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METRO to issue new ridership projections for Post Oak bus lanes amid criticism
Share this story: The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County has confirmed that it will be “re-running the numbers” for the Post Oak dedicated bus lane ridership projections reports Roxanna Asgarian of the Houston Business Journal: The Metropolitan Transit Authority[…..]
METRO will review questionable Uptown bus numbers
Share this story: A major development in the controversial plan to tear up Post Oak Blvd for exclusive bus lanes. Metro Chairman, Gilbert Garcia is announcing the transit agency will re-examine the numbers that Uptown has been using to justifying[…..]
Houston TV stations cover Galveston Bay oyster battle
Share this story: Dolcefino Communications got the word out about the oyster battle in Galveston Bay and the Houston media responded. Here are two stories below: Controversy over oysters grows in Galveston Bay You can eat oysters cooked or raw,[…..]
Uptown board selection process looks like a sham
Share this story: An investigation by Dolcefino Consulting reveals appointments of Board Members to the Uptown Management District may be a virtual charade. “Taxpayers will say a collective WTH when they hear this,” says Wayne Dolcefino, President, Dolcefino Consulting. In[…..]
Oyster boats warn of possible violence in disputed Galveston Bay
Share this story: Owners of Oyster plants along Galveston Bay are now seeking criminal charges and threatening potential new lawsuits in the increasingly combative fight over oyster reefs. Some Oyster Captains report harassment, even unsafe boating maneuvers by a company[…..]
Uptown knows ridership numbers are inflated
Share this story: New documents obtained by Dolcefino Consulting prove ridership numbers for a controversial $300 million dollar bus project leading through the heart of Uptown are grossly inflated. More troubling, Uptown hasn’t told taxpayers. Documents released by Uptown claim[…..]
Stunning attempt to keep public meeting secret
Share this story: The Chambers Liberty Counties Navigation District met May 19th, 2015 in open session, a public meeting as required by the State of Texas Open Meetings Act. Hope you were there, because now the folks who spend your[…..]
Spring Branch ISD foundation shuns parents who speak out
Share this story: Kevin and Karen Maley have donated tens of thousands of dollars to help the students of Spring Branch School District. So when the couple got an invitation to the Spring Branch Education Fundraiser this November they weren’t[…..]
Uptown conflicts grow – City council should delay project until we know them all
Share this story: In March of 2013 Uptown Board Chairman Kendall Miller lobbied for federal grant money for a bus project on Post Oak Blvd. His letter did not disclose his financial stake in the project. In Mid-2014 Miller knew[…..]
In Uptown, bus plan critics lob conflict-of-interest allegations
Share this story: In Uptown, bus plan critics lob conflict-of-interest allegations (Houston Chronicle) Two members of an economic development board pushing a plan to run a center bus lane along Uptown’s Post Oak Boulevard have financial ties to companies that[…..]