METRO Connections 2009
Routing METRO routes – A Look Behind The Process
METRO has one of the largest service areas among transit agencies – covering 1,285 square miles with more than 1,220 buses. That’s a lot of ground to cover. To do so, you need a lot of routes. Currently, METRO operates more than 130 routes.
Did you know that you, our riders, play a role in METRO’s route-planning process? You do, and it’s an important one.
Find out what it takes to plan a METRO route.
Click here to watch METRO Matters featuring Kim Slaughter, associate vice president for planning.
Or, you can tune into Comcast’s Channel 19, HCCTV, Houston Community College’s channel to watch METRO Matters. It airs every week on the following days:
- Sunday 11:00 a.m.
- Tuesday 6:30 p.m.
- Thursday 2:00 p.m.



