Mark Bechtel, of the Federal Transit Association, presents Houston’s Heather Sponsler, city clerk, with an award of excellence for increasing ridership on the city’s public bus system by 10 percent (or 1,378) riders between 2016 and 2017.

$1 for your first month

No commitment, cancel anytime. Renews at normal rate.

Subscription includes unlimited access to our website, newsletters, alerts and the e-edition, an exact digital copy of the printed newspaper.