With several still very preliminary plans for Metro’s next steps on the table, how should we think about equity?
In the dream scenario Houston’s Metro transit agency presented to its board recently, hundreds of miles of new light rail, bus rapid transit and frequent local bus service are all included in a $35 billion vision that would increase the percentage of people within a half-mile of either light rail or bus rapid transit by 460 percent and would specifically increase the percentage of low-income households with access to those services by 440 percent…