Houston transport map

Houston transports map

The Houston transport map shows all means of transportation in Houston. This transports map of Houston will allow you to move easily with public transport of Houston in Texas - USA. The Houston transportation map is downloadable in PDF, printable and free.

The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas, or METRO, provides public transportation in the form of buses, trolleys, and lift vans. METRO began running light rail service (METRORail) on January 1, 2004. Currently the track runs approximately 8 miles (13 km) from Downtown Houston to the Texas Medical Center and Reliant Park. METRO operates an extensive park-and-ride bus system to serve many of Houston outlying suburban areas as its mentioned in Houston transports map. Most of the park-and-ride buses run in barrier-separated high-occupancy-vehicle (HOV) lanes that provide direct service from park-and-ride parking lots to major employment destinations. Prior to the opening of METRORail, Houston was the largest city in the United States without a rail transit system. Following a successful referendum held locally in 2003, METRO is currently in the beginning design phases of a 10-year expansion plan to add five more sections to connect to the current rail system. An 8.3 mile (13.4 km) expansion has been approved to run the service from the Uptown through Texas Southern University, ending at the University of Houston campus.