September 2007
New Cypress P&R facility opens
 On September 4, 2007, METRO opened its 217 Cypress Park & Ride garage and bus facility located at 25210 Highway 290 at Skinner - just west of the temporary Park & Ride lot.
The opening of METRO'S first parking garage brought changes that affect how you park and ride. These changes are needed to ensure that METRO patrons have first priority for safe and convenient parking.
All patrons with a Q Card park for FREE at the Cypress garage. Q Cards must have a minimum value of $3.50.
Parking garage hours of operation are Monday-Friday, 5 a.m. - 9 p.m. Please remove your vehicle before 9 p.m.
Friday, August 31 was the last day the temporary HP parking lot was used for METRO service.
For more information, including a map, the schedule for the 217 Cypress route, and how to get the Q Card, please click on the icon to view a PDF file of a brochure.
Summer 2006
Construction Begins
C onstruction for the long-needed Cypress Park & Ride began the week of August 21-25, 2006. The transit facility is part of a larger complex to be developed under a $16.3 million agreement recently signed with NewQuest Properties.
Cypress is one of four Park & Ride facilities proposed in Phase 2 of the METRO Solutions Plan. It will be located at US 290 and Skinner. From the start of construction, METRO expects it will take 11 to 13 months to complete and open the transit portion of this project.
Upon completion, the Cypress Park & Ride will have:
- 1500 parking spaces in a four-level parking garage
- Exclusive bus service road
- Platform and loading area
In the second phase, NewQuest will develop:
- A 75,000-square-foot commercial/retail center
- A 300-unit apartment complex
For futher details, please refer to the news release issued on Thursday, August 24, 2006.
What about the HOV on 290?
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is developing plans for the widening of US 290 and their plans include managed lanes that extend beyond Fairfield. The managed lanes will be used by a mix of HOV traffic and toll traffic. There will be two lanes in each direction and they will operate continuously. The schedule for TxDOT to begin construction is around 2010.
Currently, the HOV lanes on 290 operates Monday thru Friday from 5 to 8 am inbound, and from 2 to 8 p.m. outbound. These lanes are open to vehicles with two or more occupants, except from 6:45 to 8 a.m., when vehicles must have 3 or more occupants. QuickRide is a program that allows commuters with less than three passengers to continue driving the HOV during these times for just $2 each way. Registration is required. For more information on QuickRide, call 713-224-RIDE, 1-888-606-RIDE (toll free) or send your e-mail to rideshare@ridemetro.org
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