METRORapid University Line

The University Line is a planned 25 mi (40 km) bus rapid transit route that would be operated by Metro in Houston, Texas, United States.

The appeal overruled all but one issue raised by Scarbrough (which it modified), upholding the original decision to give METRO jurisdiction on Richmond to lay the rails.

[6] In a 2007 Houston Chronicle questions and answers page about the proposed University Line, Daphne Scarbrough and Christof Spieler asked why METRO did not include a station to serve Gulfton, a community of apartment complexes.

[7] In 2010, Houston mayor Annise Parker delayed construction on the University Line in an effort to find a suitable funding source.

A preliminary version of the superset "University Corridor" BRT line, 22 mi (35 km) long, would extend to Westchase Park & Ride in the west, pass through the stops proposed for the derelict light rail plan, and continue north past Eastwood Transit Center to Tidwell Transit Center.

[14][15][16] Additional BRT lines proposed under "Moving Forward" include:[17][18] The route begins in the west at the Hillcroft Transit Center traveling east on the Westpark right-of-way that METRO owns.

A stop in the Gulfton neighborhood (which contains several apartment complexes that primarily house working-class Hispanic and immigrant populations) may be added.