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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://blogs.ridemetro.org/utility/FeedStylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Write On METRO : warming vans, severe weather</title><link>http://blogs.ridemetro.org/blogs/write_on/archive/tags/warming+vans/severe+weather/default.aspx</link><description>Tags: warming vans, severe weather</description><dc:language>en</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2.1 (Build: 60809.935)</generator><item><title>METRO Changes Service Due to Severe Weather</title><link>http://blogs.ridemetro.org/blogs/write_on/archive/2011/02/04/METRO-Changes-Service-Due-to-Severe-Weather.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Feb 2011 17:09:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d28ebc89-27af-41e7-9b5c-0c1b3d1b56ff:10289</guid><dc:creator>Mary Sit</dc:creator><slash:comments>2</slash:comments><comments>http://blogs.ridemetro.org/blogs/write_on/comments/10289.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.ridemetro.org/blogs/write_on/commentrss.aspx?PostID=10289</wfw:commentRss><description>&amp;nbsp; &lt;p&gt;&lt;img align="left" alt="George Greanias, METRO president &amp;amp; CEO, talks to customers in a warming van. " height="336" hspace="10" src="http://blogs.ridemetro.org/images/write_on/greaniaswarmingvan.jpg" style="width:448px;height:336px;" title="George Greanias, METRO president &amp;amp; CEO, talks to customers in a warming van. " width="448" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href="http://www.weather.com/weather/today/Houston+TX+77002"&gt;severe weather&lt;/a&gt; and icy conditions have resulted in service changes at METRO.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;METRORail has modified its service with double cars, running every 10 minutes instead of six minutes.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;HOV lanes are closed due to severe icing conditions. &amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://www.ridemetro.org/SchedulesMaps/ParkRide.aspx"&gt;Park &amp;amp; Ride service&lt;/a&gt; has been canceled due to extreme icing conditions on local freeways and overpasses. We expect to resume Park &amp;amp; Ride service on Monday. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We will continue to provide all scheduled weekday local bus service. But please expect delays, due to detours required to avoid unsafe road conditions. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We&amp;#39;ll continue to offer &lt;a href="http://www.ridemetro.org/News/Releases/2011/pdfs/METRO-Warming-Centers.pdf"&gt;warming vehicles at 20 transit centers&lt;/a&gt;, as weather conditions dictate. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The photo posted here was taken yesterday and shows Geroge Greanias, our president &amp;amp; CEO, chatting with customers in a warming vehicle. Stay warm - and stay safe, everyone!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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