|
gptkbp:instanceOf
|
gptkb:transportation
|
|
gptkbp:abbreviation
|
gptkb:METRO
|
|
gptkbp:accessible
|
yes
|
|
gptkbp:annualRidership
|
over 70 million (pre-pandemic)
|
|
gptkbp:awards
|
APTA Outstanding Public Transportation System (2015)
|
|
gptkbp:CEO
|
gptkb:Tom_Lambert
|
|
gptkbp:country
|
gptkb:United_States
|
|
gptkbp:expansion
|
gptkb:railway_station
gptkb:METRONext_Moving_Forward_Plan
expansion of light rail
park & ride expansion
|
|
gptkbp:fleetSize
|
over 1,200 buses
76 light rail vehicles
|
|
gptkbp:founded
|
1978
|
|
gptkbp:fundedBy
|
gptkb:tax_law
fares
federal grants
|
|
gptkbp:governingBody
|
gptkb:Board_of_Trustees
|
|
gptkbp:headquartersLocation
|
gptkb:Houston,_Texas
|
|
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
|
Metro (Houston)
|
|
gptkbp:notableEvent
|
COVID-19 service adjustments in 2020
implemented Q Card in 2008
launched METRO curb2curb in 2020
opened METRORail in 2004
|
|
gptkbp:numberOfEmployees
|
over 3,000
|
|
gptkbp:officialName
|
gptkb:Metropolitan_Transit_Authority_of_Harris_County
|
|
gptkbp:operates
|
gptkb:METRORail
gptkb:METROLift
gptkb:METRO_Bus
|
|
gptkbp:operatingBudget
|
over $700 million (2022)
|
|
gptkbp:parentOrganization
|
gptkb:Harris_County
|
|
gptkbp:publicTransit
|
gptkb:Green_Line
gptkb:Red_Line
gptkb:Purple_Line
gptkb:Q_Card
METRO Downtown Transit Center
METRO North Shepherd Park & Ride
METRO Northwest Transit Center
METRO South Point Park & Ride
METRO Westchase Park & Ride
|
|
gptkbp:servesArea
|
gptkb:Houston
gptkb:Harris_County
|
|
gptkbp:serviceType
|
gptkb:bus
gptkb:railway_station
paratransit
|
|
gptkbp:slogan
|
Houston's Public Transit
|
|
gptkbp:socialMedia
|
facebook.com/MetroHouston
|
|
gptkbp:twitter
|
@METROHouston
|
|
gptkbp:website
|
https://www.ridemetro.org/
|
|
gptkbp:bfsParent
|
gptkb:METRO_transit_agencies
|
|
gptkbp:bfsLayer
|
7
|