Ride the rail to visit one of the nation's top five "must see" museum exhibits, as rated by Time magazine. It's the Houston Museum of Natural Science exhibit, Terra Cotta Warriors: Guardians of China's First Emperor . Often considered... Read More...

Tune in to HCCTV, Comcast Channel 19 tonight at 6 p.m., and you'll hear real stories from riders who love taking METRO to get them where they need to go. From a young man who says a METRO bus is like a party bus when he and his buddies go to football... Read More...

METRO promised a Signature bus service that would be quick-as-a-bunny, and so far, in its first 16 days of operation, it's delivering. The 402 Quickline Bellaire has an average of 97 percent on-time performance. "It's doing really well,"... Read More...

Tune in tonight to HCCTV, Comcast's Channel 19 to hear how buses are the backbone of METRO's system. In this documentary, meet the men and women who work hard behind-the-scenes to make sure METRO's buses are safe, clean and reliable. Called... Read More...

If you're a marketing professional, winning a Crystal Award is a big deal - almost as enviable as capturing an Oscar in the movie industry. Well, METRO's marketing department recently won the American Marketing Association' s 2009 AMA Crystal... Read More...

If you subscribe to Comcast, check out HCCTV, Channel 19 tonight at 6 p.m. "Houston: The Road Ahead" is a documentary that traces METRO's humble beginnings, its rocky middle years before the 2003 referendum was passed and its current state... Read More...

METRO's vanpool program has a whole new look - it's been rebranded as STAR vanpool. David McMaster, director of customer service, says it's a convenient and cost-effective way to get to and from work. Click the link below to hear his interview... Read More...

METRO introduced the agency's signature bus service to the media and public officials today at a special event that showcased its new blue-wrapped buses, along with a dance from local elementary students. "The icons of American businesses are... Read More...

Finally. Everything is in place for METRO to forge ahead and make real progress building transit in the region. That's what the Houston Chronicle said in an editorial published on May 22. The editorial lists the ways METRO is ready to roll with its... Read More...

On National Bike Day, 10 members of Team METRO, along with other Houstonians, joined Mayor Bill White, biking from Memorial park to city hall downtown. About 300 cyclists pedaled the 15-mile route, making it a leisurely and conversational event. The ride... Read More...

For the past two years, Hao Le has traded four wheels for two to get to work four days out of five. It's a 90-minute, 20-mile ride, but for this passionate biker, the commute is pure bliss. Le, a METRO senior attorney, is a competitive racer who says... Read More...

When money is spent investing in public transit, the result creates jobs that put the people who have been hit hardest back to work. A new study by the Economic Development Research Group , commissioned by the American Public Transportation Association... Read More...

If you've driven downtown lately around the Red Line on Main Street, you've noticed strips of blinking red lights set in the pavement. The flashing markers light up when the traffic signal turns red - alerting drivers that intersections along... Read More...

A family of bunnies has been making its home in the grasslands at the Texas Medical Center Transit Center. These are no ordinary bunnies. They are topiary bunnies designed to catch your eye and remind you of our new Quickline Signature bus service - the... Read More...

Government agencies are always looking for ways to cut costs and to do more with less. Now there's a new way to save money on fleet vehicles. FastFleet by Zipcar was introduced last month for public sector agencies and universities, and the company... Read More...

The World Health Organization said today that the number of confirmed cases of swine flu worldwide is 331. The total here in the United States is 141, including 28 cases in Texas. As you're riding the rail and buses, confined in close spaces, you... Read More...

Thanks to all of you who joined our Web chat today at noon. METRO's President & CEO Frank J. Wilson hosted today's chat, where questions ranged from light-rail service to both airports to our new Quick Line Signature Bus service to debut in... Read More...

A reminder to join us today from noon to 1 p.m. for a Web chat with Frank J. Wilson, our president & CEO. If you can't stay for the whole hour, drop in and ask a question, then grab lunch. Wondering about the construction on our light-rail lines....or... Read More...

METRO Matters is currently airing on two cable TV stations: Houston Media Source (Ch. 17 on Comcast) and HCCTV (Houston Community College's Ch. 19 on Comcast). Our latest show with Kim Slaughter, associate vice president for planning, has been airing... Read More...

Melvin Riley was driving the Park & Ride 204 Spring bus on the HOV lane when a scream pieced the air. A gentleman had suddenly suffered a seizure. "My first thought was to get the bus off the HOV lane," recalls Riley, 54, of the March incident.... Read More...

When Sgt. Richard Sauseda first started at METRO as a police officer, he dressed in a coat and tie. METRO didn't have police uniforms - and in fact, there was no official police department. That was back in 1982 when the Metropolitan Transit Authority... Read More...

METRO officially signed the agency's biggest contract in history, a deal that was announced at yesterday's board meeting by Frank J. Wilson, METRO President and CEO. Early last month, METRO's board of directors approved the $1.46 billion construction... Read More...

What do bunnies and buses have in common? Find out the answer to that and all things METRO at our next Web chat scheduled on Thursday, April 30, from noon to 1 p.m. Here's your chance to ask Frank J. Wilson, METRO's president & CEO, anything... Read More...

Last night's METRO partnering with the Astros at its Go Green night was a fun event. say METRO's community reps who worked the event. Astro fans were introduced to our Airport Direct shutttle service, along with STAR Van, our vanpooling service.... Read More...

Want an easy way to go green on Earth Day and all year long? Ride METRO. Commuting on public transit can reduce your carbon footprint by 4,800 pounds of carbon dioxide emissions a year. That's according to the American Public Transportation Association... Read More...