Celebrate and Protect Our Earth

From coast to coast today, transit agencies are observing Earth Day. In San Francisco, the Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) is unveiling a new pedal power program where police use bicycles to patrol. In Albany, New York, anyone wearing green today Read More...

Going Green on Earth Day

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...

Earth Day: Perfect Day for Transit

Today is Earth Day, a day celebrated by almost 1 billion people around the world with concerts, rallies and neighborhood clean-up events, according to Earth Day Network , an organization which started the first Earth Day in 1970. Even cartoonists are Read More...

METRO Celebrates Earth Day with Green Drive

Herbal tea giveaways are just one way METRO plans to celebrate Earth Day at the Houston Zoo and the Houston Arboretum this weekend. Next Tuesday is Earth Day, but starting this weekend, you'll find METRO tables full of brochures and freebies that Read More...