Want to win $50,000? The Intelligent Transportation Society of America - along with I.B.M. - is offering an award for ideas for reducing congestion. The winner could be an individual, a company, or a nonprofit group. I.B.M. has calculated that traffic... Read More...

Commuters who ride public transit are rightfully concerned about catching swine flu. In New York, a woman who didn't cover her mouth while coughing caught the ire of another woman. The two launched into a screaming match, the cougher spat on the other... Read More...

Today, feels like California. On a beautiful, sunny, no-humidity day like today, it's a perfect day to try bi-modal commuting. Grab your bike, pedal to a bus stop, load it on a rack and ride METRO to your destination. Since we started installing bike... Read More...

This weekend, rail service will be interrupted so we can perform track maintenance. There will be no trains running between UH-Downtown and Preston stations during these hours: Saturday, Nov. 7: 5:40 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8: 5:40 a.m. to 3 p.m.... Read More...

When texting while driving kills, Britons land in prison. That's what happened to 22-year-old Phillipa Curtis, who received 21 months in a high-security women's prison for ramming her car into the rear end of a Fiat driven by Victoria McBride,... Read More...

Halloween is not just for young kids, anymore. This year, Americans will spend $3.3 billion on Halloween costumes, masks and decorations, according to the National Retail Federation and BIGresearch . That's 5.4 percent more spending on Halloween than... Read More...

If you want to find out exactly what's going on at METRO, our current condition and where we're headed, come listen to METRO Chairman David S. Wolff . He'll be speaking at the Greater Houston Partnership luncheon next Thursday, Nov. 5, at... Read More...

Commuters in Boston will soon see ads in subway cars promoting non-belief. Later this month, subway trains will sport ads for an atheist group that is conveying its message of non-belief in Chicago, New York and New Jersey, according to the Boston Globe... Read More...

Cleveland pedestrians on crosswalks will soon hear a voice warning them that a bus is approaching, the first vocal alert system in the nation. After two fatalities in which pedestrians were struck by a bus while at a crosswalk, the Greater Cleveland Regional... Read More...

If you commute to the Texas Medical Center from I-45, your trip will soon get easier. METRO is about to double the number of parking spots available at its South Point Park & Ride lot, located at 12410 Kurland at I-45 South. Those of you who ride... Read More...

If you're not a lifelong resident of the Bayou City, you may not know this: Before METRO, there was Houtran. And long before Houtran, we were a city of streetcars. Find out about METRO's history on Channel 55's Postcards from Texas , a weekly,... Read More...

METRO is launching a Spanish-language talk show called Enfoque METRO . The mini-talk show - about 15 minutes - makes its debut today on Comcast's Channel 17, Houston Media Source. The purpose of the show is to highlight METRO's new projects and... Read More...

Sometimes too much of a good thing can be dangerous. Consider the automobile. Decades after Henry Ford designed the Model T, car manufacturers are building hybrid-electric cars that are so quiet, they are considered dangerous to pedestrians. The New York... Read More...

If you have Spanish-speaking friends, pass the word: The Spanish version of RideMetro.org is up and running. It was under construction for the past few months, while we updated the pages to this new system with a new vendor. Simply click on En Español... Read More...

Most riders of the 426 TMC SwiftLine say they are very satisfied with the new route we introduced in August. The TMC SwiftLine is an express service with five stops between the Texas Medical Center and the Southeast Transit Center . On Sept. 23, 61 surveys... Read More...

The Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority (WMATA) has just installed a new software tool that allows customers to browse its Web site and hear text read aloud. BrowseAloud is a free download WMATA is making available to anyone who wants to download... Read More...

Here at METRO, we've had a wedding on the rail and a romance blossom into marriage when two strangers met each other at a bus stop. Click here to read that story. Romance and love can happen anywhere - and recently, an attorney who rides the bus in... Read More...

Calling all students: Now's the time to renew your METRO Q® Fare Card. Students who are in kindergarten through 12 th grade must renew their Q Cards, which expired on Sept. 30. Students - or their parents or caregivers - must come to the RideStore... Read More...

It's a simple concept: Get out on your front porch and meet your neighbors. Maybe throw a few burgers on the grill and share a meal. It's called National Night Out , a national program designed to promote crime and drug prevention activities in... Read More...

The Distracted Driving Summit called by Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood ended yesterday with a call for action. The two-day summit addressed the dangers of text messaging and other distractions behind the wheel and included senior transportation... Read More...

If you're a METRO customer, you know that since April 2008, there have been only two ways to pay - the METRO Q® Fare Card or cash. So far, the METRO Q Card has been received by the public well. But what's the future of the smart card? Jeff... Read More...

A section of the old Savoy Hotel is scheduled to be demolished between 6 p.m. Friday and 11 p.m. Sunday, Oct 4. The historic, seven-story hotel, now an eyesore with visible cracks on one façade, is located at 1616 Main St. between Pease and Leeland.... Read More...

A reminder: If you're coming here to take care of METRO Q®Fare Card business and need to go to our Treasury department - now called Revenue Operations - it is moving. Tomorrow - Wednesday, Sept. 30 - the department will close early at 2 p.m. It... Read More...

A 1930-era building with a distinctive clock tower was purchased by METRO about two years ago with plans to demolish the building, making way for the East End light-rail line. Community representatives wanted to save the clock tower - and recently METRO... Read More...

The next time you're tempted to sneak a Starbucks on board a bus or furtively snack on a food bar while leaving work on a Park & Ride bus, consider this: Food crumbs and spilled drinks attract roaches. Let's help keep METRO's buses and... Read More...