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The
Houston Metropolitan Transit Authority reports that METRORail’s
single-month boardings exceeded 1 million for the first time in March,
only 14 months after the system’s launch. "More
significantly, total METRORail boardings for March 2005 were 76 percent
higher than the same month last year," said a news release.
The average weekday ridership on METRORail in March 2005 was 32,803
boardings, which is the highest of any individual route operated by
METRO. In fact, METRORail’s average weekday ridership in March was
more than three times greater than the ridership on the 2 Bellaire –
METRO’s most-used bus route – during the same month." METRO President and CEO Frank J. Wilson noted that some other light rail systems around the country didn’t hit this mark until they were in operation for several years." "So this is a remarkable accomplishment,” Wilson said. “It is further evidence that the community has truly embraced light rail as one part of the solution to our region’s growing traffic congestion, air pollution and mobility issues.” George
F. Smalley has joined METRO as vice president of external affairs. He began work April 5 and will have responsibility for media
and public relations. Smalley is a native of Michigan and a 20-year resident of Houston. "He brings with him more than 19 years of corporate communications experience, most of it with Shell, Texaco, Saudi Aramco and their joint venture companies," said a news release. "He began his career in the non-profit sector in Washington, D.C. Most recently, he served as director of communications for Shell Oil Company." Hyperlinks will work if this document is read Online
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