Bus riders, take note: Our fleet of buses will soon become greener, cleaner and quieter. METRO continues its lead in being a transit agency committed to reducing pollution with its two recent orders. Last month, we ordered 52 diesel-electric hybrid buses from Motor Coach Industries (MCI), and we ordered 48 Orion VII Next Generation ...

  This afternoon, Mayor Bill White will hop on one of METRO's hybrid buses at Louisiana and Walker - Bus #20 Long Point - and ride to the Northwest Transit Center. It will give him an opportunity to test-ride our new, quiet hybrids - and later, at the NWTC where we'll have another hybrid bus on display - talk to reporters about how ...

  Hollywood celebrities are seeing green on the road – and now more of METRO will be doing likewise. Cameron Diaz, Tom Hanks, Gwyneth Paltrow and Ed Begley Jr. are just some of the movie stars who are driving hybrid cars and using clean energy, according to Wired.  Starting in March, the first of 40 hybrid buses will be ...