Anne Linehan, Author at blogHOUSTON

MetroRail crash victim speaks out

February 13, 2005 Anne Linehan

KHOU-11 has interviewed the driver of the van that was hit by a MetroRail train last week: “All I could do was close my eyes and say, ‘oh my God, oh my God’ and I

Chronicle: Metro's funding problems are DeLay's and Culberson's fault

February 13, 2005 Anne Linehan

Today’s Chronicle tells us, in a four-reporter story carrying Lucas Wall’s byline, that Metro’s funding hiccup isn’t the fault of Metro’s self-described “innovative” funding proposal. It’s actually the fault of Rep. Tom DeLay and Rep.

Chronicle scolds Sen. Whitmire

February 12, 2005 Anne Linehan

The Chronicle editors decided to wag their fingers at state Sen. John Whitmire for his bill that would end $AFEclear, the way it is currently structured. The editorial is vintage Chronicle editors, showing a lack

Saavedra gets okay for administrative restructuring

February 11, 2005 Anne Linehan

The HISD board has approved Superintendent Abe Saavedra’s plan to reduce the size of HISD’s bureaucracy: Houston schools Superintendent Abe Saavedra was given the go-ahead Thursday to radically change the district’s administrative structure by replacing

Local media covers the latest MetroRail crash — with one exception

February 11, 2005 Anne Linehan

As most people probably know, there was another MetroRail crash yesterday and it’s interesting to look at the local media’s coverage. KPRC-2’s story immediately places the blame on the van’s driver: A handicap van hit

State addresses Houston's new revenue generating ideas

February 11, 2005 Anne Linehan

State lawmakers are undoubtedly giving Mayor Bill White heartburn. Today’s Chronicle reports on last night’s news that Sen. Whitmire’s towing legislation is zipping through the Senate, and also talks about how the Legislature is addressing

Mayor White looks to combine $AFEclear with an expanded MAP

February 11, 2005 Anne Linehan

KPRC-2 is running a very interesting story about Mayor White, $AFEclear and MAP: Houston’s mayor made plans Friday to expand a motorist assistance program in an effort to save a controversial towing ordinance, Local 2

Increasing light rail ridership during Rodeo

February 11, 2005 Anne Linehan

In our forum, one of our commenters, Bill F, mentioned that Metro has stopped providing rodeo and football game shuttles so it can improve ridership numbers on MetroRail instead. That reminded me of a press

Metro caused its own funding problem

February 10, 2005 Anne Linehan

Lucas Wall has written an eye-opening look at why MetroRail’s federal funding request was denied by the Federal Transit Administration. It basically boils down to Metro not wanting to play by the FTA’s rules.

Senate committee approves Whitmire's towing legislation

February 10, 2005 Anne Linehan

A state Senate committe has approved Sen. John Whitmire’s bill that would effectively put an end to $AFEclear, and according to KPRC-2, the full Senate is expected to vote on the legislation next week.