Curious about which vendors received a contract from METRO? Or perhaps you want to hear METRO President & CEO Frank J. Wilson's monthly report to the board, summarizing accomplishments. Now you can watch METRO board meetings on Saturdays, 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. on HCCTV, Channel 19 on Comcast cable. The January 2010 board ...

    Ever wonder what happens to the trains at night? When our trains have finished their last run, our rail maintenance crew jumps into action - cleaning rail cars, sweeping tracks, maintaining systems and making sure everything functions smoothly - from the speakers on the platform to train doors opening and closing correctly. ...

    Just how safe is our transit system? It's widespread and stretches across 1,200 square miles in Houston, Harris County and beyond. Millions of commuters board our buses and trains every day.   The good news: Our crime rate has declined over the past three years. Watch the latest edition of METRO Matters and listen to ...

  If you're a METRO customer, you know that since April 2008, there have been only two ways to pay - the METRO Q® Fare Card or cash. So far, the METRO Q Card has been received by the public well. But what's the future of the smart card? Jeff Linton, director of revenue, tells us just how smart the METRO Q Card can be - and ...

    Fast forward to 2012. Step on a METRO train, and you should be boarding a new CAF USA train with six doors on one side and one level from front to back. Find out more cool features of these new trains - including the so-called Jacuzzi seat - from METRO's President & CEO, Frank J. Wilson. In this episode of METRO ...

  METRO's vanpool program has a whole new look  -  it's been rebranded as STAR vanpool. David McMaster, director of customer service, says it's a convenient and cost-effective way to get to and from work. Click the link below to hear his interview on METRO ...

  Ever wonder why METRO designs certain routes that end 10 blocks from your favorite store? METRO carries some 108 million riders every year. Our 1,200 buses drive in an area of about 1,285 square miles.  So what goes into planning our routes? And do your suggestions come into play?  Our guest on this edition of METRO Matters ...

    METRO Matters, our mini-talk show, is now airing regularly on Houston Community College's TV station, HCCTV, Channel 19 on Comcast Cable. You can catch the show at these times: Sunday, 11 a.m. Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. Thursday, 2 p.m. In addition, you can watch the program on Houston Media Source, Channel 17. And of course, ...

    METRO schedules about 5,000 trips every day for people with disabilities. And we have just made it easier for people with disabilities to book their trips by going on-line. Our latest edition of METRO Matters features Art Jackson, director of transportation programs, who explains how this works, along with all the other features ...

  The next time you board our bus, the person you sit next to may not be who you think he or she is. METRO has a bus marshal program, similar to the federal government's air marshal program launched after 9/11. MPD officers, dressed in every day clothes - from surgical scrubs to blue jeans to a repairman's uniform - board our ...