Anne Linehan, Author at blogHOUSTON

Local bloggers' voting suggestions

October 28, 2005 Anne Linehan

Sedosi and Matt Bramanti have each helpfully provided their own recommendations for voting on the proposed constitutional amendments. The only proposition I am going to opine about here is Proposition 9, and I strongly support

Thanks Astros — it was a wild ride!

October 27, 2005 Anne Linehan

Thanks to the Astros for making it to the World Series and giving us all something to cheer about and obsess over. (now what are we going to do?)

Metro's September data

October 26, 2005 Anne Linehan

Royko beat me to the post — about Metro’s September ridership and fare data — so I’ll link to his comment and point out that Metro’s numbers are not encouraging: — Train boardings are up,

Metro's $250,000 ridership study

October 26, 2005 Anne Linehan

You’ll recall that Metro commissioned a study to figure out why bus ridership has steadily declined over the past several years. We’ve offered our own (free of charge) reasons, but strangely, Metro officials still felt

Oh my: what was Metro thinking?

October 25, 2005 Anne Linehan

You will not believe what Laurence Simon noticed on a Metro bus this morning. Seriously. Go check it out.

Metro board meetings on Thursday

October 25, 2005 Anne Linehan

Metro board meetings are scheduled for Thursday and the notices contain some interesting items up for discussion. The first item of interest is the second entry in the Finance/Audit committee agenda: Authorization for the President

Whatever works

October 24, 2005 Anne Linehan

via KHOU-11: After losing both games in Chicago, the Astros have decided those “lucky beards” may be bush league. They’ve decided to trim the bushy beards down to goatees to see if that brings better

Frank Wilson: This is not your father's METRO

October 24, 2005 Anne Linehan

Metro has finally posted online the press release it issued last week announcing its new real estate development venture: METRO, Transwestern Launch Visionary TMC Development Oct. 21, 2005 METRO and Transwestern Development Company of Houston

Council votes on tax rate increase Wednesday

October 24, 2005 Anne Linehan

Maybe I need to get my eyes checked because here’s another COH notice I seem to have missed: Notice of Vote on Tax Rate The City of Houston conducted public hearings on a proposal to

A light rail editorial sans rose-colored glasses

October 24, 2005 Anne Linehan

Of course, it’s no secret that the Chronicle‘s editorial board members are big fans of Metro and specifically light rail. You’ll recall these editorial highlights: At the end of the day, the altered plan will