METRO Matters
Welcome to METRO Matters - our new mini-talk show that introduces you to newsmakers around METRO.
This 10-minute show is another way we’re communicating with you, informing you of some of the new things we’re doing and projects we’re working on.
The show will air on Houston Media Source’s cable access channels. If you subscribe to Comcast, it will air on Channel 17. You can also watch it on our Web site or on You Tube. You can also download a podcast video of it on your iPod.
We plan to produce a new episode very month, which will air eight to 12 times in a 30-day period. Enjoy!
Going Green with Hybrids
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Our fourth episode of METRO Matters features Andrew Skabowski, senior director of bus maintenance/operations, who talks about how we’re going green in the suburbs with our new MCI commuter coaches.
This summer we road-tested one of the new commuter coaches, and the most common comment from drivers? Passengers said the bus was so quiet they were sleeping right through their stops. Look for these on the road by late August.
Not only do these hybrid coaches offer a comfortable ride, they’re also kind to the environment. The D4500 CT model uses the newest low-emission, clean-diesel engine technology from Cummins, along with the Allison electric drive propulsion system.
Below are the air dates for METRO Matters on Comcast’s Channel 17.
Sat. 6-28-08 at 6:30 p.m..
Mon. 6-30-08 at 5:30 p.m.
Wed. 7-2-08 at 8:30 p.m.
Fri. 7-4-08 at 6:30 p.m.
Sat. 7-5-08 at 6:30 p.m. |
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Tue. 7-8-08 at 6:30 p.m.
Thur. 7-10-08 at 7:30 p.m.
Sat. 7-12-08 at 6:30 p.m.
Mon. 7-14-08 at 5:30 p.m.
Wed. 7-16-08 at 8:30 p.m. |
Don’t Mess with the Dogs (6.3.08-6.21.08)
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Call them an elite force within our METRO Police Department. They are loyal, well-trained, masterfully strong, and lightning quick. And they eat raw food.
They are our K-9 police dogs who are trained to either sniff out drugs or track explosives. Our trainer and founder of the K-9 program is Officer John Ivey, featured on our third episode of METRO Matters.
Meet Rudy, a very smart – but potentially fierce Belgian Melinois – who is all business when it comes to chasing suspects.
Q Card Rollout (5.3.08 - 6.2.08)
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The show features Erik Oistad, chief information officer and vice president at METRO, who tells us how METRO accomplished what no one in the transit industry has done before: simultaneously change its fare structure and introduce a smart technology card for fare payment.
Find out how we’re doing with the Q Card, where to get one if you haven’t picked yours up yet – and why it’s important to register the Card.
CEO & President Gives Progress Report (3.31.08 - 4.24.08)
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METRO Matters debuts with Frank J. Wilson, our president and CEO. It's a wide-ranging interview that covers everything from Signature Buses to METRO's recent visit to the Federal Transit Administration in Washington, D.C. to our progress on the light-rail lines we're building.
