New Trans/Air Rep for Texas
Trans/Air Manufacturing has a new Midwest Fields Sales Manager in Kirk Mize. See the press release on following page.
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Central Texas RTD anniversary expansion
It will be one year ago Thursday that City Area Rural Rides (CARR) took over Stage Transit and brought new life to its employees and the residents of Nolan County.
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Houston METRO hires new Manager
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority of Harris County, or METRO, has hired a new President & CEO in Frank J. Wilson on April 20. Wilson, 55, will take over May 3 from Shirley A. DeLibero, who is retiring after 5 years at the agency’s helm. Read the METRO press release on following page as well as a Houston news article.
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Auto Accidents in Houston of Concern
The old jokes about Houston drivers have punch lines like “Red lights are optional” or “Just go 90 mph until you hear glass.” Every day, the Houston area far exceeds the national average in the number of traffic fatalities and serious crashes.
The carnage contributes to skyrocketing medical costs and gives Harris County the most expensive auto insurance rates in Texas, making it no laughing matter for the region’s transportation planners. More…
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Houston monorail company gets Chinese Contract
After 17 years and nearly $18 million in investments to keep it afloat, a quiet Houston company is poised to bank nearly $34 million on its first major deal to put rail cars in the sky.
Aerobus International Inc. signed a joint-venture agreement on April 2 with AJ Trust Development Co. Ltd., an investment firm headquartered in Shanghai, China, to install a transit system across Weihai Bay connecting a neighboring island to the city’s downtown.
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Houston’s Metro preparing for new leader
From TV 11 News Staff Reports April 16, 2004
The Metropolitan Transit Authority may have a new leader. Metro’s board of directors is expected to meet to approve a contract for Frank Wilson.
He is currently the president of a construction consulting firm, and has 30 years of public transportation experience.
Wilson has worked for transit systems in San Francisco, Chicago and Philadelphia.
Wilson will succeed outgoing president and chief executive officer Shirley DeLibero, who is retiring.