routes referred to above.
I am curious about how high the elevated tracks would be, and how long a stretch would be elevated.
