On Saturday, December 21, the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (METRO) celebrated the opening of the North Line in Houston, Texas. The 5.3-mile northern extension of METRO’s Red Line includes eight new stations and connects the University of Houston-Downtown and the Northline Commons Mall, making the entire Red Line nearly 13 miles.
The opening of the first new rail line in 10 years is going to bring "positive changes for the community," interim METRO president Tom Lambert said. As the first to serve residential neighborhoods, the line will allow METRO "to see how we ...
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