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The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (METRO) has been recognized for its proactive safety measures in response to COVID-19 by the American Public Transportation Association (APTA), during its annual conference and expo in Orlando, Florida.

Each year APTA recognizes transit agencies that implement successful programs or projects to address a specific safety or security initiative.  This year, METRO was named the winner of APTA’s 2021 Rail COVID-19 Certificate of Merit award for Light Rail/Streetcar Systems for transit agencies with more than 20 million passenger trips annually. 

APTA selected METRO for its commitment to safeguarding the health of its employees and riders by implementing numerous safety mitigations that kept our community functioning during the height of the pandemic.

For example, METRO initially introduced free fares and rear-door entry,  enhanced cleanings, social distancing strategies, emergency-response partnerships, robust communications, and educational campaigns.

Other COVID-19 safeguards included:

In addition, METRO’s Communications Department won numerous APTA 2021 AdWheel Awards for its educational video stories and last year it took home first place honors for “Rope a Ride with METRO,” winning APTA’s 2020 AdWheel Grand Award under the Best Marketing and Communications to Highlight Transit Needs/Funding category.  That 2020 award was presented in person at this year’s APTA conference.

For more information, please visit ridemetro.org.

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