General Monthly Meeting: METRONext the Houston Region's Future Transit Plan

Join us on September 12 for a presentation by METRO Board Chair Carrin Patman about METRONEXT: A Plan for the FUTURE. GENERAL MEETING PROGRAM: METRONext: A Plan for the Future Speaker: METRO Board Chair Carrin Patman The efficient movement of goods, services and people is critical to a strong economy. With the greater Houston area region expected to double its population to 10 million people by 2040, we all should be concerned about the transportation challenges in our region and work together to address them. As the region's largest public transit provider, the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas (METRO) has been working with the public to develop a new regional transportation plan. With a bond referendum expected to be on the November ballot, now is the time to learn more about METRO's Moving Forward Plan and the transit improvements planned for this area. A video overview of the plan: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=kwJlDiPa0po [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwJlDiPa0po] Houston's first Bus Rapid Transit project: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=Zhg6s_MH-Hk [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zhg6s_MH-Hk] Carrin Patman is chair of the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County. She is METRO's first woman chair, appointed in 2016 by Mayor Sylvester Turner. She previously served on the board from 2010 to 2013. Carrin was a partner of Bracewell where for three decades she worked as a trial lawyer representing diverse clients in major litigation involving commercial disputes, securities matters, antitrust and competition issues, and regulatory compliance. She was the first woman elected to the firm’s seven-member Management Committee. Carrin retired from Bracewell in 2016. Carrin graduated from Duke University (with honors) and from the University of Texas School of Law (Texas Law Review). In 2014, Carrin completed a year‐long Advanced Leadership Fellowship at Harvard University. One area of focus concerned transportation (including urban transit) and infrastructure. She is also an American Leadership Forum Senior Fellow (Class XXIX). Full biography available at: https://www.ridemetro.org/Pages/BDCarrinPatman.aspx [https://www.ridemetro.org/Pages/BDCarrinPatman.aspx] Attendees (8)