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. Also, many METRO buses offer a kneeling feature to assist with boarding. Standees on lifts are permitted under the ADA.
• Two priority-seating areas for the elderly and people with disabilities. Equipped with an easy-to-reach call bell and special securement belts designed to secure the mobility devices of patrons who use a wheelchair or scooter in two 30”x 48” wheelchair securement areas.
• Bus pads, sidewalk links, and curb cuts at most of our 10,000 bus stops.
• Solid-square bus poles at bus stops.
• Automatic audio and visual announcements on buses at major stops, main intersections and transfer points along the route.
• Large, bright destination signs on the front and sides of the bus.
• Lighted “Stop Request” signs inside the bus for riders with hearing impairments. 19 transit centers connecting bus routes in neighborhoods across the region for safe and easy transfers.

METRORail

• METRORail, a 7.5-mile light-rail line connecting Downtown, the Museum District, the Texas Medical Center and Reliant Park, is ADA accessible.
• 16 METRORail accessible stations featuring audio and visual announcements explaining when the next train is arriving.
• Audio and visual announcements of stops inside the rail cars.
• Each rail car offers four areas for wheelchairs. No securements are required on the train. Riders using wheelchairs also may choose to sit in any space that is available to them.
• Doors open automatically and have a sensitive edge that prevents closing if an object or person is detected in their path.
• Major transit centers Downtown, Midtown, and in the Texas Medical Center provide connections to METRORail with accessible METRO bus service.