Jarrett Walker shares the news that the city of Houston gave final approval to overhaul its public transit system, including the implementation of a frequent network grid. The changes are expected to be complete by August 2015.
Jarrett Walker's post on the Human Transit blog includes some perspective on the scale of the undertaking by Houston in approving the System Reimagining Plan: "In the history of transit in North America, top-to-bottom transit network redesigns are very rare, particularly for a city of the Houston's size and national importance. This is a great day for Houston, and will be a fascinating case study for transit in North America."
The post includes the final approved map.
The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, the agency responsible for the implementation of the new plan, also has a website that details the new system.
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