Capital Metro has big plans to improve our city's bus and public transportation system. They're calling it Connections 2025 and it really only has one main goal - to get more Ausinites riding the bus. How will they do it? What specific improvements do they...
After months of studies, discussions, and debates Capital Metro's new plan to improve our city's public transportation system has finally been approved. The plan is called Connections 2025 and its main goal is to boost public transit ridership by increasing the frequency on many of...
Capital Metro and the City of Austin are cohosting "Traffic Jam: A Mobility Solutions Workshop" on Saturday, March 4th. The event will include presentations, panel discussions, and hands-on activities for adults and kids. Special appearances by Senator Kirk Watson, Mayor Steve Adler, County Judge Sarah Eckhardt,...
From Cap Metro and the Alamo Drafthouse - Pop quiz, hotshot. There's a bomb on a bus. Once the bus goes 50 miles an hour, the bomb is armed. If it drops below 50, it blows up. What do you do? What do YOU do? Full of...
Capital Metro is lowering its fares. Starting January 8th, the premium fare level (which was previously levied on MetroRapid and MetroFlyer riders) will be removed. That means from January on, Cap Metro will only have two fare levels - local and commuter. The decision to make...
For Capital Metro, it's got to be all about frequency. Austin's public transit agency just released a draft of its Connections 2025 plan, which lays out a path for Cap Metro's future. Every five years Cap Metro comes out with a new plan to guide changes...
Capital Metro continues its Connections 2025 planning effort this month with new opportunities for public input. As a reminder, Connections 2025 is an effort to help guide Cap Metro’s service changes and development over the next several years. Cap Metro has already completed the data collection and analysis stages...
Cap Metro has been looking for public input lately in development of it's Connections 2025 plan. Once complete, the plan will help to guide Cap Metro's service changes and development over the next five years. Included in Connections 2025 is a comprehensive service analysis, identifying Cap Metro's...
Another way to give feedback to Cap Metro is to participate in this month's Conversation Corps discussions. The Conversation Corps program is a way for Austinites to easily share their opinions on key issues with decision-makers throughout the city. This month, the topic of discussion will...
Have any ideas for Capital Metro? Now's your chance to share them. The transportation authority just released a new survey, designed to solicit public opinion about their short term planning efforts. The new plan has been dubbed Connections 2025 and involves an in-depth study of Cap Metro's...