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Here’s How to Get A Free Ride to The Polls on Election Day
Posted on · Metro is waiving fares for voters headed to polling places all over Harris County.
Tag: public transit
Transportation
A New Study Looks At Who’s Using Public Transit In The Houston Area
Posted on · It's the most expansive survey ever conducted on a regional basis.
Houston Matters
From Highways To Public Transit: Book Examines How Houston’s Transportation Landscape Took Shape
Posted on · Rice University researcher Kyle Shelton tells the story in "Power Moves: Transportation, Politics, and Development in Houston."
Transportation
Metro Transit Facility Could Soon Be Housing The Homeless
Posted on · Metro's board is expected to vote this week on approving an agreement with the city
Transportation
Metro Tries Out New Safety Technology On The Light Rail Lines
Posted on · The transit agency says it wants to get riders' attention before there's a crash or a near-miss.
Transportation
Pasadena Residents Will Once Again Have Public Transit
Posted on · The City of Pasadena wants to hear what residents think about plans for a new bus service. The community has been without buses for the past five years but they're now set for a comeback.
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.
Transportation
Metro Looks At How To Provide Buses Outside Its Service Area
Posted on · Metro is considering ways it can provide bus service to areas that don’t subsidize public transit. That includes cities that don’t currently collect a sales tax for Metro operations.
Houston Matters
Answering Your Questions on METRO’s Long-Term Transportation Plan
Posted on · METRO is working on a long-term regional transportation plan that lists off projects it wants to do in the coming years. How will these projects be paid for? That may be up to voters this year. Today, we talk with METRO Chair Carrin Patman about what METRO has in store. And she fields your general questions about METRO […]
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METRO’s Long-Term Plan, and the City Hall Farmers Market: Tuesday’s Show (March 7, 2017)
Posted on · METRO is working on a long-term regional transportation plan that lists off projects it wants to do in the coming years. How will these projects be paid for? That may be up to voters this year. On this edition of Houston Matters, we talk with METRO Chair Carrin Patman about what METRO has in store. And she fields […]
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.
Houston Matters
One Year Later: How is METRO’s Redesign Working for Bus Riders?
Posted on · A little more than a year ago (August 2015), METRO redesigned its bus network. Has it been a success? What are some lessons METRO has learned in the past year? Where are improvements still needed? To answer those questions we talk with Christof Spieler, a METRO board member. (Photo: Michael Hagerty, Houston Public Media) MORE: Rerouting Houston Buses (Full Series) […]
Houston Matters
Highlighting Recent Conversations About Houston Transportation
Posted on · There may be no more viscerally frustrating experience about living in Houston then dealing with traffic. It’s the most common theme we hear when we engage in our quarterly Houstonian Pet Peeves collective moan session. And that’s understandable. We’ve seen huge population increases in Greater Houston in recent years, and our infrastructure hasn’t always kept […]
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.