
The fast success of this effort demonstrates the value that cities can generate by matching the transit network to the street network.

Weekends in particular received much more frequent service, resulting in a Sunday ridership jump of 30%. Just a few months after implementation of the New Bus Network, local bus ridership had increased 4.3%, and total local network ridership increased 11% from November 2014 to November 2015. All local routes, including routes that had not been rethought since the 1920s, were redesigned and integrated with recently opened light rail lines. In August 16, 2015, Houston’s Metro transit system implemented one of the largest bus network changes in U.S. Your Service.a sustainable system, linking people and places, to give the best transit service possible.


Better Service…simpler routes with better connections.More Service…linking riders to more destinations, and providing new frequent weekend service.Planning & Community Process: 2013 – 2014
