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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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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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Capital Metro is one step closer to putting faster, sleeker MetroRapid buses on the streets of Austin after Federal Transit Administrator Peter Rogoff and Capital Metro CEO Linda Watson finalized a $38 million grant agreement today. This funding comes from the FTA Very Small Starts program, which will help contribute 80 percent of the total $47.6 [...]

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Spring in Texas is in full bloom and although you might want to jump in the car and take some pictures with Bluebonnets on the side of the road, you should know Ozone Season has officially started and will stick around with us until late October. But, don’t let that get you down because there are [...]

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Roadify is a new app on the public transportation scene just in time for SXSW. Roadify is a tech startup encouraging SXSW attendees using mass transit to test their iPhone product. The mission of this iPhone app is to combine public transportation data into one easy-to-use platform in real-time. But, their app is intended to [...]

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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 [...]

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Happy 2012! For many people, New Year’s is a time of reflection and introspection. There’s something about wrapping up a year and anticipating the next that just lends itself perfectly to resolutions and goal-setting. What went well in 2011? What do I want to do differently in 2012? If any of your resolutions for 2012 [...]

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