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Newsby News/Media ReleaseNovember 15, 2022

Houston METRO Expands Regional Fare System

The agency partnered with INIT in 2021 for an account-based, contactless fare system with an order for fare validators, fare inspection devices, and more.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseSeptember 23, 2022

Houston METRO Expands Efforts to Support Business Owners

The Veteran Owned Business Enterprise and the Disability Owned Business Enterprise programs will be run by the Office of Economic Business Opportunity, formerly known as the Office of Small Business.

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NewsApril 22, 2022

California's AVTA Leads Agencies Honored by FTA for Lowering Environmental Footprint

FTA presented the awards in coordination with other efforts undertaken across USDOT to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the transportation sector

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NewsNovember 11, 2021

APTA Announces Bus and Rail Safety & Security Excellence Award Winners

The APTA Bus and Rail Safety & Security Excellence Awards recognize public transit providers for their innovative and proactive safety and security programs. 

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Transit Dispatchesby David ScoreyNovember 10, 2021

Making Transit America’s First Choice

Opportunities can feel few and far between these days, which is exactly why the U.S. must seize the one it was recently handed: a rare chance to give public transportation the makeover that current passengers have long demanded and that which there is a latent demand for by potential passengers.

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NewsSeptember 3, 2021

San Francisco, Houston METRO Land Federal ARP Grants

The funds are intended to help transit agencies maintain service and jobs as communities continue to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.

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NewsJuly 27, 2021

Houston METRO Plans to Add Electric Buses, Vans to Fleet

The introduction of the electric buses and vehicles is part of a larger Climate Action Plan that is currently being developed.

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NewsApril 20, 2021

INIT to Provide Houston METRO's Contactless Fare System

Using a vastly expanded and robust retail network, riders will be able to purchase and reload value to their accounts with cash, credit, or debit.

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NewsMarch 29, 2021

MV Transportation Lands Houston METRO Paratransit Contract

Under the five-year contract, the company will operate the minivan component of the city’s curb-to-curb, shared-ride METROLift system.

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NewsNovember 20, 2020

Houston METRO Selects LAN for Universal Accessibility Initiative

The firm will provide architecture/engineering services for optimizing METRO’s bus routes and upgrading its vast network of bus stops and associated infrastructure.

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