Microtransit Takes Off in Central Texas

Uber wins over the suburbs

"...become an important part of the transportation ecosystem for Capital Metro, as well as the cities of Kyle, Pflugerville,..."

Dec. 30, 2022 News Feature by Benton Graham

Austin at Large: This Train Will Leave on Time

But Project Connect's power structure bends a bit to help everyone get on board

"...to hold up perfectly, though, we'd have to view Capital Metro (also created by voters) as the Phase I..."

Oct. 29, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Will the Third Time Be a Charm for an Austin Rail System?

Project Connect looks to help make connections

"...it will only get worse as the population of metro Austin roughly doubles over the next 30 years, to..."

Sept. 25, 2020 News Feature by Jack Craver

ATU vs. Martinez: 'Better a Dog' for Council

ATU 1091 President Jay Wyatt has some choice words about Martinez

"...for Martinez, who is both the chairman of the Capital Metro Board of Directors and former head of the..."

April 13, 2012 News Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

We Think It Can, We Think It Can ...

Capital Metro may have finally found a rail plan everybody can … tolerate

"...the ballot box in 2000), it's now up to Capital Metro's Little Blue Engine (well, we'll pretend it's blue)..."

Oct. 15, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Who Will Guide Project Connect Into the Station?

As leaders leave the station we look at who will drive the public transit redesign

"...he wrapped up his final monthly update to the Capital Metro Board of Directors as the agency's president and..."

June 3, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Plaza Saltillo Ground-breaking Set for Wednesday

After a long wait, the Eastside redevelopment finally kicks off

"...Fifth streets, and stretch six blocks east to the Capital Metro rail station at Comal. Developers Endeavor Real Estate..."

June 23, 2017 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Labor Changes Irk Transit Workers

New law and money woes prompt Cap Metro changes

"...Nobody's ever really been happy with Capital Metro's convoluted labor structure. And now, nobody seems very..."

July 1, 2011 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Naked City

Capital Metro decides to send a quarter-cent of tax money back to Austin-area communities, where it will presumably be spent on roads now that light rail has failed. But the future of light rail, it seems, is still an open question.

"...atcha, Central Texas! Your money, that is, as the Capital Metro board of directors -- in one of its..."

Dec. 15, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Capital Metro faces criticism for unsafe rail crossings after derailment

"...Two years ago, the Federal Railroad Administration warned the Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority that it could face up to..."

Oct. 1, 1999 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Concerns About Equity and Worker Safety Push Project Connect Negotiations Into Overtime

Council to pass the joint (powers agreement)

"...After last week's joint meeting between City Council, the Capital Metro Board of Directors, and the board of the..."

Nov. 5, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Point Austin: No Choice

When bosses say their hands are tied, handcuffs follow

"...power of Texas labor unions Monday evening, when the Capital Metro board bowed to the latest wrinkle in state..."

July 1, 2011 News Column by Michael King

Riding the Rail

The challenge for Capital Metro: convincing voters that the new light rail isn't the old light rail that they rejected last year

"...The most vehement and persistent opponents of Capital Metro's plans for a light-rail system -- such as..."

Dec. 21, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Cap Metro's light rail proposals clear a major hurdle after receiving a "recommended" rating from the Federal Transit Administration.

"...Well, scratch one item off Capital Metro's light-rail to-do list. After several weeks, or months,..."

March 24, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin Transit Partnership Needs Your Input as Project Connect Enters Its Trade-Offs Era

Turn this train around

"...less tantalizing but highly important vision for two new MetroRapid lines by the end of 2023. A little over..."

April 7, 2023 News Feature by Benton Graham

In Leander and Cedar Park, Backlash Is on the Ballot

Moving away from Austin?

"...Leander Proposition A: Stay in Capital Metro?..."

April 29, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Eastside Parents Want Bus Routes Back

Reduced service in Montopolis, Johnston Terrace bad for students, activists claim

"...Eastside parents are calling on Capital Metro to restore routes that served students at Eastside..."

Feb. 8, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Arms on Brazos

As it nears completion of an extended 'Great Streets' rehab project, has Austin learned any lessons?

"...The Brazos Streetscape Improvement & Recon­struction Project is about more than prettying..."

Aug. 5, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Train! The Train!

What, where, when, and who on the Red Line

"...More than five years after voters authorized Capital Metro to build it – and two years behind..."

March 19, 2010 News Feature by Lee Nichols

MetroRapid Buses Get MetroDelayed

Two lines pushed back to 2025

"...for this year, the Pleasant Valley and Expo Center MetroRapid bus lines are now delayed until 2025. KUT broke..."

Feb. 24, 2023 News Feature by Benton Graham

Rising Ridership

Numbers following the June ReMap: going up

"...Cap Metro has something to brag about. New monthly ridership..."

Sept. 7, 2018 News Feature by Jack Craver

Naked City

Light rail is still full steam ahead, but with a new conductor.

"...they bring light rail to the airport? Now, as Capital Metro tries to put its rapid transit project back..."

Aug. 17, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Postmarks

Housing, ACC, and Spooner.

"...vote against calling an election to raise ACC's tax cap. However, I am now fully in support of raising..."

Oct. 29, 1999 Column

Austin's Transportation Future: What Will It Look Like in 2033?

Highways, headless horsemen, and high-speed trains: The ghost of our transportation future

"...2033, we would maybe not recognize our central city," Cap Metro president and CEO Dottie Watkins said. [inset-1-right]..."

Nov. 10, 2023 News Feature by Benton Graham

New Year = New Transit Fares

Bus-dependent riders say Cap Metro favoring suburbanites

"...To Capital Metro officials and defenders, it's sound financial management. To..."

Nov. 19, 2010 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Naked City

"...last week on the Oct. 4 derailment of a Capital Metro train on East Sixth ("Off the Tracks"). Chronicle..."

Oct. 19, 2007 News Feature

'All Systems Go!' ... Very, Very Slowly

Cap Metro proposes a rail plan that is much less than meets the eye

"...that might cross conservative voters. So it goes at Capital Metro, which on Monday put safety first as it..."

Aug. 20, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

New Transit Agency Takes Command of Project Connect

Let's get rolling!

"...new entity, created by the city of Austin and Capital Metro via an interlocal agreement, that will oversee the..."

Jan. 29, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Wheels in Motion for New Bus Fares

Capital Metro approves a fare increase for January

"...On the upside: Even after Capital Metro raises fares, a ride on one of the..."

Nov. 13, 2009 News Feature by Lee Nichols

ATU Strikes, After StarTran Rejects Compromise

Can Mike Martinez's proposal avert a bus strike?

"...the phone, desperately trying to avert a strike by Capital Metro's unionized workers...."

Nov. 7, 2008 News Feature by Lee Nichols

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