CapMetro continues service in Lago Vista, Manor following midterm election

CapMetro services will continue in the City of Manor and the City of Lago Vista, after communities voted in favor of Proposition A, which were ballot measures to continue their partnerships with the agency.

CapMetro offering special service for ACL 2022

CapMetro will be offering several special services and transit changes to help festival goers get to Zilker Park for the 2022 Austin City Limits Music Festival.

CapMetro to propose combining certain routes beginning in January

CapMetro will be proposing to combine six routes into three at the next board of directors meeting on Monday, Sept. 26.

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.

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.

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.