Thursday, December 22, 2011

Holiday Service Hours

Valley Metro would like to wish everyone a very merry Christmas. We will not run service on December 24 or December 26, but will resume operations during normal hours on December 27.

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Toys for Transit

Valley Metro is coordinating its 2nd Annual 'Toys for Transit' toy drive. From now until December 19 we will be collecting new, unopened toys for children living in local colonias. Keep yourself warm this season by donating a toy to a deserving child.

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Mini Maps

We're please to announce the arrival of our new MiniMaps. These pocket-sized guides to our service are easy to carry and use. We'll begin distributing these soon.



Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Happy Thanksgiving

On behalf of the entire staff at Valley Metro, we wish you a very happy Thanksgiving holiday! As our drivers and staff celebrate with their families, service will not operate on Thursday. However, service will resume on Friday at normal hours.

Thursday, November 10, 2011

Economic Resource & Career Fair: Opening Doors to the Future

We were proud to participate in this year's Economic Resource & Career Fair at the State Farm Arena on the 8th. Thank you to all the many job seekers who visited our booth to see how we can provide an affordable transportation option to find a job, get to work, get training, and get workforce information. All of our urban routes in Hidalgo County connect to major employers and operate from 6 AM - 7 PM. Our service remains free on routes 10, 13, 20, 30, and 31 until the end of the year! Thanks to Workforce Solutions, Workforce Solutions Cameron, and Congressman Congressman Rubén Hinojosa for hosting such a great event.




Saturday, October 15, 2011

Valley Metro Director on Telemundo


VALLEY METRO
Valley Metro Director Tom Logan recently appeared on Telemundo to promote our new route improvements in Hidalgo County. Fares are FREE on routes 10, 13, 20, 30 and 31 until December 31, 2011.

Monday, October 10, 2011

Public Meetings for a New Route in Cameron County

We are very excited to be working with several project partners, including Texas State Technical College, the University of Texas-Brownsville, Cameron County, United Way, the City of Los Fresnos, Los Fresnos CISD, Cameron County, Workforce Solutions, and the Harlingen-San Benito MPO to develop a new route connecting TSTC, downtown Harlingen, downtown San Benito, Los Fresnos, downtown Brownsville, and UTB. The proposed route, tentatively called 'Route 45' would begin service on January 2, 2012. This week, we are holding a series of public meetings at TSTC, San Benito, UTB, and Los Fresnos to gather public input on this project. We encourage any members of the interested public to attend. You can find out more information on dates, times, and locations here and here.

Thursday, October 6, 2011

Bike Rodeo

Valley Metro was pleased to participate in last Saturday's Bike Rodeo in Edinburg. The City of Edinburg, along with biking organizations, bike enthusiasts, and the Hidalgo County MPO, sponsored the event to promote bicycle safety and cycling awareness. One of Valley Metro's buses, wrapped in a cool bicycle-theme and promoting Edinburg's safe passing ordinance, was at the event (the wrap was designed and sponsored by the MPO). All of Valley Metro's new buses feature bike racks. As a long term objective, Valley Metro's capital projects will include the promotion of bicycles as a key component. We thank the City, the MPO, and the local bike groups for inviting us to attend.


New Service is Here

Our new service improvements have started as of Monday. New urban routes in Hidalgo County have been re-aligned to reach work and work-related locations much easier. Service times have been extended each day and we now operate on Saturday. If you haven't tried using the bus before, now is the time. Until December 31, 2011, trips on Routes 10, 13, 20, 30, and 31 are absolutely FREE. As always, we welcome your comments. Please let us know how we're doing by dropping us a line at ValleyMetroRGV@gmail.com or look for us on Facebook.

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Service Improvements Are on the Way

Our improvements to urban routes in Hidalgo County (routes 10, 13, 20, 30, 31) begin on October 3, 2011. New route schedules will be released soon.

Monday, September 5, 2011

New Facilities Ribboncutting

Our recent ribboncutting event on August 25 for our new facility upgrades was a great success. Our gratitude to everyone who came out. We extend a very big thanks to U.S. Congressman Rubén Hinojosa and other local, state, and national officials who attended. Lastly, but most importantly, we thank our riders, without whom our service would not be possible.


Tuesday, August 16, 2011

New Service Changes Notice

Valley Metro is proposing major service changes to improve the urban route system in Hidalgo County. The goals are to increase access to work and work-related locations, improve service hours and frequencies, and increase ridership of low-income people and others. The public is encouraged to provide comments and input on these proposed changes. A schedule of public meetings, as well as a Fact Sheet with a list of all proposed changes, can be found on our website here.

Thursday, August 4, 2011

Bronc Round Up

We will be at the University of Texas Pan American's Bronc Round Up on August 27. We welcome you to board a bus, check out our informational materials, and meet our staff. The event will take place in front of the UTPA Fieldhouse from about 8:00 AM - 9:45 AM.

Thursday, June 30, 2011

Resaca Fest

We'll be at ResacaFest in San Benito this Sunday, July 3, to provide FREE transportation to/from the event. Come celebrate San Benito's centennial celebration with good music, food, and more. See our schedule below. For more information, contact Rosie Cuevas, Program Administrator, at (956) 500-4305.

Parking Location #1:
San Benito CISD
Administration Bldg
240 N. Crockett
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705 N. Bowie
Parking Location #2:
Bobby Morrow Stadium
2025 La Palma S
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705 N. Bowie
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Thursday, June 23, 2011

New Bus Fleet Ribboncutting

Thank you to everyone who made our recent ribboncutting ceremony on June 15 a success! Our new buses are now on the road serving passengers throughout the Rio Grande Valley.





Media coverage can be found here:

Brownsville Herald
McAllen Monitor
Weslaco Chamber of Commerce
Your Valley Voice.