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The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County has approved a one-time $1.8 million payment to workers on the front line during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Courtesy Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County)
Houston
11:15 AM Jul 24, 2020 CDT
METRO board approves $1.8 million payment for frontline workers during COVID-19
METRO saw a 53% drop in total monthly ridership in May 2020 compared to last year. Courtesy Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County
Houston
1:59 PM Jun 26, 2020 CDT
METRO: Transit ridership fell 53% in May compared to last year
METRO now requires all riders to wear face coverings in all vehicles, facilities and transit centers. (Courtesy Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County)
Houston
3:28 PM Jun 25, 2020 CDT
METRO board passes mask requirement; fare collection to resume
METRO transit mask requirement
Houston
2:11 PM Jun 22, 2020 CDT
METRO may require passengers to wear masks while riding transit
METRORail
Houston
5:00 AM Jun 11, 2020 CDT
METRORail to interrupt weekend service for maintenance
METRO’s 402 Bellaire Quickline bus route will resume limited operation June 8. (Courtesy Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County)
Houston
5:18 PM Jun 5, 2020 CDT
METRO to resume Bellaire Quickline service June 8
The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County could see over $100 million in losses in sales tax revenue in fiscal year 2020-21. (Courtesy METRO)
Houston
5:33 PM May 20, 2020 CDT
METRO sales tax revenue could see over $100 million hit in fiscal year 2020-21
Bellaire approved spending up to $1.8 million to bring three streets up to par. (Courtesy Fotolia)
Houston
1:51 PM May 19, 2020 CDT
Bellaire, Chimney Rock and Newcastle roadways given green light for repair work
Park & Rides will resume limited services beginning May 18. (Courtesy Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County)
Houston
12:53 PM May 15, 2020 CDT
METRO to reopen Park & Rides on limited basis May 18
METRORapid
Houston
5:25 AM May 13, 2020 CDT
METRO begins test runs for rapid transit service through Uptown district
A METRO bus operator working the 2 Bellaire route has tested positive for COVID-19. The transit provider is asking passengers who traveled the route to carefully monitor their status. (Courtesy METRO)
Houston
1:54 PM May 11, 2020 CDT
Bellaire route bus operator tests positive for COVID-19, METRO says
METRO saw a 25% drop in monthly ridership numbers in March 2020 compared March 2019. (Courtesy Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County)
Houston
2:40 PM May 7, 2020 CDT
METRO: March 2020 transit ridership down 25% compared to last year
Houston Mayor Slyvester Turner announced the creation of the Mayor’s Office for People With Disabilities Food Assistance Program to help deliver groceries to people with disabilities. Courtesy METRO.
Houston
11:15 AM Apr 22, 2020 CDT
METROLift to make 500 grocery deliveries a week to people with disabilities
Three bus operators have tested positive for coronavirus, the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County announced April 14. The new cases bring the total number of positive cases to 10 METRO employees and one contractor. (Courtesy METRO)
Houston
11:00 PM Apr 14, 2020 CDT
METRO: 3 bus operators test positive for coronavirus
Installing orange meshes across local buses is one of the measures METRO is taking to ensure appropriate social distancing between bus operators and passengers. (Courtesy Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County)
Houston
12:20 PM Apr 8, 2020 CDT
METRO heightens preventative COVID-19 measures
A METRO employee and a contractor have tested positive for COVID-19, the transit provider announced April 2, the fifth and sixth cases announced by the transit provider within the last week. (Courtesy Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County)
Houston
8:32 AM Apr 3, 2020 CDT
METROLift contract driver, METRORail cleaner test positive for COVID-19; agency now has six workers affected
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Montrose streets
Houston
6:00 AM
Walk/bike study lays out path for Montrose to become ‘20-minute neighborhood’
The Houston-Galveston Area Council’s Transportation Policy Council voted June 26 to form a working group to craft a memorandum of understanding that is envisioned as a way to secure commitments from the Texas Department of Transportation and other stakeholders around the North Houston Highway Improvement Project. (Nathan Colbert/Community Impact Newspaper)
Houston
10:57 AM
I-45, Woodridge Village, COVID-19: July 28 Harris County Commissioners Court meeting preview
The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County has approved a one-time $1.8 million payment to workers on the front line during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Courtesy Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County)
Houston
10:30 AM
METRO board approves $1.8 million payment for frontline workers during COVID-19
North Houston Highway Improvement Project
Houston
1:44 PM
H-GAC group will look at crafting a five-party agreement around I-45 overhaul
METRO saw a 53% drop in total monthly ridership in May 2020 compared to last year. Courtesy Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County
Houston
12:04 PM
METRO: Transit ridership fell 53% in May compared to last year
METRO now requires all riders to wear face coverings in all vehicles, facilities and transit centers. (Courtesy Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County)
Houston
3:17 PM
METRO board passes mask requirement; fare collection to resume
METRO transit mask requirement
Houston
10:53 AM
METRO may require passengers to wear masks while riding transit
New sales tax revenue numbers show how cities' sales in April were affected by the coronavirus pandemic. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Houston
6:30 AM
Sugar Land sales tax revenue from April sales down more than 22%; Missouri City sees 1% decline
METRORail
Houston
5:00 AM
METRORail to interrupt weekend service for maintenance
Affected entities include one local city and one emergency service district, a governmental entity that collect sales tax revenue on behalf of a local fire department. (Courtesy Fotolia)
Houston
4:08 PM
NEW: Cy-Fair-area entities see drop in sales tax collections from sales made in April