Controversies
This line was been the subject of several controversies from critics. It also has several supporters. Some businesses along the Main Street route applauded the line when it opened because of the anticipation of more business in the area. The line has been credited for an increase in the population in Houston's core area (in the Houston Downtown Management District) Light rail supporters noted the higher than anticipated early ridership statistics for this line. Numerous Houston politicians such as Houston representative Sheila Jackson Lee and former Houston Mayor Lee P. Brown and even one state-level Texas Republican politician, Senator Kay Bailey Hutchinson, have supported the line.
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