Texas Transit Association

Keith Crim’s job looks routine. It’s not, he said. A driver for CityLink, Abilene’s public bus system, Crim said his job is more involved than ‘’sitting behind a wheel and driving around.'’ Driving a city bus involves more multitasking and problem-solving than people might assume, he said - especially if the driver provides curbside service, as he does.

Crim, 51, operates CityLink’s smaller buses to transport the elderly, people with disabilities, and others who have trouble getting to a bus stop. In February, he was named CityLink’s 2003 Operator of the Year. He won it through the evaluations of co-workers, supervisors and passengers, said his supervisor, Penny Pogrant.
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If Fort Worth can put up half the money to build and operate a commuter rail line to Dallas, then San Antonio can pitch in to develop similar service to Austin, local business leaders said. “And we can probably do it better,” said Michael Novak, chairman of the Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce.
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How long will your commute take in 20 years? How will transportation issues affect you, the success of your business, your quality of life? How can we improve road safety? How can we increase mobility while improving our region’s air quality? These are just some of the questions addressed in the draft 2025 Regional Transportation Plan recently released by the Houston-Galveston Area Council, the planning organization for our eight-county region.
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If Jerry Jones expects the public to buy him a new football stadium, he had better avoid this question: Does Dallas County have a better way to spend $425 million? Maybe to improve its weakest schools. Or revitalize downtown. Or fix the ailing public hospital system. The county’s wish list is a long one, and somewhere, there’s a place for a Dallas Cowboys stadium. The problem for the Cowboys owner is that most residents wouldn’t put it near the top of the pecking order.
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