Access by Bike

Yes.

All our local buses have a bike rack on the front bumper that accommodates two bikes. It's easy to load your bike and snap it down to secure it.

On a Park & Ride commuter express bus, you can store your bike in the baggage compartment marked with a bicycle symbol.

Yes.

Simply roll your bike on board. You can hold it or fasten it to a wall hook at either the first or last door of every rail car. There’s a two-bike limit per train to ensure the best use of this valuable space.

Yes.

Roll your bike on board through the two rear doors and hold the bike. There are no wall hooks on METRORapid, as there are on METRORail.

Cyclists are prohibited from riding bicycles in the station areas, corridors, on platforms or in any covered areas.

Cyclists are responsible for their own bicycles and all actions, injuries, losses and/or damages resulting from their bicycles in station platform areas and on board vehicles.

Cyclists under the age of 16 should be accompanied by an adult. If cyclists violate METRO policy, they may be asked to remove their bicycles from the station areas, platforms or trains.

Yes. Many METRO facilities offer loop parking spots. Some even offer covered parking. A complete list of bike parking locations, divided by region, is found on the Accessing METRO by Bike page. 

METRO Police patrol parking lots periodically but don’t monitor them around the clock, so we can’t guarantee the security of your bike. METRO isn’t responsible for any damage to bikes.

No. You’ll need to bring your own bike lock.

We’ve made investments in people, equipment, technology and education campaigns to help protect and promote your safety when biking around METRO vehicles.

We’re also a partner of Vision Zero Houston – working with other organizations to help improve safety and accessibility of streets and sidewalks. The goal is to end traffic deaths and serious injuries caused by crashes on Houston roads by the year 2030.

Stop. Look. Listen.

That’s especially important around METRORail lines. Trains travel along the street and are very quiet. Here are some things you can do to protect yourself and those around you:

• Pay attention to and obey all traffic signs and signals 
• Never enter an intersection against the traffic lights – you could be issued a ticket
• Never stop on the tracks
• Listen for train whistles, bells and horns
• Cross the tracks only at designated crossings and only when it’s safe to do so
• Never ride or walk your bicycle around lowered crossing gates, as this indicates that a train is approaching
• Look both ways before crossing the tracks – as trains travel in both directions
• Never race a train or try to beat the train to a crossing

In Texas, helmets aren’t required for adults. But in Houston, children under the age of 18 must always wear approved bicycle helmets, as riders or passengers.