News Releases - 2007

12/28/07	METRO Solutions North Corridor Office To Host Open House
12/26/07	METRO Installs New Pedestrian Traffic Signals
12/21/07	METRO Begins Countdown To New Fare System / Customers Invited To Get Q Card
12/20/07	METRO Mechanics Give Bikes To Kids
12/19/07	METRO Police Officers Commended For Undercover Work
12/18/07	METRO’s Christmas and New Year’s Holiday Schedule
12/07/07	HCC and METRO Team Up to Give Media Firsthand Emergency Training
11/30/07	HCC and METRO Fired Up for Safety $500,000 Investment to Keep Houston Safe
11/29/07	Mayor, METRO Officials Inaugurate First Corridor Office
11/19/07	METRO’s Thanksgiving Holiday Schedule
11/19/07	Mystery Shoppers To Report On METRO Service
11/16/07	METRO Announces Pepper Gel Program One of Several New Security Initiatives
11/14/07	METRORail Takes Texans Fans To Home Games
11/09/07	METRORail Breaks 40 Million Boardings
11/09/07	METRORail Scheduled Service Interruption
11/05/07	METRO Partners With Houston Grand Opera
11/01/07	Katy HOV Lane Closed This Weekend
10/27/07	METRO Responds To Community Concerns On University Line
10/26/07	METRO Providing Shuttle Service To The Moving Vietnam Wall Memorial
10/19/07	METRO Board Makes Two Historic Votes On METRO Solutions
10/19/07	METRO’S Board Welcomes New Member
10/19/07	METRO Volunteers Help With Community Project
10/12/07	METRO Launches New iPod Feature
10/10/07	METRO Providing Shuttle For Beast Feast
10/05/07	Katy Hov Lane Closed For The Next Two Weekends
10/03/07	METRO Finishes Bike Rack Installation Early
10/02/07	METRO Wins Award For Cinema Trailer Ad
9/25/07	METRO To Conduct Emergency Response Drill
9/13/07	Take METRORail To This Weekend’s Mexican Festivities At The Miller Outdoor Theatre
8/29/07	METRO’s Labor Day Holiday Schedule
8/24/07	METRO August 2007 Service Changes
8/23/07	METRO Encourages Back-To-School Bus Safety
8/21/07	METRO Joins Houston Museum of Natural Science in Introducing Lucy To Houston
8/21/07	METRO Labor Day Schedule
8/16/07	Media Alert: METRO Service Interuptions - Update No. 10
8/16/07	Media Alert: METRO Service Interuptions - Update No. 9
8/16/07	Media Alert: METRO Service Interuptions - Update No. 8
8/16/07	Media Alert: METRO Service Interuptions - Update No. 7
8/16/07	Media Alert: METRO Service Interuptions - Update No. 6
8/16/07	Media Alert: METRORail Service Interuptions - Update No. 5
8/16/07	Media Alert: METRORail Service Interuptions - Update No. 4
8/16/07	Media Alert: METRORail Service Interuptions - Update No. 3
8/16/07	Media Alert: METRORail Service Interuptions - Update No. 2
8/16/07	Media Alert: METRORail Service Interuptions - Update No. 1
8/13/07	Board METRORail And Explore Your Favorite Museums On Museum District Day
8/12/07	METRO Offering Free Rides To City Cooling Centers
8/10/07	Bike Racks Now On All Buses Running Weekend Routes
8/09/07	METRO Leading The Way To Safer Intersections
8/07/07	METRO Releases DEIS For University Corridor
8/03/07	METRO Police Recognize National Night Out
7/31/07	METRO Thanks Congressional Delegation For Support
7/26/07	METRO To Start Park & Ride Service To Baytown
7/26/07	Katy Freeway HOV Closed This Weekend
7/16/07	METRO Continues To Search For Sexual Assault Suspect Crimetoppers Joins Effort
7/10/07	METRO Receives Texas Medical Center Report Confirming Stray Current Non Issue
6/30/07	METRO Increases Police Visibility In Transit System
6/29/07	METRO Continues To Improve Bus Service
6/26/07	METRO's July 4th Holiday Schedule
6/21/07	METRO Trailer Ad Targets Movie Audiences
6/15/07	Katy HOV Lane Closed on Sunday
5/31/07	METRO Releases Preliminary Findings on METRORail Incident
5/29/07	METRO Solutions Selection For Federal Pilot Program
5/23/07	Judge Denies Petition In Legal Action Against METRO Solutions
5/23/07	METRO To Hold News Conference To Discuss Judge’s Petition Denial In Legal Action Against METRO Solutions
5/23/07	METRORail Power Restored
5/23/07	METRORail Power Out Between Preston Station and Ensemble Station/Bus Bridge In Effect
5/23/07	METRO Mechanics Raise Money For Bikes
5/22/07	METRO May 2007 Service Changes
5/22/07	METRO's Memorial Day Holiday Schedule
5/21/07	METRO Receives $1.5 Million In TSA Funding
5/21/07	METRO To Hold News Briefing This Afternoon To Address Safety On METRORail
5/18/07	METRO Joins U.S. Rep Sheila Jackson Lee and Tsa To Announce Expedited Security Funding Program METRO Receives $1.5 Million
5/08/07	METRO Triggers Local Economic Boom
4/30/07	Volunteers Needed For METRO's Adopt-A-Stop/Adopt-A-Shelter Program
4/30/07	METRO’s Call Centers Continuing To Experience Periodic Outages
4/30/07	METRO's Call Centers Out Of Service Sunday/Now Back On Line
4/20/07	METRO Kicks Off Bikes-On-Buses Program
4/19/07	Observe Earth Day — Ride METRO To Weekend Activities
4/10/07	METRO’s New Hybrid Buses Are Rolling In
4/05/07	METRO And Miller Outdoor Theatre Make For Summer Fun
4/03/07	METRO Task Force Turns Officers Into Passengers
3/30/07	Kick-Off Event For METRO Solutions Phase 2 Small & Disadvantaged Business Opportunities
3/27/07	METRO To Participate In Regional Transit Survey
3/20/07	METRO Board Member And Employees Inducted Into Who’s Who In Black Houston
3/16/07	Katy HOV Will Open To Ease Construction Traffic
2/28/07	METRORail Record Set Tuesday
2/22/07	METRO's Board Welcomes New Member
2/14/07	METRO President Testifies Before Congressional Subcommittee On Public/Private Partnerships In Transi
1/31/07	METRO’s Police Department To Continue Crackdown On HOV Lanes
1/25/07	METRO Begins Negotiations With Washington Group International To Build Phase 2 METRO Solutions Plan
1/18/07	METRO, HP Set To Eliminate 600+ Cars From U.S.-290 Corridor
1/17/07	METRO January 2007 Service Changes
1/17/07	METRO Resumes Normal Service For Afternoon Rush Hour
1/17/07	METRO Resumes Some Of Its Operations
1/17/07	METRO Updates Service Operations
1/17/07	METRO Offices Delay Opening
1/17/07	METRO Suspends Two Park & Ride Routes
1/17/07	METRO Closing HOV Lanes Due To Icing/ Two Bus Routes Also Detoured
1/11/07	METRORail Service Interruption For Chevron Houston Marathon
1/08/07	METRO's Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Schedule/Downtown Parade Route Detours