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Transit Booty

METRO loves big buses: More massive accordion buses are taking over Houston's streets

By Whitney Radley

05.21.13 | 6:10 pm

After several years of overcrowded bus routes, METRO is bringing back long buses to Houston's streets. (KUHF's Gail Delaughter first reported the news.)  At a midyea ...


Left Out

Uptown's rapid bus transit plan takes a blow: $460 million proposal voted down by one council

By Whitney Radley

04.23.13 | 4:03 pm

A Houston-Galveston Area Council committee voted not to include the Uptown Management District's proposed Bus Rapid Transit system among the projects included in the governmental plan ...


Free Rides

A more high-tech METRO: New train cars introduced in 100 millionth celebration

By Whitney Radley

04.09.13 | 12:01 pm

Just nine years into operation, METRORail recently met a pretty crucial ridership achievement: Its 100 millionth boarding.  "This 100-million-milestone is incredible! What's ...


All aboard

Public transit common sense prevails: METRO brings back the Day Pass

By Whitney Radley

04.02.13 | 3:48 pm

Public transit riders who have lamented the loss of the Day Pass will be happy to hear this news: The popular fare deal will be back in business later this year. The METRO Board of Directors vo ...


A Commuting Gamechanger

15,000 bikes on METRO a month? Surprising survey says Houston is dying to become a bike city

By Whitney Radley

03.26.13 | 1:11 pm

An update has been released on the commuter survey conducted over the past month by METRO and the Houston-Galveston Area Council, and the findings might surprise you. According t ...


Part pep rally, part press conference

METRO milestone: Main Street bridge reopens downtown gateway to Houston's near Northside

By Whitney Radley

02.25.13 | 12:40 pm

The half-mile stretch of Main Street between Naylor Street and Commerce Street may seem negligible, but its year-and-a-half-long closure has affected access to the University of Houston Downtown&nb ...


Give your input

Creating a bike town: Campaign pushes Houston to find its pedal power

By Whitney Radley

02.19.13 | 10:32 am

Do you bike or use public transit? Or do you dream of cycling to school or work but for fear of potholes and aggressive drivers? The Houston-Galveston Area Council and METRO want to hear from y ...


$177 Million Plan

Uptown takes public transit into its own hands: Sick of waiting for METRO, district unveils rapid plan

By Whitney Radley

01.30.13 | 7:32 am

With METRORail's University and Uptown lines indefinitely stalled — development held up locally by the transit authority's recent bond referendum and obstructed on a federal scale by ...


Celebrate safely

Cheers to a designated driver: METRO to offer free service on New Year's Eve

By Whitney Radley

12.31.12 | 9:00 am

You've got more New Year's Eve invites than time to celebrate, and — let's be honest — they all involve some bubbly. You know better than to drive yourself around. Rathe ...


Unexpected announcement

METRO president and CEO George Greanias makes it official: He's moving on

By Whitney Radley

12.20.12 | 3:33 pm

Last Friday, METRO made an unexpected announcement in an otherwise routine agenda for the transit authority's monthly board meeting: George Greanias, president and CEO since ...


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