METRO Matters
Welcome to METRO Matters - our new mini-talk show that introduces you to newsmakers around METRO.
This show is another way we’re communicating with you, informing you of some of the new things we’re doing and projects we’re working on.
The show will air on Houston Media Source’s cable access channels. If you subscribe to Comcast, it will air on Channel 17. You can also watch it on our Web site or on You Tube. You can also download a podcast video of it on your iPod.
We plan to produce a new episode every month, which will air eight to 12 times in a 30-day period. Enjoy!
Need a Job? Watch METRO Matters TV Show (11.12.09)
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With the unemployment rate climbing to 10.2 percent, you or someone you know may be looking for a job. METRO has openings for part-time bus operators. If you’re a people person, we’ll train you and help you get your commercial driver’s license. Never driven anything bigger than a compact car? No worries. We have simulators and hours of training. By the time you’re behind the wheel of one of our buses, you’ll be a confident and safe driver. Watch METRO Matters and hear Irene Mingle of our human resources department give you the nuts and bolts of becoming a METRO bus operator. If you want to apply, please go on-line and click here. If you have a friend who is interested but doesn’t have Internet access or isn’t computer savvy, drop by our building at 1900 Main St. and tell the security guard you’re here to apply for a bus operator position. You’ll be directed to a second-floor office where you can use a computer to apply – and a friendly staff person will give you any needed help. Catch the show on a big screen at home on Comcast’s Channel 17, Houston Media Source. |
How Smart is the Q Card? Watch METRO Matters (10.1.09)
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If you’re a METRO customer, you know that since April 2008, there have been only two ways to pay - the METRO Q® Fare Card or cash. So far, the METRO Q® has been received by the public well. But what’s the future of the smart card? Jeff Linton, director of revenue, tells us just how smart the METRO Q® can be – and tells us what other transit agencies are doing. |
Light-rail construction is good news (9.1.09)
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We’re on our way to building light-rail – but the process of constructing light-rail lines can be disruptive to the residents and businesses nearby. Kim Williams, associate vice president of corporate programs, tells what METRO is doing to make this process smoother – from corridor offices to a hotline phone number.
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New CAF Trains Feature One Level, Six Doors (7.24.09)
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Fast forward to 2012. Step on a METRO train, and you should be boarding a new CAF USA train with six doors on one side and one level from front to back. Find out more cool features of these new trains – including the so-called Jacuzzi seat – from METRO’s President & CEO, Frank J. Wilson. |
STAR Vanpool offers option to commuters (6.9.09)
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METRO’s vanpool program has a whole new look - it’s been rebranded as STAR vanpool. |
METRO Matters Explains Ins & Outs of Routes (4.8.09)
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Get the Flash Player to see this play. | Ever wonder why METRO designs certain routes that end 10 blocks from your favorite store? METRO carries some 108 million riders every year. Our 1,200 buses drive in an area about 500 square miles.So what goes into planning our routes? And do your suggestions come into play? Our guest on this edition of METRO Matters is an expert on transportation planning. Kim Slaughter, associate vice president for planning, has more than 20 years in transportation planning in both the public and private sectors. |
Booking METROLift Trips on the Web (2.13.09)
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METRO schedules about 5,000 trips every day for people with disabilities. And we have just made it easier for people with disabilities to book their trips by going on-line. Our latest edition of METRO Matters features Art Jackson, director of transportation programs, who explains how this works, along with all the other features of our METROLift service. |
Bus Marshals Keeping Riders Safer (1.22.09)
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The next time you board our bus, the person you sit next to may not be who you think he or she is. METRO has a bus marshal program, similar to the federal government’s air marshal program launched after 9/11. MPD officers, dressed in every day clothes – from surgical scrubs to blue jeans to a repairman’s uniform – board our buses and watch for suspicious activity. So far, this program has helped reduce crime on buses. In fact, in fiscal year 2008 (Oct. 1, 2007 – Sept. 30, 2008), on-board bus crime dropped by 33 percent from from the year before. Starting this month, you can watch METRO Matters on HTTV Channel 19, in addition to Houston Media Source’s Channel 17 on Comcast. |
ENFOQUE METRO
Bienvenidos a Enfoque METRO – un programa de entrevistas cuyo objetivo es informarle sobre acontecimientos y noticias de METRO.
Este programa es otra forma de comunicarnos con usted y de informarle de algunos cambios que estamos haciendo y los proyectos en los que estamos trabajando.
El programa se emitirá en los canales de cable de Houston Media Source. Si se suscribe a Comcast, se transmitirá en el canal 17 hasta 12 veces en un período de 30 días. También puede verlo en nuestro sitio Web o en You Tube. Además, puede descargar el vídeo podcast en su iPod.
¡Disfrútelo!
ABORDE CON LA Q (10.15.09)
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En el primer episodio de Enfoque METRO, Danicel Whitaker, subdirectora del departamento de ingresos de METRO, nos platica sobre la transición a la METRO Q® Fare Card, cómo se ha acoplado la comunidad hispana, cuales son los beneficios de la tarjeta y mucho más.
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