Metropolitan Transit Authority
of Harris County, Texas

METRO Responds to Legal Petition filed April 11, 2007 

Today, METRO learned that legal action was taken against the Agency concerning METRO Solutions and the 2003 Referendum.

What follows is METRO's statement regarding the legal action: 

The petition is a fishing expedition filed by one individual opposed to light rail on Richmond.

The fact is, METRO is in complete compliance with the letter of the law and the spirit of the 2003 Referendum.

By including other mobility improvements in the petition in search of "possible" compliance issues, it becomes clear that this is but the latest instance of a vocal few opposing public transit and blocking progress toward improved mobility and quality of life in Houston.

METRO has come to expect legal challenges whenever significant progress is being made on its METRO Solutions program. And, in fact, substantial progress has been made in recent months, including:

• Inclusion of the North and Southeast corridors in the Bush Administration's proposed funding for projects for FY 2008.
• Completion of the federal environmental clearance process on the North and Southeast corridors.
• METRO Board decisions on the alignment, or routes, for the North, Southeast and East End transit corridors.
• Selection of a design-build team to negotiate a contract for the development of the transit corridors.

METRO is confident it will prevail in any judicial proceedings.

METRO will not be distracted from fulfilling the wishes of the voters and building METRO Solutions. 

April 12, 2007
Volume II, No. 9

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