More Delays at Metro

According to the Chronicle, the Metro Board has yet another delay, calling off tomorrow's planned vote on a contract with Parsons Transportation Group to construct the four planned new rail lines.

This is really pathetic. I understand that these things take time to plan but this has been going on for years. I am a HUGE supporter of increased rail transportation in Houston but the actions of the Houston Metro Board so signs of complete incompetence.

Since moving here, I have wondered why so many people in this city seem to have so little trust in Metro. Now I am beginning to see the light...

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Update - 2009/02/19 1:30PM

Well, despite what was implied in the previous story, it seems likely that the vote was put off because the Metro Board knew that their federal funding was going to be cut by roughly half. Find the story here.

I would like to hear the full story as to why the funding was cut so drastically in the final bill (it was infrastructure spending after all). I suspect the lack of support from some in our Congressional delegation at least had something to do with it. With representatives like this, no wonder our infrastructure in Houston is in such sorry shape.