A year ago today, most of us were anxiously watching weather reports, tracking the path of Ike. We've got two more months of hurricane season, and if you've grown lax about preparations, this is a good time to check your supplies and update your emergency plans. Our METRO Responds site offers updates on our services. You'll ...

    We have received more comments on a post about HOV lanes last Friday than any other post since we launched this blog 19 months ago. By 2 p.m. today, we received 106 comments on that one post, far outpacing the second most commented post with 65 comments. Many of you are wondering why METRO took so long to open the HOV lanes - and ...

  All high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes except the I-45 South HOV are open. Yesterday, METRO Police Chief Tom Lambert explained at a press conference what we were doing to keep the HOV lanes operational and why the Gulf Freeway lane remains closed. Click here to listen to his remarks. A lot of you are upset that the HOV lanes were ...

  A blog reader wrote us, saying he/she had photos of METRO rescuing stranded residents in Webster. If you have photos of METRO-related hurricane photos, we'd love to see them. Click on "contact us" in the left-hand navigation bar and send it as an attachment. We'll post the best photos, along with a photo credit ...

  "If somebody doesn't pick me up, and I die, it's on your head!" Desperate pleas for help like this were common hours before Ike slammed into Houston - and for many of METRO's planning and operations staff, the stress of judging whether someone were eligible for help and of matching resources to needs was exhausting. ...

  If you're one of the thousands of people who need to pick up free water, ice and prepackaged food at an official distribution site, METRO has bus routes within a half-mile of about a dozen of these sites. Called a point of distribution - or POD - these locations are where state and local officials are giving away 10-pound bags of ...

  While most Houstonians were hunkering down to shelter in place as officials advised, METRO bus operators and mechanics were working to rescue the sick, elderly and frail - before and after the hurricane. "We've had an amazing group of bus operators and mechanics who were on standby. These bus  bus operators and mechanics ...

  We are implementing the following service changes due to Hurricane Ike: Today, 1 p.m.: We will begin Park & Ride service, with normal rush-hour service. Friday morning: No Park & Ride service. No Airport Direct service. Local buses and METRORail will operate on a Sunday schedule until noon. Friday noon: All METRO service ...

  METRO is continuing its regular service today, but adding midday service on the following routes to the Park & Ride lots: 261 West Loop; 262 Westwood; 265 West Bellfort; and 297 Southpoint/Monroe.   The buses on these four routes will run every hour on the half hour starting at 10:30 a.m. So you can catch a bus at 10:30 a.m., 11: ...