When President Obama unveiled on Monday his new budget plan , Houston METRO came out a winner.   Two light-rail lines we're building - the North Corridor and the Southeast Corridor - were chosen to receive matching federal dollars - $75 million for each rail line. To be two of only four transit projects  nationwide ...

  Good news in our plans to build the North and Southeast lines: The Federal Transit Administration has just approved our Final Design on these two lines. This approval means we have just completed the final prerequisite toward entering something called a Full Funding Grant Agreement on both lines. And achieving that step signals the ...

  If you missed METRO's gala celebration last Monday of the two groundbreaking ceremonies (Southeast and North corridors) and the finale at Minute Maid Park's Union Station, check out our documentary. Highlights of all three celebrations are featured in a 30-minute documentary, airing every night this week through Friday. It's ...

  A life-sized model of METRO's new train took center stage at Minute Maid Park's Union Station on Monday as officials celebrated the groundbreaking of the Southeast and North Corridors. METRO Chairman David S. Wolff emceed the grand celebration, speaking to a crowd of about 350, including state and local officials who played a ...

  METRO recently reached another important milestone in building its five light-rail lines. The Federal TransitAdministration (FTA) granted final approval of the Southeast Corridor Supplemental Final Environmental Statement (SFEIS) through a document called a Record of Decision (ROD). Click here for the mitigation and monitoring plan. ...