METRO's Share of Economic Stimulus Package

METRO's portion of the federal economic stimulus package is expected to be $92 million. METRO has identified a list of priority projects that may be advanced to spend that money. We are working with the Houston-Galveston Area Council to finalize the Read More...

Billions Set Aside for Public Transit Projects

When President Obama signs the economic stimulus package tomorrow, it will release $787 billion in federal funding to cities and states already scrambling for their share of the money. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act passed by Congress last Read More...

Congress Urged to Fund Transit to Create Jobs

As our economic crisis unfolds, the list of companies slashing their workforce sounds like a death knell. This month alone, layoffs have been announced at these industry giants: Merck, Yahoo, General Electric, Xerox, Pratt & Whitney, Goldman Sachs, Read More...