METRO Chairman David Wolff told Houston's movers and shakers it was time to restore METRO's full funding - and if that were to happen, the agency could double the amount of work it was doing. He made those remarks as the guest speaker at the Greater Houston Partnership's luncheon on Nov. 5 at the Hilton Post Oak. METRO has ...

  Establishing light rail in Houston has been a long and rocky road - but with the recent celebrations of the North and Southeast groundbreakings, we are one step closer to achieving real choices for commuters. Our documentary this week traces the path to rail - and how voters came to the pivotal decision that the nation's fourth ...

    This week, you'll have a chance to make a mark on your community with your ideas for public art. METRO is launching the process of choosing artists to create artwork for the University Corridor light-rail stations, and we want to make sure your ideas are heard for art that highlights the community's image, identity and ...

  A state audit report that examined METRO's finances for 10 months found that the transit agency is engaging in sound financial policies and has adequate processes in place to manage METRO's planned, long-term expansion for rail. The audit, which began January 2008 and concluded October 2008, included METRO's General Mobility ...

  Today, Bryan Pennington, senior vice president of engineering and construction, hosted our sixth Web chat. The topic: METRO Solutions and the five light-rail lines we are building. We had 34 people chatting, and we received far more questions than we could answer. Our apologies for not getting to all of your questions, including some ...

  Calling it a planned detour on an off-ramp, METRO released Washington Group International (WGI) as its lead facility provider and today named Parsons Transportation Group as its new lead contractor, tasked to do $12 million of work on three light-rail lines by December. Frank J. Wilson, METRO's president and CEO, said at a news ...

  Our second lunchtime Web chat with Frank J. Wilson, our CEO and president, focused exclusively on METRO Solutions. We recorded 51 users. To those who particpated, we hope you found this useful and informative. If you missed it, here's the transcript.  Q: With Houston being a very sprawled out city, but has a web of freight rail ...