Did Main Street Square get powerwashed before the party?
By the way, here's Metro's press release on yesterday's party celebrating the end of downtown's impassable streets:
To celebrate the occasion and thank area business owners, METRO, the City of Houston and the Downtown District are inviting Houstonians to a party 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday in Main Street Square.
Mayor Bill White, METRO Board Vice Chairman Gerald B. Smith and the Downtown District's Executive Director Bob Eury will host the celebration, which will include live New Orleans jazz music, a Foley's fashion show, visit from Santa and drawing for prizes, including a $1000 Foley's gift card.
"We've worked hard with METRO to get to this stage and make it easier for Houstonians to get to their jobs and to enjoy the many things our Downtown/Midtown areas have to offer," said Mayor White. "This is a milestone we're happy to have reached."
Aha. Let's visit the forum to see one of the things the Downtown area has to offer:
Main Street Square? Is that where the fountains shoot over the Metro train? Goodness. I hope they're planning to do some power washing of the area. It reeks of urine. It's really become a place for many homeless to congregate.
Thank you Callie.
Other highlights from the press release:
The transit streets project was a key component of METRO's broader plan to build a fully integrated transportation program for Downtown. That includes Houston's first light rail line, which now carries 40,000 riders each day – well ahead of a 2020 projection.
That success, Smith said, has allowed METRO to restructure its bus routes, removing 600 buses from Downtown each day.
Forty thousand riders or boardings? Since Metro doesn't have a way to count riders, it counts boardings. There is a difference and Metro knows it.
And since Metro was supposed to increase bus service by 50% under the old Metro Solutions plan (the one voters actually approved), maybe Metro shouldn't be so proud of cutting bus service.
Posted by Anne Linehan @ 12/10/05 04:31 PM | Print | Comments (2)
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