George Greanias, President & CEO of the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, presents on the "New METRO".

1. Houston Area Realtors H-Town Day
October 4, 2012

2. METRO Services
✓ Local Buses
✓ METRORail
✓ Park & Ride Commuter Buses
✓ High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV)
Lanes/High Occupancy Toll (HOT)
Lanes
✓ METROLift Paratransit
✓ Star Van (METRO’s van pool)
✓ Bikes on Buses
✓ Motorist Assistance
✓ Program (MAP)
✓ METRO Police

3. METRO Service Area

4. How METRO is funded
• 1¢ Sales Tax (reduced by 25% given to
Harris County, City of Houston, and
multicities – “General Mobility Program”)
• Fare Box Revenues
• Federal Grants
Recurring (“Formula Grants”)
Discretionary (e.g., FFGA for rail)

5. How METRO was funded – FY2011
Source FY2011 Amount
Sales Tax Less GMP $536 Million $134 Million
Fare box $65 Million
Federal Grants
– Formula Grants $60 Million
– Discretionary Grants $900 Million (FFGA)
($190 Million FY2011)

6. How METRO is funded (cash to date)
Source FY2012 Amount
Sales Tax $588 Million
Less GMP $180 Million
Fare box $65 Million
Federal Grants
– Formula Grants $71 Million
$900 Million (FFGA)
– Capital Grants
($307 Million FY2012)
– Other Capital Grants $28 Million

7. Accomplishments since April 2010
✓ Hired new management
✓ Clarified priorities and operating principles
✓ Resolved Buy America
✓ Put Federal Grants back on track
✓ Made transparency the rule
✓ Settled lawsuits
✓ Put General Mobility on cash basis
✓ Revised union contract
✓ Reestablished sound budgeting principles

8. METRO’s Current Culture: Independent Recognition
✓ Comptroller’s Leadership Circle Gold Level
Award
✓ FTA Triennial Review – Clean report with
no exceptions
✓ Clean Independent Audit Opinion
(No auditor findings)

9. METRO’s Strategic Direction:
The 2003 METRO Referendum
✓ Authorized Long Range Bus and Rail Plan
✓ Specifically approved four priority rail corridors
✓ Three priority rail corridors over 50% complete
✓ University corridor
has achieved
Record of Decision
✓ Focusing increased
attention on bus
system and service
✓ GMP extended
to Sept. 2014

10. Current Key Issue: GMP Referendum on Nov. 2012 Ballot
For The continued dedication of up to 25% of
METRO’s sales and use tax revenues for
Against street improvements and related projects
for the period October 1, 2014 through
December 31, 2025 as authorized by law
and with no increase in the current rate of
METRO’s sales and use tax.