Why is Richmond Ave. included in the alignment if the 2003 ballot mentioned a Westpark line?
Westpark was named in the ballot of the 2003 special election as a travel corridor to serve southwest Houston. Nowhere in the ballot is it specified that the Westpark line would be on Westpark Drive. The ballot also included language to clarify that the “final scope, length of rail segments or lines and other details, together with implementation schedule, will be based upon demand and completion of the project development process, including community input.” This is a process that is currently underway and will continue through the completion of the project. Please note that the text on the ballot describes the Westpark segment as extending, “westward from the Wheeler Station on Phase I Metro Rail to the Hillcroft Transit Center”. Wheeler station is located on Wheeler Street, which is the continuation of Richmond Avenue. The old railroad right-of-way METRO purchased begins near Dunlavy south of US-59, the Southwest Freeway. It starts as a 25-foot right-of-way extending west, widening
