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METRO Matters

Welcome to METRO Matters. This 15-minute talk show will inform you about important matters you need to know – from building light rail to discounts you can get with your METRO Q® Fare Card. You’ll meet the people behind the scenes, who make this agency run and help move our buses and trains.

The show airs on Houston Media Source (HMS TV), a cable access channel. HMS TV is found on Comcast’s Channel 17, TV Max 95, Sudden Link 99, Phonoscope 75 and AT&T U-verse 99. It also airs every Tuesday and Thursday on HCCTV at 5:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. HCCTV is found on Comcast’s Channel 19, TV Max Channel 97, Phonocope Channel 77 and Cebridge Channel 20. METRO Matters is also available 24/7 on HCC’s website via Internet streaming.

Enjoy!

Open Your Brain: This is a Train (5.2.13)

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Open your brain, this is a train. It’s fun, it’s fast, it’s made to last.

It’s 50 tons of steel and blue, and shiny cars headed right for you.

That’s part of a safety message we’re taking to the schools along the new rail lines we’re building. Elementary students see this animation, while middle and high schoolers use a wrist band to reinforce safety lessons. Listen to Mike Martinez, manager of Stakeholder Affairs, tell how we’re teaching kids to be safe around rail.

Runs 15:01

How To Do Business With METRO (3.22.13)

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Can a small business really capture a contract with a giant agency like METRO?

The answer is yes, if you become small business-certified and learn how to partner with prime contractors.

Kimberly Williams, vice president of the Office of Small Business, simplifies the process and tells how small businesses can take advantage of opportunities METRO offers.

Runs 14:48

How Service Changes are Made (9.28.12)

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Ever wonder how we decide where a bus stop should be placed? Or how we determine the frequency of a bus?

Watch the latest edition of METRO Matters, and listen to Kurt Luhrsen, senior director of Service Planning and Evaluation, explain the behind-the-scenes planning at METRO.

Runs about 15 minutes.

Transit Academy (6.4.12)

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The inaugural class of the METRO Transit Academy led community leaders into the nuts-and-bolts of all things METRO. Watch METRO Matters to hear Karen Marshall, academy principal, tell why this was important. Plus, meet one of the students, who didn't want to stop coming to class when it was over.

Runs about 15 minutes.

Barcelona meets Houston in the next edition of METRO Matters. (3.20.12)

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Randy Frazier, vice president and chief information officer, talks about becoming a partner with Leadership Houston. Its latest project is building a colorful serpentine bench in a park near downtown. The bench will be reminiscent of the famous curved bench in Barcelona.

Runs about 15 minutes.