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December 3, 2020 2020 APTA AWARD WINNER Central Houston Inc. – December 3, 2020 2020 APTA AWARD WINNER 2 METRO SERVICE AREA 1303 square miles Multi-Cities include: Bellaire Bunker Hill Village El Lago Hedwig Village Hilshire Village Humble Hunters Creek Katy Missouri City Piney Point Southside Place Spring Valley Taylor Lake Village City of Houston West University Place METRO Service Area - Unincorporated Harris County Multi-Cities Harris County not in METRO 3 4,100 EMPLOYEES STRONG 4 FY2020 RIDERSHIP * Local Bus Service METRORail Park & Ride METRO Star Vanpool METROLift FY20 Total Rides HOV/HOT Lanes *Ridership numbers pending final audit 5 FUNDING THE AUTHORITY 6 FY2021 BUDGET SOURCES OF REVENUE 7 METRO SERVICE FY2020 Automatic Passenger Counter *Ridership numbers pending final audit 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 METRONEXT MOVING FORWARD PLAN METRORapid (BRT) • Interstate Highway 45 North to George Bush Intercontinental Airport and Greenspoint • Inner Katy Corridor to Northwest Transit Center / Proposed High Speed Rail / Uptown • University Corridor between Westchase and Tidwell • Uptown Corridor extension to Gulfton • West Houston Corridor between West Little York Park & Ride and Missouri City Regional Express • US 90A Two-Way HOV • United States Highway 90A Two-Way HOV • Interstate Highway 10 West Two-Way HOV • Interstate Highway 45 North Two-Way HOV • United States Highway 59/Interstate Highway 69 South Two-Way HOV Downtown to Edloe • State Highway 249 Two-Way DiaMond Lanes/HOV • 4 Off-Peak Direction DiaMond Lane Corridors METRORail (LRT) • Connecting the Green Line and Purple Line and extending the combined lines to WilliaM P. Hobby Airport • Extensions of Green and Purple Lines to the City of Houston Municipal Courthouse • Extension of Red Line to North Shepherd BOOST & Signature Service • 17 Corridors • WestheiMer Signature Bus Service System Enhancements • ApproxiMately 21 new or improved Park & Rides, and Transit Centers • ApproxiMately 10 new CoMMunity Connectors / Circulators • SysteMwide route improveMents • Bus stop enhancements, such as new shelters, accessibility upgrades, and enhanced passenger inforMation • Bus Operating Facility • Downtown, Midtown, and Texas Medical Center transit improveMents • Park & Ride Service EnhanceMents • Accessibility and usability improveMents and other investMents designed to reduce barriers for seniors, the disabled and other users of METRO’s transit systeM, including METROLift services • ImproveMents to facilitate portions of a rider’s trip before and after use of METRO’s transit systeM (First Mile/Last Mile) • Safety and Security EnhanceMents 23 BOOST NETWORK Enhance the transit experience by creating a: • Safer • Faster • More reliable • Frequent • Accessible • More comfortable walk, stop and ride A Better Walk • A Better Stop • A Better Ride 24 BOOST NETWORK First BOOST Corridors: 56 Airline/Montrose • 23-mile corridor • TMC Transit Center to Northline Transit Center to Greenspoint Transit Center 54 Scott 11-mile corridor • Downtown Transit Center to Southeast Transit Center to Harris County MLK Health Center A Better Walk • A Better Stop • A Better Ride 25 BOOST NETWORK 56 Airline/Montrose Phase 1 Studewood Street (White Oak Drive to Cavalcade) – 1.5 miles A Better Walk – New ADA ramps, safe pedestrian crossings and improved sidewalks connecting to schools and a community center A Better Stop – 14 new bus pads, refurbished bus shelters with solar lighting and next bus arrival digital signage A Better Ride – Far side stops and stop optimization. “Green-light” preference being coordinated with the City of Houston A Better Walk • A Better Stop • A Better Ride 26 UNIVERSAL ACCESSIBILITY • Improves the customer experience by reducing barriers to accessibility and usability • Improved access to transit service through improved sidewalks and bus stops 27 METRORAPID An environmentally-friendly rapid transit vehicle that looks like a bus but runs like a rail. • Dedicated, bus-only lane to move through traffic • 100% accessible, with wider doorways and level boarding • Bus-friendly traffic signals • Elevated platforms, like rail 28 METRORAPID INNER KATY 29 METRORAPID INNER KATY • Project extends from Northwest Transit Center to Downtown • High-frequency METRORapid service on exclusive guideway • Closes the HOV lane gap on IH-10 • Faster and more reliable Regional Express commuter service from the west and northwest • Partnership with: 30 METRORAPID UNIVERSITY 31 METRORAPID UNIVERSITY • 25.3-mile corridor from Westchase P&R to Tidwell Transit Center • High-ridership service linking major employment and activity centers including UH/TSU, Greenway Plaza, Uptown, and Westchase • Connects with the METRORapid Silver Line and three METRORail lines 32.
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