Accessible bus features include:

• Ramps or lifts on all of our buses for riders using wheelchairs or scooters or ambulatory riders who have difficulty reaching the first step.
• Two priority seating areas for elderly and people with disabilities, equipped with an easy-to-reach stop call bell and special securement belts designed to secure patrons who use a wheelchair or scooter.
• Bus pads, sidewalk links, and curb cuts at most of our 10,500 bus stops.
• Solid square bus poles at all bus stops.
• Bus stop announcements, both audible and visual, at major stops, main intersections and transfer points along the route.
• Larger, brighter destination signs on the front and side of the bus.
• Lighted “Stop Request” signs inside the bus for the riders with hearing impairments.
• 19 transit centers, connecting bus routes in neighborhoods for safe and easy transfers from one route to another.
• Major transit centers are located downtown and the Texas Medical Center, connecting METRO bus routes to the accessible METRORail.

Accessible METRORail features include:

• Level platforms at all rail stations for easy boarding
• Audible and digital station announcements inside the train and also at the station
• Frequent service
• Wheelchairs tie-downs are not needed on the trains because of the smooth ride
• METRORail stops at all stations and the doors open automatically