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Release Date: Nov. 21, 2022
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METRO’s “Arts in Transit” Program Welcomes New Murals

METRO customers have a more colorful commute after the Authority welcomed new artwork along the system.

METRO’s Urban Design team recently joined the “Big Walls, Big Dreams” mural festival by offering large spaces at transit facilities as canvasses to install meaningful community art. With the help of artists commissioned by Houston’s UP Art Studio, more than a dozen new murals were painted at four transit-oriented sites.

The mural sites include stairs at the Burnett Transit Center, a retaining wall along the METRORail Red Line at N. Main Street, support columns on Fulton Street near Roosevelt Elementary and an outer wall at the Kashmere Bus Operating Facility along the Eastex Freeway.

The artists created murals that engage communities and are reminiscent of the neighborhoods they are showcased in.

At METRO’s Kashmere facility, students from the nearby Kashmere High School were asked to create multiple murals inspired by their mascot as well as the student body.

The “Big Walls, Big Dreams” mural festival has concluded, but the art will continue to be displayed and maintained for at least one year, and METRO will showcase and welcome additional artists as part of its “Arts in Transit” program. You can learn more about this effort in the latest edition of The Next Stop podcast by clicking here.

Media can download video and photos of the murals here.

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 Express Lanes, curb2curb microtransit service and METRO 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 Houston 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 the 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.