Anne Linehan, Author at blogHOUSTON

Lambert: Park and Rides just need technology — where do we get some? (updated!)

April 21, 2005 Anne Linehan

I was going to add yet another update to the Metro Park and Pillage post, but this KHOU-11 story is too incredible for an update: In January Metro pulled contract security workers from all 26

Chron letter complains about Austin not allowing vote on bill

April 20, 2005 Anne Linehan

Look what’s in today’s Chronicle: a letter about the Texas Legislature refusing to allow a vote on an important bill! Yea Chronicle, for shining a (small) light on Rep. Fred Hill’s successful killing of the

A Chronicle correction on Monday's Metro story

April 20, 2005 Anne Linehan

On Monday the Chronicle ran a story about Metro’s attempt to get its new light rail lines back on schedule and on budget through a process called “design-build”: Under design-build, a prime contractor hired through

HPD gets serious…about jaywalking

April 20, 2005 Anne Linehan

MS 13 is running amok in Houston. We’ve got home invasions, carjackings, murders and rapes. So, what’s HPD doing? Cracking down on jaywalkers. Yep. The city’s gotta pay for Prop. 2 somehow. RELATED: HPD’s “productivity

Mmmmmm — free ice cream

April 19, 2005 Anne Linehan

Ben & Jerry’s is giving out free ice cream today: Houstonians can enjoy free ice cream all day Tuesday. Ben & Jerry’s is having a free cone day and it’s all for a good cause.

We want Billy Burge as a speaker!

April 18, 2005 Anne Linehan

The Harris County-Houston Sports Authority’s website isn’t terribly exciting or interactive, but I still check it periodically in case something catches my eye. Well, now the Sports Authority has placed a notice about Oliver Luck

Another example of press release journalism?

April 18, 2005 Anne Linehan

Saturday the Chronicle ran a story about a new study out of Stanford that says teachers who come from traditional certification programs are better than teachers who come from untraditional programs. The study focused on

Taxpayer-funded Hilton Americas not living up to expectations

April 17, 2005 Anne Linehan

Here’s an Orlando Sentinel story about taxpayer-funded, convention center-hotels that highlights the Hilton Americas-Houston: This south Texas metropolis has what Orange County wants: a new, upscale hotel attached to an expanded convention center. Built at

Metro's winning friends

April 17, 2005 Anne Linehan

Here’s a comment on a Houston Metroblogging post: …Recently, I got taken off the metro-rail for supposedly ‘scamming fare’ when in fact I had a valid ticket, or so I thought. I paid a two-dollar

Why won't Metro release 2004's financial information?

April 17, 2005 Anne Linehan

If you go to Metro’s website you will find annual reports for 2001, 2002 and 2003. Since we are well into FY2005, Tom Bazan has been asking where FY2004’s report is. He has sent several