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  • Metro chairman seeks broad base of support

    04/11/2004 11:36:13 AM PDT · by weegee · 13 replies · 226+ views
    Copyright 2004 Houston Chronicle ^ | April 11, 2004, 12:46PM | By LUCAS WALL
    David Wolff, chairman and president of the commercial development firm Wolff Cos., recently took over as chairman of the Metropolitan Transit Authority's board of directors. Mayor Bill White tapped Wolff to oversee transit policy and the Metro Solutions expansion plan, which voters narrowly approved in November. Wolff sat down recently in his Galleria-area office with transportation reporter Lucas Wall. Question: Metro has a lot of opponents in the community -- 48 percent of voters cast their ballots against the expansion plan. What can you do to improve the agency's image and promote the benefits of mass transit? Answer: It's unfortunate...
  • Oddball facts about Metro trains and their first 25 accidents

    03/30/2004 6:01:05 AM PST · by Flyer · 92 replies · 362+ views
    Houston Chronicle ^ | March 29, 2004 | LANA BERKOWITZ
    Police reports for the first 25 vehicle accidents involving the Metro light rail reveal only one fact for certain: Aries are the safest drivers. The collisions began Nov. 19 although the light-rail system didn't open to the public until Jan. 1. The list keeps growing -- it hit 31 Monday -- but this roundup focuses on the 25 pioneers, a diverse group. Officers don't ask for drivers' horoscope signs, but a check of birth dates reveals no Aries among the crashers. But it seems Geminis like to drive on the wild side. There are two Marys and a Maria in...