Transportation
Metro Is Offering Free Rides For Students This Summer
Posted on · It's the first time Metro has offered the program. It's open to students in kindergarten through high school.
Tag: bus
Transportation
Why Don’t More Texas School Buses Have Seat Belts?
Posted on · After deadly accidents in Texas including one in Houston, we looked at what state lawmakers did in the past (and are doing now) to protect children.
Transportation
Metro Is Adding Some Extra Service Before And After The Super Bowl
Posted on · Park and Ride buses will take commuters home early on Friday, while an airport express bus will run all night after the game.
Transportation
Metro Considers New Bus Service In Northwest Houston
Posted on · The agency is being asked to extend the current West Little York route to accommodate new business development.
Transportation
Smaller Communities See A Growing Demand For Public Transit
Posted on · A bus service operating in suburban Houston says ridership is up and it's looking to expand.
Transportation
Wondering Where Your Bus Is? Ask The Social Media Team
Posted on · Metro’s social media team communicates with thousands of riders every day. Online they’re known only by their first initials.
Transportation
Fewer People Are Using Metro’s Park And Ride Buses
Posted on · Transit officials blame the decline on layoffs in the oil and gas industry.
Transportation
Metro Wants To Update The Way It Collects Fares
Posted on · A consultant will advise the transit agency on how to update its fare collection technology.
Transportation
New Metro Electric Bus Starts Rolling This Weekend
Posted on · The transit agency is giving the bus a 90-day tryout
Transportation
Metro Will Try Out New Service For Paratransit Riders
Posted on · The transit agency says it wants to help disabled riders access the fixed-route buses.
Transportation
Conroe Is Closer To Getting A New Park And Ride
Posted on · The million-dollar facility is designed to serve a growing population.
Transportation
Why Metro Wants To Hire An Urban Designer
Posted on · The transit agency says it’s trying to come up with more efficient ways for people to get to bus stops and rail stations. The goal is to increase ridership.
Transportation
Metro Says Faulty Equipment Is Causing Rail Delays
Posted on · Metro hopes a major repair project will help keep its trains running on time. Officials say they want to correct problems that could delay riders from making connections.
Transportation
Metro Hopes To Get New Riders Through Its Discounted Student Fare Card
Posted on · That discount is offered to students of all ages, from kindergarten through college.
Transportation
Metro Hopes To Get More Riders With New Bus Shelters
Posted on · Metro is touting big ridership numbers as it marks the one-year anniversary of its new bus network. But transit officials say they need to make some major improvements to get even more riders on board.