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Old 12-14-2011, 10:30 PM
 
Location: Westbury
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There are a few reasons why houston didn't get the metro rail expansion for so long. you can blame ft. bend voters and their long standing ex senator

a whole lot of other people in houston and texas were pushing for this for a long time
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Old 12-15-2011, 10:09 AM
 
Location: Houston
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There are a few reasons why houston didn't get the metro rail expansion for so long. you can blame ft. bend voters and their long standing ex senator

a whole lot of other people in houston and texas were pushing for this for a long time
agreed, like I said in another post, they sight things like construction would interfer with business, and the rail would lead to increase crime)kinda funny given crime in the burbs are at a ll time high)
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Old 12-15-2011, 10:45 AM
 
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agreed, like I said in another post, they sight things like construction would interfer with business, and the rail would lead to increase crime)kinda funny given crime in the burbs are at a ll time high)
Translation = They stop progress because they want to be isolated
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