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CapMetro

2910 E. Fifth St.
Austin, TX 78702
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.

Press Releases

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three patrol officers stand in front of capmetro transit police branded SUV
The patrols launched following the department swearing in its first class of officers earlier this June.
June 18, 2025
Camber
camber charger sits in front of CapMetro electric bus
This installation allows CapMetro to charge 48 buses simultaneously, supporting the agency’s ongoing efforts to transition its bus fleet to zero-emission vehicles.
Feb. 28, 2025
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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.
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.
Feb. 4, 2025
MTM Transit
MTM Transit awarded 10-year contract with CapMetro.
Beginning Jan. 1, 2025, MTM Transit will extend its operations into CapMetro Access paratransit service and the CapMetro Pickup on-demand microtransit program.
Aug. 19, 2024
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CapMetro revamps MetroBike to CapMetro Bikeshare.
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.
June 28, 2024
PACT
DASH, CapMetro join PACT campaign to help stop human trafficking on transit.
The campaign, Transit Against Child Trafficking, provides practical resources to educate public transportation staff and riders about how to identify and report potential instances...
April 16, 2024
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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...
Dec. 27, 2023
WSP joins Perrone Robotics, Texas A&M Transportation Institute and Clever Devices to help CapMetro demonstrate how automated fleet technology can streamline bus yard operations...
Dec. 8, 2023
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CapMetro began installment of first two Rapid shelters for Expo Center and Pleasant Valley lines.
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...
Nov. 7, 2023
This project aims to demonstrate how automated technology can streamline bus yard operations, reduce costs and enhance safety.
Oct. 10, 2023

Videos

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

News

Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority
On June 12, the Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority celebrated the launch of its new Rapid 800 and 837 lines, as well as the opening of the Expo Center and Goodnight Ranch Park & Rides.
Rapid 800 and 837 lines now include increased frequency every 10 to 15 minutes while the transit hubs include end-of-line charging infrastructure to support the agency’s electric...
June 16, 2026
 Rio Grande Pacific Corporation
Rio Grande Pacific Corporation logo.
Responsibilities will include track, right-of way, bridge and signal system inspection and maintenance services for the 32-mile commuter rail section of CapMetro’s railroad corridor...
June 15, 2026
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A CapMetro bus display 'Capital Metro' on its exterior display.
Riders can now cover fares with a contactless credit or debit care or mobile wallet app.
Feb. 3, 2026
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A CapMetro bus drives down the street.
The three-year partnership seeks to engage passengers in the real world instead of online.
Jan. 29, 2026
Brandon Lewis
Beth Osborne (top left), Anna Lynn Smith (bottom left), Benjamin Limmer (middle) and RenEarl Bowie (right).
Personnel updates from around the public transit industry.
Oct. 24, 2025
CapMetro
A rendering of the North Burnet/Uptown Station.
The new station will provide direct commuter rail access to one of the city's most transformative mixed-use developments.
Oct. 8, 2025
Tolar Manufacturing Company
Austin, Texas, bus shelter
The nearly $8.4 million contract begins with a one-year base period, with an option for four additional years in which up to 550 new shelters for stops would be produced.
Dec. 9, 2022

Articles

MARTA
The MARTA Team being awarded the Bus Safety Award.
The 2024 award winners were rewarded in categories based on bus ridership and submissions are evaluated on criteria including effectiveness, benefit, innovation and transferability...
May 2, 2024
CapMetro
A rendering of future light-rail service in Austin, Texas.
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...
March 24, 2023
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.
The Expo Center BRT Line and Pleasant Valley BRT project are two of four MetroRapid lines CapMetro plans to build through Project Connect.
March 13, 2023
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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.
Sept. 12, 2022
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Martin Kareithi, Director- Systemwide Accessibility, Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Martin Kareithi, Director - Systemwide Accessibility, Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Aug. 23, 2022
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.
Aug. 1, 2022
CapMetro
Dottie Watkins has been named interim CEO by the CapMetro Board of Directors and will assume the post this summer.
The Austin native will begin her role this summer and succeeds departing CEO Randy Clarke.
May 25, 2022
Background: WMATA; inset: CapMetro
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.
WMATA’s Board noted Clarke’s demonstrated ability to be a “transformative, strategic thinker” as the agency looks to the future.
May 10, 2022
CapMetro
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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.
April 19, 2022
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Jonathan D. Tanzer, PMP Technology Systems Program Manager, PMO, Capital Metro
Jonathan D. Tanzer, PMP, Technology Systems Program Manager, PMO, Capital Metro
Nov. 23, 2021

Additional content from CapMetro

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Spare Co-founders Kristoffer Vik Hansen and Josh Andrews with a CapMetro Access driver on Launch Day.
The new platform launched on Oct. 1 and allows CapMetro to enjoy real-time notifications about their upcoming journeys.
Oct. 9, 2023
Tolar Manufacturing Company
Tolar Manufacturing Company has begun delivering on a five-year contract with CapMetro in Austin, Texas.
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...
June 15, 2023
Austin Transit Partnership
A rendering of the Austin Light Rail Implementation Plan.
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...
June 8, 2023
Austin Transit Partnership
A rendering of the Austin Light Rail Implementation Plan.
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...
May 24, 2023
APTA
Dorval Carter, president, CTA. and New Transit accepting the Gold Award: Security for Bus System, with more than 20 million passenger trips annually.
The awards recognize transit organizations for their innovative and proactive safety and security programs.
April 26, 2023
Project Connect is a transformative, voter-approved investment that includes light rail, expanded bus routes and more services across the city.
March 7, 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.
Jan. 4, 2023
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Bus outside of Lago Vista High School
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...
Nov. 14, 2022
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Attendees of Austin City Limits Music Festival make their way past CapMetro buses.
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.
Oct. 26, 2022
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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...
Oct. 17, 2022
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Eric Robins currently serves as chief of police in Sugar Land, Texas, and will begin at CapMetro on Aug. 1.
June 29, 2022
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Capmetro Sustainahbility Plan Cover
The plan will guide all operations, planning, design, construction and performance of CapMetro’s transit system.
May 27, 2022