Downtown Remaining Work November 20, 2014

Questions & Answers

Questions and Answers Linda Trevino Stakeholder Affairs, Downtown Houston, TX Sina Raouf Community Outreach Manager, Downtown Houston, TX

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CAPITOL/RUSK PARKING PLAN November 20, 2014

Blocks No parking Metered parking Commercial parking Other RUSK CAPITOL

Blocks No parking Metered parking Commercial parking Other

Blocks No parking Metered parking Commercial parking Other RUSK CAPITOL

Blocks No parking Metered parking Commercial parking Other RUSK CAPITOL

Exceptions Blocks currently under construction 1000 Capitol 1100 Rusk 800 Rusk

Questions? for concerns or comments

Downtown Stakeholder Meeting November 2014 East End and Southeast Line Construction to Operations Light Rail Startup & Operations

Rail Startup: Update HRT Turnover to METRO System integration test Downtown Late November thru 3 rd week in December Majority of the testing will occur during the evening hours 7pm-4am Monday-Friday Weekend Testing will occur during ALL hours – METRO will work with stake holders so as to not impact their events. MPD & Safety presence during testing Contractor to turn over to METRO lines in the late December & January timeframes 16

Rail Startup: Update Pre-Revenue Operations Starts Mid to late December for Downtown Segment – Majority of operations will during the evening hours 7pm-4am Monday-Friday – Weekend operations will occur during ALL hours. – METRO will work with stake holders so as to not impact their events. MPD & Safety presence Ends with two weeks of Simulated Service Metro expects to open all lines in Early April 17

Rail Startup: Last train Friday and Saturday – To Palm Center 1:50 AM – To Altic 2:10 AM – To Northline 1:42 AM – To Downtown & Medical Center 2:40 AM Sunday – To Palm Center 12:20 AM – To Altic 12:40 AM – To Northline 11:26 PM – To Downtown and Medical Center 12:29 AM METRO reviewing possibility of running 24 hrs. on weekends METRO will review ridership on these last trains and make adjustment if required.

Questions When will the train actually be operational? – Revenue Service anticipated early April 2014 How many trains will actually run this route? – Initially, 10 singles will operate every 6min. 2 car trains will be used during special events (Soccer, Astros, Rockets, etc.) The trains won’t honk at you when you are queued up to enter garages in the morning? – No, Operators are trained only to use an audible devices (Horn / Whistle) to enhance safety. How will the Hotel Valet lane and the rail affect the 801 Travis Garage? – Lessons learned during SIT and Pre-revenue Operations will be carried forward into revenue service. Will the Main Street station be operational sooner than the lines opening? – Exact date for station opening is unknown at this time. How many lights will drivers have to wait on now that there are more lanes of rails? – Part of SIT and Pre-revenue Operations is to fine tune the traffic and train signals to maximize train and automobile movement.