

Steve Gonzales/Staff photographer Show More Show Less 3 of12 The end of the Purple Line at Palm Center Friday, April 2, 2021, in Houston.

Steve Gonzales/Staff photographer Show More Show Less 2 of12 The end of the Purple Line at Palm Center Friday, April 2, 2021, in Houston. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateġ of12 The end of the Purple Line at Palm Center Friday, April 2, 2021, in Houston. Shared space The potential plan for light rail to Hobby Airport includes connecting the Green and Purple lines somewhere near Telephone and Long, then having a single rail line to the airport and car rental complex for Hobby.įREEWAY DIVIDER: Massive I-45 rebuild receives regional support, over objections of Houston, Harris County “This will be life-changing for them,” community advocate Cesar Espinosa said of the students and elderly residents in southeast Houston who need improved transit options that connect them to major locations, such as downtown and Hobby Airport. Jackson Lee, joined by elected officials, Metropolitan Transit Authority leadership and community groups, said new train service to the airport - through struggling areas ripe for investment - could be a primary local benefit of a proposed infrastructure package by the Biden administration. The national debate over infrastructure places one of the most expensive and controversial projects in Metro’s long-range transit plan front and center locally as officials juggle dozens of smaller bus-focused projects, as well as expansion of bus rapid transit across the region.
