Houston Transit's Legal Quagmire

"How ironic that, like two trains passing in the night, the little Luddite league of opponents of a light-rail line in Houston are suing to derail the plan at the very moment that more than 300 mayors of cities across the country are in Washington lobbying President Bush to make passenger rail a top national priority to relieve traffic congestion and spur economic development. Cities like Nashville, of all places, are mapping out strategies to combine light rail and commuter rail lines into their mobility mix."