Posted on · Opposition from East End residents led to a divided vote among the METRO board, even after the regional transit provider appeased some community members by abandoning a plan for an overpass on Lockwood Drive.
Posted on · All rides on METRORail, which provides access to Downtown Houston as well as to NRG Park, will be free from March 31-April 3.
Posted on · The agency says it will maintain services even though many regular riders are now working at home. That includes park and ride buses for people employed in the Texas Medical Center.
Posted on · The transit agency is looking to sell voters on a multi-year plan that would greatly expand transit in the region. But a former METRO chairman says he doesn't think the financing plan is sustainable.
Posted on · He was moved from the Intensive Care Unit into a regular patient room
Posted on · Metro’s social media team communicates with thousands of riders every day. Online they’re known only by their first initials.
Posted on · In the last couple of years, the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (aka METRO) has revamped its bus system and aimed to be a more transparent organization. In late March, METRO named a new chair, Carrin Patman. We talk with Patman about the challenges ahead for METRO and welcome your questions about its bus […]
Posted on · Metro says it's responding to customer demand after its redesign of the city's bus network.
Posted on · In June, METRO investigated 17 accidents involving its light rail lines. The accidents involved cars, pedestrians and a bike. Two pedestrians were killed. Those 17 incidents were the most crashes in any month since the agency began rail service in 2004. And while a one-month spike is probably a classic definition of a small sample […]