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 [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Capital Metro’
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 »
Resolve to Ride in 2012
Posted in Benefits of Transit, Uncategorized, tagged Capital Metro, carbon footprint, environment, money savings, new year resolutions on January 2, 2012 | 1 Comment »
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 [...]
Plan your trip to ACL
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged ACL, Austin, Capital Metro, special event service on September 15, 2011 | 5 Comments »
Each day this week, we’ve been entertained by Marketing Manager Cynthia Lucas’ 2011 ACL playlist, which has added some audio flair to the Marketing/PR office over here at Capital Metro headquarters. If you’ve ridden with us on the Austin City Limits Music Festival shuttle before, you know about Cynthia’s playlist that she creates each year [...]
Safety gone wild
Posted in safety, tagged Capital Metro, mohawk on September 3, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Capital Metro’s serious about safety, but things got a little silly this week when our safety manager James Hoskins showed up for morning pullout on Thursday with a bright blue Mohawk (technically, it was a faux hawk, but still…) to recognize the achievement of a safety milestone. Earlier in August, StarTran drivers (bus, MetroAccess sedan [...]
Rail Safety Day
Posted in Rail Safety, tagged Capital Metro, ILCAD, metrorail, rail safety on June 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
In observance of International Level Crossing Awareness Day (ILCAD), Capital Metro is once again reminding you to be safe around railroad tracks. Motorists and pedestrians should ALWAYS expect a train along any railroad tracks and obey all warning signals and signs. ILCAD is being recognized in 40 countries worldwide today with the purpose of increasing [...]
Meals on Wheels and Capital Metro
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged awesome volunteers, cap metro, Capital Metro, Meals on Wheels on July 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
MoW client Senaida Mokarzel with her lunch. Meals on Wheels (MoW) is Capital Metro’s neighbor over here on East 5th St. Capital Metro employees have been delivering Meals on Wheels since 1996. Recently, I rode along with Jennifer Govea and Terri Wilson, as they delivered for Meals on Wheels. They volunteer on their lunch break [...]
Tobacco Policy Survey
Posted in Capital Metro news, health, Uncategorized, wellness, tagged Capital Metro, smoke-free, survey, Tobacco Policy on June 30, 2010 | 12 Comments »
Capital Metro wants you to give us feedback and your thoughts on whether or not we should make the boarding areas of transit facilities including MetroRail stations, transit centers, and park & rides tobacco free. We are taking public comment through this survey. The survey will be available June 28 through July 11. It takes [...]