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Get frequent onthe nights, Chinatown Popular Destinations 8 from Rice, TMC TC TMC Rice, 8 from Downtown via Kirby via Downtown Target Stops and Routes 8 18 to/from Village, 18 to/from Near Target Near METRO Bus Parking Lot is easily accessible, even Saturday Saturday even accessible, easily is 14 Hiram Clarke Clarke Hiram 14 and 18 - so onweekends, minutes 60 CVS Kroger 10 Willowbend Willowbend 10 TC Fiesta and other other and Fiesta stores Bellaire 2 14 to/from Hiram Clarke Hiram 14 to/from South Fannin 18 to/from Big Lots Office Depot Parking Lot Parking - 10 30 minutes on minutes 30 10 to/from TMC TC TMC 10 to/from Rice 8 to TC, TMC Walgreens = Bus Stop leaves from leaves - from TMC 30 minutes minutes 30 14 to/from TMC TC TMC 14 to/from 14 both de- both - 1 to Wheeler Sta- tion, Downtown 26 from Heights 27 to Heights 34 to Heights 8, 65 to Wheeler via Shepherd via Shepherd via Montrose Inner Loop 34 1, 8, 65 Shuttle 65 to Bellaire 8 to Wheeler Station TC, SW Houston METRORail to 34 to Heights via 65 via Bissonnet Wheeler Station, 26/27 Montrose 65 Downtown Graduate 34 Apartments 73 to Galleria METRO Bus Stop 1, 8, 73 Locations Near Museum District = Bus Stop North Colleges Memorial Hermann Hospital/ Houston Zoo Grad Apts. Shuttle 8, 34 METRORail to = Bus Stop 73 Wheeler Sta, METRO Bus Stop Downtown Locations Near 1, 8, 34 26/27 8 to TMC TC, South Colleges Target, SW Houston Hermann Park/ 34 to TMC TC 1 to VA Hospital Rice University 26/27 to/from 73 to TMC TC, Fannin 8, 34, 73 8 to TMC TC, Target, TMC TC South, Hobby Airport METRORail to TMC TC, METRORail to TMC TC, Dryden/TMC SW Houston Reliant, Fannin South Reliant, Fannin South 34 to TMC TC Getting Getting Around The RiceGuide METRO Police: 713 224 COPS (2677) METRO Police: METRO Buses http://www.ridemetro.org METRO info: 713 635 635 4000 713 METRO info: on to Before Your Trip Riding the Bus Popular Destinations Get a Q Card METRO bus stops are marked by a standard Houston Airports sign: The Q Card is used to pay your fare on METRO See companion brochure “The Rice Guide to buses and trains. Stop by the Rice Cashier’s of- It indicates the numbers Houston Airports on METRO Buses.” fice and they will load and names of the routes The Galleria up your Rice-issued that stop at that location. Q Card free of charge! As the bus approaches, The 73 Bellfort Crosstown is your easy ride check the destination sign to ultimate shopping! Making stops at TMC Find your route over the windshield to en- Transit Center and alongside campus on Uni- METRO’s system map sure that it is the route and versity Blvd, the 73 will drop you off right out- and trip planner on direction you want. Make side the doors of the Galleria. For the return http://www.ridemetro.org/ can help you find sure you are visible to the driver so he or she trip, catch the 73 along Westheimer in front of the bus route that goes where you want to go. will stop. the mall. The 73 runs every 30 minutes Mon- Google Transit, http://www.google.com/transit/, day through Saturday. Ride time is about 20 will also provide a detailed itinerary to get to When the bus stops, allow minutes each way. passengers to exit, then tap your destination. Directions to some popular Frequent service to the Galleria is also pro- destinations are in this pamphlet. your Q Card on the reader as you enter. vided seven days a week by the 81 and 82 Buses that don’t travel past Rice can usually be Westheimer lines which run the length of caught by transferring from METRORail. Check Take a seat and enjoy the Westheimer Rd. These can be caught along the bus route map to determine at which sta- ride! Note that the side- Smith St, four blocks west of McGowen Station, tion or transit center to make the connection. ways-facing seats at the or on Walker St. at Main Street Square. very front of the bus are reserved for elderly Get a schedule and disabled passengers. CVS and Walgreens are located on Hol- combe at Greenbriar and Kirby, respectively, a Most routes run every 15-30 minutes, so know- As the bus nears the stop where you would like very short ride on the frequent 2 Bellaire or ing when to arrive at the stop can minimize to get off, signal the driver by pulling the cord your waiting time. Bus drivers are not permit- over the windows, 68 Brays Bayou routes from TMC TC. ted to run early; a couple of minutes behind pressing a “stop” Value Village and Salvation Army have schedule is the norm. button, or touching all you need for crazy party costumes and are the yellow tape on Schedules are available at http:// located next to each other on Bissonnett St the wall in newer www.ridemetro.org/, the METRO RideStore at about 5 minutes past Bellaire TC. Catch the buses. Use the back Downtown Transit Center, and usually at the 65 Bissonnet at Mandell and Bissonnett near door for a quick RMC Information Desk at Rice. the north colleges, or at Wheeler Station. exit. ———————————————————————— The Movie Theatre Edwards Greenway Bring your Bike Along! Plaza is easily accessed from the 25 Rich- Questions? Comments? Nearly all METRO buses have a fold-down mond, which departs frequently from Wheeler Need additional directions? bike rack on the front. Just remember that Station. Get off at Richmond and Wesleyan. bikes are not allowed on METRORail on week- Email [email protected] The 73 also drops off nearby at Richmond & days from 6:30-9 AM or 3-7 PM. Timmons. Check the schedules for late night return trips. .