Ridership on the Rise!

One year in, Cap Remap has done what it promised — created a more frequent, more reliable and better connected bus system. It’s improved the customer’s experience by tripling the number of routes that come every 15 minutes, 7 days a week and by increasing bus stop accessibility, with new sidewalks and more bus shelters for previously underserved communities.

Ridership Since Cap Remap:

• Up 8.9% in July 2019
• Up 4.5% for the full year
• Up 11 of 12 months

We brought the on-demand service Pickup back for CapMetro customers in Austin and Manor.

Residents of four Austin neighborhoods got to benefit from Pickup in August 2019:

• Pickup East ATX
• Pickup Exposition
• Pickup Northeast ATX
• Pickup Walnut Creek

Pickup Manor replaced a low-performing circulator route and was a hit right away, already increasing the route’s daily ridership numbers by 600%!

A Busy 2019 Brings Great Results

It’s been an incredibly productive time for CapMetro, with a healthy mix of hard
work and big rewards:

• Approved the purchase of the first four electric buses in Central Texas.
• Received $2.6 million grant enabling us to increase the size of our electric bus fleet to 10.
• Began work on a new bus yard for electric buses, with charging stations for 214 vehicles.
• Broke ground on our new Downtown Station!
• Added new track and other improvements that will increase MetroRail’s capacity.
• Partnered with Austin Parks Foundation to increase summer service to Barton Springs.
• Named 2019 Agency of the Year by the Texas Transit Association!

And the Hits Just Kept on Coming

There’s so much happening with transportation in Central Texas! Get a load of this:

• Launched the first bus-only contraflow lane in partnership with the city of Austin.
• Provided free rides for federal employees during government shutdown.
• Opened new MetroRapid Stations along both lines, including Broken Spoke & 31st Street.
• Re-launched MetroBike Shelter program with no annual fee.
• Built new Operations Control Center, for more efficient and effective bus operations.
• Received national safety award from American Public Transportation Association.

Project Connect

More Options • Better Transit • Serving More People

Project Connect will build on the foundation of Cap Remap and provide Central Texas a modern system of reliable and efficient public transit.

• 2 lines of congestion-proof transit to better move people through downtown and connect ABIA to the larger system.
• Fully electric fleet that provides dramatically lower emissions and modern technology to maintain our high quality of life.
• More Park & Rides and Express Routes: Plus mobility hubs and neighborhood circulators throughout the region.

New MetroRapid lines that will serve the entire city, including these corridors:

• Tech Ridge
• Cameron/Dessau
• Burnet
• Loyola
• Manor
• MLK
• 7th Street
• Pleasant Valley
• South Lamar
• Manchaca

The Community’s Plan

For Project Connect to work, we need your help. Here’s what we’ve been up to in the community:

• 101 — community meetings held across 20 zip codes
• 2,288 — visits received to our virtual open houses
• 595 — comments collected from those visits

A Long-Term Vision Already in Action

Project Connect is a generational investment that is already improving Central Texas today!

• Westgate Transit Center opened in June, removing up to 200 cars from the road.
• In March, Downtown Station began renovations that will increase the frequency and capacity of MetroRail service!
• A new facility in North Austin will make space for our all-electric bus fleet of the future.