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Tag: bus

Transportation

METRO CEO Discusses Challenges Of Operating Transit Service During A Pandemic

Gail Delaughter

Posted on July 23, 2020 · Along with adjusting service because of reduced ridership and the need for social distancing, METRO is also trying to figure out why so many of its employees and contractors are testing positive for the virus.

Tags bus commuting COVID-19 pandemic transit

In-Depth

Would Free Transit Incentivize More Riders? METRO Gathers Input On Whether To Stop Collecting Fares

Gail Delaughter

Posted on January 6, 2020 · Transit agencies around the country, including in Houston, are considering whether to cut or reduce their transit fares.

Tags bus Center for Opportunity Urbanism Commissioner Steve Radack LINK Houston transit fares

Houston Matters

Monday’s Show: Eliminating Fares On Houston Buses And Trains, And Your Pet Peeves (Jan. 6, 2020)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on January 6, 2020 · On Monday's Houston Matters: Could METRO eliminate fares on its trains and buses? Plus your pet peeves. And an update on Houston sports.

Tags Buffalo Bills bus bus fares Gail Delaughter metro NFL Playoffs pet peeves public transit public transportation sports texans train

News

METRO Moves To The Next Phase In Developing A Regional Transit Plan

Gail Delaughter

Posted on November 23, 2018 · The transit agency hopes to address a growing population and changing mobility needs.

Tags bond referendum bus commuting Metropolitan Transit Authority Regional Transit Plan

Transportation

Metro Moves to The Next Step with Its Proposed Regional Transit Plan

Gail Delaughter

Posted on September 12, 2018 · Officials say they're on target to put a bond issue before voters next year. The transit agency’s board is now reviewing millions of dollars in proposed improvements.

Tags bus bus rapid transit hobby airport light rail transit

Transportation

A New Study Looks At Who’s Using Public Transit In The Houston Area

Gail Delaughter

Posted on June 20, 2018 · It's the most expansive survey ever conducted on a regional basis.

Tags bus houston-galveston area council light rail Metropolitan Transit Authority public transit

News

School Bus Collides With Truck, Killing Teacher And Student

Associated Press

Posted on May 17, 2018 · The crash left the bus lying on its side on the guardrail of Interstate 80 in Mount Olive, its undercarriage and front end sheared off and its steering wheel exposed

Tags bus Crash Garbage Truck

Transportation

Students Can Ride For Free This Summer On Metro’s Buses And Trains

Gail Delaughter

Posted on May 15, 2018 · Fares are being waived for students in kindergarten through college

Tags bus free stuff houston metro Metropolitan Transit Authority students summer train transit

Transportation

Investigators Say Driver Was Unresponsive Before A Bus Carrying Channelview High School Students Crashed In Alabama

Gail Delaughter

Posted on May 1, 2018 · The NTSB also reports there were no signs that the bus had mechanical problems

Tags Alabama bus Channelview National Transportation Safety Board safety

Transportation

Like A Lot Of Smaller Cities, Conroe Is Seeing Increased Demand For Public Transit

Gail Delaughter

Posted on March 25, 2018 · The city is now looking to expand its bus routes and it's also considering new commuter bus service

Tags bus city of conroe Conroe Connection montgomery county transit

News

Family Questions Claim That Channelview ISD Bus Wreck Driver Fell Asleep

Associated Press

Posted on March 15, 2018 · The cause of the crash remains under investigation

Tags bus Channelview crash driver

News

UPDATE: Driver Killed, Channelview Students Hurt In Disney Trip Bus Plunge; District Is Working To Get Students Home

Laura Isensee / Associated Press / HPM Digital Team

Posted on March 13, 2018 · One person died, driver Harry Caligone, and about three dozen others were hurt, six seriously. Governors from Alabama, Texas speak after crash

Tags Alabama bus Crash Florida houston ravine

Transportation

Metro Approves Agreement To Operate Houston’s First Bus Rapid Transit System

Gail Delaughter

Posted on February 20, 2018 · The transit agency is also purchasing buses and other equipment for the new line near the Galleria

Tags bus bus rapid transit Galleria Metropolitan Transit Authority Uptown Management District

Transportation

Metro Is Waiting To Put A Dollar Amount On Its Regional Transit Plan

Gail Delaughter

Posted on January 17, 2018 · After expanding the light rail system and redesigning the bus network, Metro is now seeking funds to expand its operations. And that could include something Houstonians have long hoped for

Tags bus houston metro MetroNext rail system

News

4 Hurt As Houston City Bus Swerves To Avoid Car, Hits House

Associated Press

Posted on November 13, 2017 · The house struck by the bus which sustained serious structural damage.

Tags bus Crash houston metro

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