Comments on: West U Council resolves to oppose Weslayan bus

By: Sandpiper@aol.com

Sandpiper@aol.com — Mon, 28 Jul 2014 16:20:35 +0000

Having a hard time believing that anyone who lives on Buffalo Speedway rides the bus to “work”. Just turn up your thermostat in your big house and buy a Prius.

By: Lucille

Lucille — Fri, 18 Jul 2014 20:18:42 +0000

In the old days, West U residents volunteered their help and from what I have seen they still do. My dad had an insurance agency and advised the city on those matters. I’ll bet there are retirees with the background to serve as a traffic engineer.

By: Donna Field

Donna Field — Fri, 18 Jul 2014 02:40:46 +0000

Dear Michelle, I appreciate your attempt at alternative solutions to Metro’s decision, but I think it might be more considerate to ask the residents of Buffalo Speedway how they see things. We have always had traffic but in the last 4 years there has been a definite change in the type of traffic. Since there are currently no restrictions on the type of traffic that graces our street, it would be nice to ask us how we feel before you hand us that which you don’t want? We have large, dangerous 18 wheelers all day and night. We have large open clanging landscape flatbbeads. I wonder about the personal safety. of our residents and am concerned about the day when a mom turns around to look at her kids in the back seat or a teenager accepts a cell phone call. There is a difference in being hit by a car and an 18 wheeler.

That having been said, if adding Metro routes to Buffalo reduces carbon emissions, impacts the greater good, gives us a way to go to work that doesn’t involve paid parking, impacts climate change…..well then bring it on. Currently, the American Lung Association gives the City of Houston an F in ozone emissions and particle pollution. Some people take air quality seriously.

Maybe Weslayan should take a few bus routes and Buffalo Speedway should take a few, but before you go to make those suggestions, I think the residents of Buffalo should be notified that you intend to involve them in your solutions. There are 113 houses on Buffalo between Bissonnet and Holcombe. Perhaps our opinions matter.

By: GoldBacon

GoldBacon — Tue, 15 Jul 2014 18:29:46 +0000

Congratulations, and thank you, to the neighbors that spearheaded this effort. Hopefully METRO listens and either reroutes this proposed bus line or eliminates it altogether.

I don’t believe that hiring a traffic engineer is worth the expense. The case is already strong enough.

By: Nice Neighbor

Nice Neighbor — Tue, 15 Jul 2014 12:24:03 +0000

To the extent that anyone at METRO is reading them or even cares, I would suggest that everyone take a moment to go to the link mentioned in the above article and leave feedback.