Release Date: Aug. 15, 2022

METRO Awarded Major Grant for Electric Buses

Join METRO Board Chair Sanjay Ramabhadran, METRO President & CEO Tom Lambert, along with Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, Congress members Sheila Jackson Lee, Sylvia Garcia and other local leaders to celebrate the Federal Transit Administration's recent award of $21.6 million to the Authority for the purchase of additional electric buses and related charging infrastructure.

The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (METRO) is the region’s largest public transit provider, offering safe, clean, reliable, accessible and friendly transportation services. METRO’s transit network includes local bus, METRORail which includes the Red Line (Main Street and Northline), the Green Line (East End) and the Purple Line (Southeast), Park & Ride commuter buses, METROLift paratransit service, HOV/HOT lanes, Community Connector microtransit and Star Vanpool. In 2020, the Authority introduced the METRORapid Silver Line, the region’s first bus rapid transit service.  Bike & Ride programs and road improvement projects are also part of METRO’s commitment to the region.  Focused on investing in the region’s future mobility needs, the Authority developed the  METRONext Moving Forward Plan. METRO is also the first transit provider in region to pilot autonomous vehicle shuttle technology. Learn more about METRO services at ridemetro.org where you will also find useful tools like the RideMETRO app where you can plan your trip and even pay your fare from your phone. 

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