Houston Reimagining Transit: Episode 69

Today, we're talking about Houston, an unlikely recent success story in the public transit world. Just how did the city with the dubious honor of having America's largest freeway string together a decent light rail system, and where is it going from here? All this, after The News. Links and stuffs Merch:https://shop.trlpod.com/ Twitter:@TheRedLine_pod YouTube channel:The Red Line Podcast Spotify:The Red Line Podcast Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/theredlinepodcasters Email:[email protected] Website:https://www.trlpod.com/ Timestamps References & notes [1]Mass Transit: Phase 1 of city of Edmonton's Metro Line Northwest LRT extension completed under budget and a year ahead of schedule [2]Wikipedia: METRORail [3]Wikipedia: Houston Metro [4]Wikipedia: METRORapid Silver Line [5]Wikipedia: Transportation in Houston § Map Showing Lines of the Houston Electric Company c 1907 [6]The Houston Review: Streetcars and the Growth of Houston [7]Axios Houston: Houston light rail turns 20 [8]Houston History, Vol. 5 No. 2: The Streetcar in Houston [9]Governing: Houston's Longest Transit Line Moves Forward Despite Objections [10]Wikipedia: Trailblazer (monorail) [11]City of Houston eGovernment Center: Exploring Houston - Light Rail [12]Wikipedia: List of United States cities by population [13]Wikipedia: Greater Houston § Demographics [14]METRO: Transit Services [15]METRO: Transit System Map