Anne Linehan, Author at blogHOUSTON

City Council to hear public's concerns about $AFEclear

January 18, 2005 Anne Linehan

Following up on Kevin Whited’s post this morning about City Council taking up $AFEclear revisions this week, KPRC-2 has this notice on its website: Houstonians will get the opportunity to voice their opinions about the

The Chronicle and Metro celebrate one year of light rail

January 17, 2005 Anne Linehan

The Chronicle has had a successful year of promoting light rail, carefully following the rules laid out by the infamous pro-rail memo, which was accidentally posted on the Chronicle‘s website, and yesterday and today we

One-way Westheimer

January 17, 2005 Anne Linehan

Here’s a fun question and answer in today’s Move It! column: Q: Has anyone ever considered making Westheimer one way outbound from about Loop 610 to Texas 6 and Richmond one way inbound for the

Chronicle dinosaur celebrates his ninth inauguration

January 16, 2005 Anne Linehan

Speaking of dinosaurs, Cragg Hines writes that this will be his ninth presidential inauguration. (Let’s give the old guy a break and retire him, Jeff Cohen.) The column is typical Hines, as he frets that

Councilwoman says $AFEclear is socialized towing

January 16, 2005 Anne Linehan

Dr. Councilwoman Shelley Sekula-Gibbs has an op-ed in today’s Chronicle where she says the $AFEclear program, even with the proposed changes, is nothing more than socialized towing: I understand the need to keep traffic moving,

Just don't call them illegal immigrants

January 15, 2005 Anne Linehan

Today’s “Religion” section in the Chronicle has what can best be described as an advocacy-journalism piece. Yes, in the “Religion” section, of all places! ALTAR, MEXICO – Along a northbound dirt road, a young couple

Chronicle continues to enable Metro

January 15, 2005 Anne Linehan

In today’s Chronicle, Lucas Wall writes up the story that KHOU-11 had a couple of days ago about Metro pulling security guards from Park and Ride lots. Unfortunately, Wall didn’t appear to do much digging

Southwest Freeway closed this weekend

January 14, 2005 Anne Linehan

Here’s a big traffic headache for the weekend: If your weekend itinerary takes you on the Southwest Freeway near downtown, the Texas Department of Transportation has a suggestion for you … change those plans. The

Metro and Houston Marathon are living in perfect harmony

January 14, 2005 Anne Linehan

Here’s a very entertaining press release from Metro, describing a new era of cooperation with Houston Marathon organizers and a new era of marathon-watching for spectators: METRO and the HP Houston Marathon today announced that

The mysterious EZ Tag

January 14, 2005 Anne Linehan

The Chronicle has the story of a woman who managed to rack up $17,651 in fines because she likes to use the tollways without the hassle and bother of an EZ Tag: Adams has managed