Meet the Blonde in the Hard Hat: Owner of a Construction Crew Building the Rail

Occasionally, this blog publishes posts from guest bloggers. Today, we are featuring a piece written by METRO's Margaret O'Brien-Molina, who does media relations at METRO Solutions. Below is her post. Building a rail line is tough work. Just ask Read More...

Chairman David Wolff Gives Snapshot of METRO

METRO Chairman David Wolff told Houston's movers and shakers it was time to restore METRO's full funding - and if that were to happen, the agency could double the amount of work it was doing. He made those remarks as the guest speaker at the Greater Read More...

Documentary Highlights Path to Rail

Establishing light rail in Houston has been a long and rocky road - but with the recent celebrations of the North and Southeast groundbreakings, we are one step closer to achieving real choices for commuters. Our documentary this week traces the path Read More...

METRO Arts in Transit

This week, you'll have a chance to make a mark on your community with your ideas for public art. METRO is launching the process of choosing artists to create artwork for the University Corridor light-rail stations, and we want to make sure your ideas Read More...

State Auditor Says METRO's Financial Systems Fine

A state audit report that examined METRO's finances for 10 months found that the transit agency is engaging in sound financial policies and has adequate processes in place to manage METRO's planned, long-term expansion for rail. The audit, which Read More...

Transcript of Today's Web Chat with Bryan Pennington

Today, Bryan Pennington, senior vice president of engineering and construction, hosted our sixth Web chat. The topic: METRO Solutions and the five light-rail lines we are building. We had 34 people chatting, and we received far more questions than we Read More...

METRO Names New Contractor for METRO Solutions

Calling it a planned detour on an off-ramp, METRO released Washington Group International (WGI) as its lead facility provider and today named Parsons Transportation Group as its new lead contractor, tasked to do $12 million of work on three light-rail Read More...

Transcript of Today's Web Chat

Our second lunchtime Web chat with Frank J. Wilson, our CEO and president, focused exclusively on METRO Solutions. We recorded 51 users. To those who particpated, we hope you found this useful and informative. If you missed it, here's the transcript. Read More...