We’re cutting the ribbon – literally – on another major milestone with the grand opening of the new Manor Park & Ride. Come on out to the ribbon-cutting ceremony at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 15, and help us celebrate this fabulous new facility. Amid the backdrop of the storied Manor water tower (of Leonardo [...]
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Manor Park & Ride Grand Opening this week
Posted in Capital Metro news, community, park n ride, tagged Capital Metro, commuting, Elgin, Manor on February 13, 2012 | 1 Comment »
31K Portraits of Peace/Retratos por la Paz
Posted in Capital Metro news, community, events, Uncategorized, tagged art, mexic-arte, transit advertising works on January 19, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Something special is coming to Austin beginning next Friday: 31K retratos por la paz/portraits for peace, a powerful exhibit featuring the photography of Diego Huerta that opens Jan. 27 at the Mexic-Arte Museum. The 31K project chronicles the hope for peace that still remains in Mexico despite the ongoing drug wars that have killed 31,000 people. From the [...]
Be a Night Owl on New Year’s Eve
Posted in Capital Metro news, community, events, safety, tagged APD, free, night owl, NYE on December 28, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Looking to revel downtown on New Year’s Eve this year? Capital Metro, in partnership with the Austin Police Department, wants to help you ring in the new year safely, and we’re offering FREE Night Owl service on New Year’s Eve. Ride a regular local bus to downtown that night for $1, and catch a free [...]
James Ferguson takes his first MetroRail ride
Posted in community, MetroRail, Uncategorized on December 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
We posted a story from the Austin American-Statesman earlier about James Ferguson, who was selected for the newspaper’s annual Season for Caring and who is a train buff. Amplify Credit Union employees had already done some awesome things for Mr. Ferguson, including redecorating and cleaning his apartment and stocking it with new furniture. We were all [...]
Season for Caring story highlights Austin man’s love of trains
Posted in community, MetroRail, tagged Christmas, giving, kirk bohls, metrorail, trains on November 30, 2011 | 3 Comments »
I enjoy reading the Austin American-Statesman during December each year, when they profile the selected recipients for their Season for Caring. On Monday, the paper highlighted feisty James Ferguson, who enjoys trains and once took an Amtrak trip to Chicago and back just to say he’d done it. I’m not sure whether he’s ridden MetroRail [...]
Transit for Turkey Time
Posted in community, Holiday, Holiday events, Uncategorized on November 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
It’s almost turkey time, and if you hurry, you can gobble up a free bus pass for the 22nd annual Austin Feast of Sharing dinner on Tuesday, Nov. 22 from 4 – 8 p.m. at the Palmer Events Center. Every year, Capital Metro and H-E-B team up to offer transportation for the event. Trot over [...]
Mister Cartoon Masterpiece to be Installed along the Red Line today
Posted in community, MetroRail, tagged art, art in transit, graffiti, mister cartoon, mural on October 13, 2011 | 3 Comments »
If you ride MetroRail into downtown, or you poke around in central east Austin on occasion, you’ll be seeing a brand new mural that’s been taking shape this week and will be completely installed today. From the view onboard the train, you’ll see the action going up on the backside of the LIVESTRONG Foundation headquarters [...]
Railroad Revival
Posted in community, events, Trains & music on April 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Get ready for “One (heck) of a steel wheelin’, railroadin’ good time” in Austin, according to Keith Secor from Old Crow Medicine Show. The Railroad Revival Tour will be rolling into town on Capital Metro’s tracks and performing just down the street from Plaza Saltillo Station next Tuesday. The show’s been sold out for a [...]
ACC Green Pass is making a difference
Posted in Austin Community College, community, tagged green pass, partnerships on February 18, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Today, Austin Community College posted the results of their annual transportation survey. The text of the article is pasted below. The key findings show that the Green Pass program is at least one factor in an uptick in the use of public transportation to get to ACC. This is great news, and we have really [...]
Linda makes connections with the GAHCC
Posted in Capital Metro news, community, Uncategorized, tagged GAHCC on February 14, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Last week, President/CEO Linda S. Watson was the keynote speaker for the Greater Austin Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Breakfast held at the Austin Hilton’s Finn & Porter Restaurant. In her conversational style, President Watson talked about her personal experiences in deciding to come to Austin and about her new role at Capital Metro. As a Texan, [...]
CapMetroRail Twitter Updates
- New #MetroBlog post: Grand Opening this week at the new Manor Park & Ride http://t.co/sfRKIpkB ^EM 1 week ago
CapMetroNews Twitter Updates
- LIVESTRONG Marathon Detours this Weekend, Feb. 18 - 19 #constantcontact http://t.co/d5eVxsk6 6 days ago
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