CapMetro awarded $20M through FTA’s Bus and Bus Facilities Grant
Federal funds will help CapMetro build a new Demand Response Operations and Maintenance Facility.
CapMetro service changes to go into effect August 14
The new changes will go into effect on routes that serve area schools as the new school year is set to begin this week.
Person hit, killed by train in North Austin: ATCEMS
ATCEMS says a person has been hit and killed by a train in North Austin.
CapMetro collecting school supplies for local kids
CapMetro is partnering with H-E-B and For the Children for the back-to-school supplies drive on Saturday July 23 and Saturday July 30 at four H-E-B locations.
Project Connect hosts groundbreaking for new MetroRail station at Q2 Stadium
The McKalla Station will be a regional rail transit station located on the east side of Q2 Stadium on Delta Drive.
CapMetro suspending MetroRail service for maintenance July 15-23
CapMetro is suspending all MetroRail service for a week to perform required maintenance along the 32-mile rail line.
CapMetro to provide 'safe, convenient' service this Fourth of July weekend
The agency is offering free rides to customers after 5 p.m. on July 4. CapMetro will operate its standard Sunday-level bus service for the holiday.
Capital Metro shares new details on proposed downtown Austin subway tunnel
The project is part of the billion-dollar Project Connect that will add light rail throughout the city. New renderings show how the multi-level subway will be laid out.
Cap Metro's leading plan for The Drag would eliminate car traffic
The stretch of Guadalupe between 22nd and 29th Street near the University of Texas is part of the proposed 20-mile Orange Line light rail system.
CapMetro to offer free rides to cooling centers this weekend
CapMetro says that anyone seeking a cooling center June 11-12 who does not have the means to pay the fare will still be given a ride.
Central Texas Transportation Consortium to host job fair at Del Valle HS
Del Valle ISD, CapMetro, Austin ISD, Austin Community College, Circuit of the Americas, and others will be participating in the event and conducting interviews.
MetroRail trains to operate at lower speeds due to triple-digit temperatures
CapMetro says all MetroRail trains will be running at lower speeds until 7 p.m. for the next few days due to high temperatures in the Austin area.
CapMetro to receive $780K in American Rescue Plan funding
The funding will be used to help strengthen frontline recruitment and retention efforts, staff training and career development services, says the transit agency.
East Austin bus plaza provides new mobility hub
The organization, known as CARTS, built the new plaza teaming up with Greyhound and CapMetro. The east Austin location is near the intersection of Cesar Chavez and Airport Blvd.
CapMetro names Interim Chief Executive Officer
The Capital Metro Board of Directors has announced that Dottie Watkins has been named the Interim Chief Executive Officer of CapMetro, following the upcoming departure of President & CEO Randy Clarke.
Trump appearance, Paramount Theatre Gala cause CapMetro bus service disruptions
CapMetro says that customers should experience service disruptions in Downtown Austin on MetroBus Routes 2, 4, 6, 7, 10, and 17 on Saturday.
CapMetro seeking visual artists to create original artwork for MetroArt program
Artists living and working in the Austin Metro service area are eligible to apply for the MetroArt artist pool to create original artwork on CapMetro vehicles, at transit centers and in neighborhoods.
CapMetro CEO explains his decision to leave and head to Washington D.C.
Randy Clarke was hired four years ago. During his tenure, he revamped routes and made more adjustments when readership numbers dropped because of the pandemic.
Randy Clarke named new WMATA general manager and CEO
Randy Clarke has been named the new CEO and general manager of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.
CapMetro President and CEO accepts position in Washington, D.C.
Randy Clarke will be the next General Manager and CEO of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.