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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
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Fast forward to 2012. Step on a METRO train, and you should be boarding a new CAF USA train with six doors on one side and one level from front to back. Find out more cool features of these new trains - including the so-called Jacuzzi seat - from METRO's
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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
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Ever wonder why METRO designs certain routes that end 10 blocks from your favorite store? METRO carries some 108 million riders every year. Our 1,200 buses drive in an area of about 1,285 square miles. So what goes into planning our routes? And do your
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METRO Matters, our mini-talk show, is now airing regularly on Houston Community College's TV station, HCCTV, Channel 19 on Comcast Cable. You can catch the show at these times: Sunday, 11 a.m. Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. Thursday, 2 p.m. In addition, you can
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METRO schedules about 5,000 trips every day for people with disabilities. And we have just made it easier for people with disabilities to book their trips by going on-line. Our latest edition of METRO Matters features Art Jackson, director of transportation
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The next time you board our bus, the person you sit next to may not be who you think he or she is. METRO has a bus marshal program, similar to the federal government's air marshal program launched after 9/11. MPD officers, dressed in every day clothes
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Construction is underway on the East End line - one of five light-rail lines we are building. And during this construction, we want to make sure we keep kids safe. We have been conducting an innovative school safety program at the HISD schools that uses
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Our eighth edition of METRO Matters tells you of a new way to get to the airport. It's fast, convenient, competitively priced - and even comes with a concierge service. It's METRO's Airport Direct. Dubbed 30-30-30, the service runs from downtown
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Light-rail trains are the safest form of motorized transit - but METRO is always looking for more ways to make our trains safer. They're fast, they're quiet - and they take the length of two football fields to stop. This edition of METRO Matters
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Our sixth edition of METRO Matters features Jim Cody, senior director of construction, who gives us details on exactly how we're building the five light-rail lines. Instead of the disruptive process that occurred when METRO built the Red Line on Main
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Our fifth episode of METRO Matters airs on Saturday and features a woman who's done more than crack the glass ceiling. Helen Cavazos, METRO's vice president of human resources and diversity, has recently been awarded the "Breaking the Glass
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Call them an elite force within our METRO Police Department. They are loyal, well-trained, masterfully strong, and lightning quick. And they eat raw food. They are our K-9 police dogs who are trained to either sniff out drugs or track explosives. Our
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Our second episode of METRO Matters , our mini-TV talk show that launched last month, begins its 30-day airing this Saturday at 6:35 p.m. The show features Erik Oistad, chief information officer and vice president at METRO, who tells us how METRO accomplished
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It's called METRO Matters - and it's a new way for us to communicate with you. A mini-talk show, METRO Matters will feature key METRO decision makers, discussing some of the major initiatives we're embarking on. The 15-minute show will air
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