Good news for commuters from Cypress: We are adding a trip to help ease the jam-packed buses in the morning. Starting Monday, March 15, we are adding a 6:52 inbound trip. We are also adjusting trip times. Click here to see the new trip and adjusted times.   Service on Route 217 Cypress started on Jan. 22, 2007 - and we had more ...

    Despite the economic recession, commuters continue to ride public transit. Last year, Americans took more than 10 billion trips on public transportation. That marks the fourth consecutive year of more than 10 billion trips, according to the American Public Transportation Association (APTA). The high unemployment rate, coupled ...

  One month after we launched the 75 Energy Corridor Connector, ridership has doubled. The Connector is a local bus service along Eldridge Parkway, between I-10 and Richmond Avenue, with connections to Addicks Park & Ride. It was launched in partnership with the Energy Corridor District.   METRO recorded 426 boardings the first ...

  More people are taking public transportation this year than last with commuter rail seeing the highest rate of growth. That's according to a survey released today by the American Public Transportation Association, a trade organization that advocates public transit. Most commuters are taking mass transit to get to work (59.2 percent) ...

METRO's 7.5-mile rail line carries more passengers per rail car every year than any other train system nationwide. That's according to data from Metro Magazine, a monthly industry magazine based in Torrance, Calif., which conducts an annual survey of the Top 50 rail projects. (The magazine is not connected to us in any way). Here are ...