VIVA STREETS! is coming to Austin on Sunday, May 20, from 10AM - 3PM where you can enjoy 2 miles of car-free Austin streets that become your playground to bike, play, walk & roll as you please! So join us there! We will have some of Capital Metro’s healthiest minds out there, ready to give [...]
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Ride CapMetro to the 2012 VIVA STREETS! Festival
Posted in bikes, community, events, Uncategorized, wellness, tagged Capital Metro, community events, Downtown Austin, family, Family event, free event, VIVA STREETS! on May 16, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Arthur Murillo is “best bus operator in North America”
Posted in bus roadeo, Capital Metro news, events, Uncategorized, tagged bus roadeo, Capital Metro, capmetro, events, roadeo on May 10, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Capital Metro Bus Operator Arthur Murillo has been named the best bus operator in North America. He competed in the 2012 International Bus Roadeo in California this weekend and won 1st Place in the 35-foot bus competition. Congratulations Arthur! This makes Arthur a four-time winner of the International title, we are very proud to have a representative of [...]
Ride MetroRail to Pecan Street Festival May 5
Posted in community, events, Holiday events, MetroRail, Uncategorized, Web, tagged 1L/1M, 6th Street, Austin event, Austin festival, Capital Metro, community event, downtown, May 5, metrorail, Pecan Street Festival, special event service on April 26, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Why is the festival called Pecan Street Festival? Did you know 6th Street didn’t always have the same name? 6th Street used to be named Pecan Street! Whoa! I sure didn’t until know that until I checked out their page. But, now that I have your attention let’s blow your mind some more… MetroRail STARTING [...]
Downtown Austin Alliance: PlazaLife event April 27-28
Posted in community, events, Uncategorized, tagged Alliance, Austin, community event, community events, DAA, downtown, Downtown Alliance, Downtown Austin, Family event, livable cities on April 19, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The Downtown Austin Alliance and Thomas Properties Group are hosting a family-friendly, two-day event in the heart of downtown April 27-28. PlazaLife is meant to inspire the community about what a downtown plaza can be. It’s about nurturing a pedestrian-focused, livable, vibrant downtown. Take a mosey over to the Frost Bank Tower Plaza at 4th and Congress [...]
2012 Earth Day Is Coming: How Are You Involved?
Posted in environment, events, sustainability, Uncategorized, tagged capmetro, earth day, public transit, sustainability on April 18, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Each year, we get one special day to celebrate Mother Earth and get involved in how we can help take care of our planet and be more eco-friendly. This year, that special day falls on April 22. So how will you be involved? If you still don’t have plans, we’ve got you covered. So, keep [...]
New Tree Seedlings Planted Along North Austin Bus Routes
Posted in bus routes, community, events, tagged bus, bus stops, Capital Metro, capmetro, community, environment, shade, sustainability, sustainable neighborhoods, trees on March 30, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Trees – they help sustain the environment, and if you’re one of our MetroBus riders, you love to see them at the bus stops. They look nice, give you shade and keep you cooler during the summer. And, now we’re one step closer to seeing them at every bus stop thanks to the partnership between Capital [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Plaza Saltillo Beautification
Posted in events, Uncategorized, tagged KAB, Plaza Saltillo on April 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Have you ever noticed the pretty landscaping out at the Plaza Saltillo Station? Did you know that everything planted there is thanks to the hard work and dedication of VOLUNTEERS? Do YOU want to get involved too? !? Well, you’re in luck! Capital Metro is hosting a Plaza Saltillo beautification day as part of the [...]
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- Join us tomorrow for @VivaStreetsATX a new festival where a car-free street becomes your playground! We’ll be there ^MA 9 hours ago
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