Starting on Monday, if you want to skirt around the clogged lanes on US 290 (Northwest Freeway), you can pay to ease your commute. METRO is opening its newest HOT lane on May 20, making it the fourth HOV lane to be converted to a HOT lane . HOT stands... Read More...

The following guest post was written by Margaret O'Brien-Molina, METRO's senior media specialist. Members of the METRO Cycling Club biked from the Downtown Transit Center to Memorial Park yesterday where they joined BikeHouston and Houston City... Read More...

Starting this weekend, beach-goers will be able to shorten their travel time. On Saturday, May 18, METRO will open 15.5 miles of an HOV lane on the Gulf Freeway (IH-45 South) for carpool and toll travel on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. The HOV lane... Read More...

Calling all young professionals in transit - and the young at heart. The Young Professionals in Transportation - Houston chapter is inviting you to a networking event and happy hour on Thursday, May 16 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at The Tasting Room at... Read More...

The Offshore Technology Conference is coming to Houston next week, and we invite all attendees to ride the rail to Reliant Center. Billed as the world's foremost event for offshore resources in drilling, exploration, production and environmental protection,... Read More...

Three new lines of Houston's METRORail are almost 75 percent complete. The light-rail lines - the Green Line (East End), Purple Line (Southeast) and the extended Red Line (North) - are making good progess in the construction process. On The North... Read More...

One of the big excuses for not participating in a car-sharing program is the unexpected meeting or emergency. What happens if the big boss summons you to a meeting downtown, and you're working in the Energy Corridor? Or what if your kid gets sick... Read More...

Get ready to celebrate the first day of May with May Day Houston. May Day Houston is a consortium of community organizations, non-profits and government officials working under the umbrella of the Houston Community Preparedness Collaborative to promote... Read More...

Driving to the beach on a weekend should be faster and less stressful, heading into Memorial Day weekend. Starting on Saturday, May 18, a 15.5 mile stretch of HOV lane on Interstate 45 will be open as part of a pilot program the METRO board approved yesterday.... Read More...

If you've got a smart phone, we've just made riding our buses or trains a lot easier. Today, we officially launched the METRO T.R.I.P. app - a tool that retrieves our schedule information, predicts real-time arrival of buses and helps you plan... Read More...