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...

METRO's Extreme Makeover

You may have seen the Houston Chronicle's Sunday op-ed piece by METRO Chairman David Wolff, recounting the remarkable strides METRO has made in the past six years. Six years ago, METRO faced stiff challenges. As it struggled to obtain federal funds Read More...

METRO Orders Next Generation Hybrid Buses

Bus riders, take note: Our fleet of buses will soon become greener, cleaner and quieter. METRO continues its lead in being a transit agency committed to reducing pollution with its two recent orders. Last month, we ordered 52 diesel-electric hybrid buses Read More...

METRO & the Mayor Go Hybrid

This afternoon, Mayor Bill White will hop on one of METRO's hybrid buses at Louisiana and Walker - Bus #20 Long Point - and ride to the Northwest Transit Center. It will give him an opportunity to test-ride our new, quiet hybrids - and later, at the Read More...

METRO Goes Green with Hybrid Buses

Hollywood celebrities are seeing green on the road – and now more of METRO will be doing likewise. Cameron Diaz, Tom Hanks, Gwyneth Paltrow and Ed Begley Jr. are just some of the movie stars who are driving hybrid cars and using clean energy, according Read More...