CapMetro

Austin, TX 78702

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2910 E. Fifth St.
Austin, TX 78702
http://www.capmetro.org
512.474.1200

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CapMetro is Austin's regional public transportation provider. We've been around since 1985, and work every day to give residents, commuters and visitors the best possible transit options available to match their busy everyday lives.

We're always on the move, connecting people with jobs, schools, restaurants, shops, festivals and other great places to hang out. In fact, over 32 million people ride CapMetro every year, taking advantage of all the extraordinary things Austin has to offer.

Products and Press Releases

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Camber CapMetro Charging
Feb. 28, 2025
This installation allows CapMetro to charge 48 buses simultaneously, supporting the agency’s ongoing efforts to transition its bus fleet to zero-emission vehicles.
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CapMetro's updated fare collection system changes are part of an iterative process to reduce the number of customer apps and ensure a better boarding and riding experience.
Feb. 4, 2025
The updated fare collection system changes are part of an iterative process to reduce the number of customer apps and ensure a better boarding and riding experience.
MTM Transit
MTM Transit awarded 10-year contract with CapMetro.
Aug. 19, 2024
Beginning Jan. 1, 2025, MTM Transit will extend its operations into CapMetro Access paratransit service and the CapMetro Pickup on-demand microtransit program.
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June 28, 2024
MetroBike services will be temporarily suspended as the transition to CapMetro Bikeshare begins rolling out later in July and is expected to come to completion in the fall.
PACT
The campaign, Transit Against Child Trafficking, provides practical resources to educate public transportation staff and riders about how to identify and report potential instances...
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Dec. 27, 2023
The three-year contract will see Keolis assume responsibility for the maintenance and operations of CapMetro's fixed route bus service, as well as high-frequency routes, UT Austin...
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Nov. 7, 2023
The upgraded shelters will include a lower roof to maximize shade , perforated panels to protect against both hot and cold weather elements, two security cameras and safety lighting...
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Oct. 9, 2023
The new platform launched on Oct. 1 and allows CapMetro to enjoy real-time notifications about their upcoming journeys.

Articles & News

MARTA
May 2, 2024
The 2024 award winners were rewarded in categories based on bus ridership and submissions are evaluated on criteria including effectiveness, benefit, innovation and transferability...
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A rendering of future light-rail service in Austin, Texas.
March 24, 2023
The options would deliver significantly less light-rail infrastructure than originally planned, but ATP says the revised scope represents a core system that will meet improved...
Federal Transit Administration
On Saturday, March 11, federal and local officials joined to mark CapMetro's pair of grants that will support delivery of two MetroRapid BRT lines.
March 13, 2023
The Expo Center BRT Line and Pleasant Valley BRT project are two of four MetroRapid lines CapMetro plans to build through Project Connect.
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CapMetro aims to equip more than 900 fixed-route bus stops with solar lighting over the next five years.
The program will outfit more than 900 bus stops with solar lighting throughout CapMetro’s system.
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Martin Kareithi, CapMetro
Aug. 23, 2022
Martin Kareithi, Director - Systemwide Accessibility, Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority
South Florida Regional Transportation Authority
David Dech will join SFRTA on Aug. 15 as executive director.
Dech currently oversees rail operations at CapMetro and will join the south Florida agency on Aug. 15.
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Dottie Watkins has been named interim CEO by the CapMetro Board of Directors and will assume the post this summer.
May 25, 2022
The Austin native will begin her role this summer and succeeds departing CEO Randy Clarke.
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Randy Clarke, inset, was selected by the WMATA Board of Directors to be the agency's next general manager and CEO. He will succeed Paul Wiedefeld who is retiring at the end of June.
May 10, 2022
WMATA’s Board noted Clarke’s demonstrated ability to be a “transformative, strategic thinker” as the agency looks to the future.
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April 19, 2022
CapMetro’s values - and the resources it puts into those values - are guiding how it evolves as an organization, a transit provider and a community asset.
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Jonathan D. Tanzer, PMP Technology Systems Program Manager, PMO, Capital Metro
Nov. 23, 2021
Jonathan D. Tanzer, PMP, Technology Systems Program Manager, PMO, Capital Metro

Videos & Resources

Travillion Screen Shot
April 19, 2022
Commissioner Jeff Travillion, Chair of CapMetro's Board of Directors, joins Mass Transit for an insider interview.

All content from CapMetro

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Tolar Manufacturing is delivering 139, 12-foot and 10, 14-foot Signature Brazos model bus shelters from April through August and an additional 125 shelters over each of the next...
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The recommendation was initially one of five options revealed in March and was selected after planning data analysis, engineering evaluation and community dialogue came together...
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The 38th Street to Oltorf to Yellow Jacket option is an on-street, two-line light rail that will cross Lady Bird Lake at Trinity Street and is the most balanced option between...
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The awards recognize transit organizations for their innovative and proactive safety and security programs.
March 7, 2023
Project Connect is a transformative, voter-approved investment that includes light rail, expanded bus routes and more services across the city.
Jan. 4, 2023
The purchase of the chargers is part of CapMetro’s five-year contract with New Flyer for up to 171 battery-electric buses and 427 chargers.
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Bus outside of Lago Vista High School
Nov. 14, 2022
This is the fourth election since Project Connect was on the ballot in 2020 and the third election in 2022 where voters demonstrated communities value and need of public transportation...
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Attendees of Austin City Limits Music Festival make their way past CapMetro buses.
Oct. 26, 2022
The milestone is the first time since February 2020 ridership has reached the mark and continues the agency's current trend of consecutive ridership growth.
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Oct. 17, 2022
CapMetro and Gii, a non-profit organization that supports refugees and underserved communities, hope the agreement will fill jobs in central Texas, but support those looking for...