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The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (METRO) is a major public transportation agency based in Houston, Texas, United States. It operates bus , light rail , bus rapid transit , HOV and HOT lanes, and paratransit service (under the name METROLift) in the city as well as most of Harris County .
In addition, Total Holding U.S., a 20 person office representing Total S.A.'s North American holdings, was scheduled to move to Downtown Houston. [20] Before METRO moved out, the building had a 96 percent occupancy rate. After METRO left and after Total moved in, the occupancy rate was 86 percent. [6] In 2006, the building was 88 percent occupied.
METRORail is a light rail transit system serving Houston, Texas.The system is operated by the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, also known as METRO.The system currently has 39 stations and 22.7 miles (36.5 km) of track, served by three lines. [1]
In 2009 the lobby group Transportation for America said that the Houston area was the eighth most dangerous area for pedestrians in 2007-2008. [ 16 ] In 2013, Mayor Annise Parker announced the "Houston Complete Street and Transportation Plan", which was an executive order calling for enhanced pedestrian and bicycling modes of transportation ...
On March 19, 1983, the numbering plan area was divided: the immediate Houston area retained 713, while the northern, eastern and western portions became area code 409. On November 2, 1996, area code 713 was split, with most of Houston's suburbs switching to 281. The dividing line roughly followed Beltway 8. Generally, most of Houston itself and ...
2 Area codes by country, state, province, and regions. ... Texas (Houston Metropolitan Area and suburbs) January 16, 1999: overlaid on 713 and 281; 2014: overlaid by ...
Altic/Howard Hughes is a light rail station in Houston, Texas, on the METRORail system. It is served by the Green Line and is located on Harrisburg Boulevard at Altic Street in the East End. The station is named for Altic Street as well as Howard Hughes, who built a Hughes Tool Company factory in the area. [1]
Stadium Park/Astrodome is an island platformed METRORail light rail station in Houston, Texas, United States.The station was opened on January 1, 2004, originally as Reliant Park station, [1] and is operated by the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas (METRO).