The Next Stop: METRO Houston's Podcast

From landscaping to major capitol projects, small businesses provide vital services to help METRO operate. This episode explains how small business owners can learn about opportunities and programs METRO offers. (Transcript available at www.RideMETRO.org/Podcast)

METRO Police Chief Vera Bumpers shares security tips to make your next ride on transit even more safe.

A new METRO route is expanding access and opportunity in one of the Houston’s busiest and most diverse neighborhoods. In this episode, learn how a collaboration between stakeholders and METRO paved the way for the Gulfton Circulator.

METRO is rolling towards a more sustainable future as it develops a climate action plan. Zero-emissions vehicles are part of those plans starting with the addition of battery electric buses to METRO's fleet.

METRO customers will soon have a new amenity to enjoy while riding, free WIFI. The METRO WIFI Network is being deployed across the transit network in buses, paratransit vans and trains. In this episode, we learn about the program and how this feature will help customers do more while enjoying their rides.

As more people return to their traditional commutes, METRO is looking for hundreds of bus operators and support staff to help get them there.

In this edition of the Next Stop, we check in with Houston BCycle. We discuss how the growing bike share non-profit is helping more transit riders to reach their destinations and gain a new perspective of the city from two wheels. We also discuss how to make our streets safer for cyclists, pedestrians, transit riders and drivers. As well as, upcoming cycling events.

Work is underway on METRO's BOOST Network. The METRONext Moving Forward Plan includes enhancements to 17 high-ridership bus routes so you can enjoy a better walk, a better stop and a better ride.

Considered the Queen Transit, Shirley DeLibero shattered barriers and built vital transit connections across the country during her history making career. In this edition of the Next Stop, DeLibero shares the powerful story of her professional journey and how her determination built a brighter future for the communities she served.

Transit isn't only about buses and trains. METRO has found a two wheel solution to help connect riders to transit. In this episode, we learn how METRO's bike lane projects are creating vital connections to service and what armadillos have to do with it all.