Google Metro

Google can now help you plan your bus trip.

"...a bit easier. Capital Metro has teamed up with Google to roll out a handy dandy public-transit trip planner..."

March 9, 2007 News Post by Daniel Mottola

Austin Transportation Guide

How to get around Austin, with or without your own wheels

"...Capital Metro – Austin's multimodal public transit system – is the easiest way to explore Downtown..."

March 3, 2017 Chronolog Post by Katie Walsh

Getting Around Austin

Explore Downtown without a car and without getting lost

"...Capital Metro – Austin's multimodal public transit system – is the easiest way to explore the..."

June 22, 2016 Columns Post by Annamarya Scaccia

Getting Around Austin: SXSW Edition

Alternatives to driving your car (because that's a terrible idea)

"...Metro Mobile Ticketing Ride Scout Car2Go Spinlister Mapnificent Austin Google Transit Metropia APD Traffic Viewer Note: Information may be..."

March 3, 2016 SXSW Post by Eloise Kirn

Gas Prices Send Central Texans to the Bus

Capital Metro awash in new riders

"...as Austinites seek relief from high gas prices. The transit agency reported today that, comparing this June to numbers..."

July 22, 2008 News Post by Lee Nichols

Naked City

"...got a bit easier. Capital Metro has teamed with Google to roll out a handy public-transit trip planner –..."

March 16, 2007 News Feature

Naked City

"...and concise walking-distance requirements, is also useful, as is Google's transit trip planner (www.google.com/transit), which offers detailed cost comparisons..."

May 25, 2007 News Feature

Online Privacy: Technical, Political, or Both?

When it comes to encryption, there's solidarity in numbers

"...Google has recently made efforts to step up its security,..."

March 28, 2014 News Feature by Mac McCann

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

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

"...Austin, from electric vehicles (charging stations) to biking to transit. One thing that all can agree on is that..."

Nov. 10, 2023 News Feature by Benton Graham

Election Day Live Coverage for Travis County

Tracking the local races

"...AND third time's the charm for transit advocates in Austin, who lifted Proposition A to a..."

Nov. 3, 2020 News Post by the News Staff

The Next Austin Bust

Will it be bad? Can we be ready? Or should we not care?

"...employment that's made possible in Austin when, for example, Google snaps its fingers and leases out an entire new..."

March 8, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Assessing the Underwhelming Field of APD Chief Candidates

Nearly three dozen people applied. Will any make the cut?

"...Ernest Morales III, Chief, Metro Transit PD (Minneapolis, Minn.): Morales is one of two transit..."

June 28, 2024 News Feature by Austin Sanders

How to Get to and From ACL Festival

Free shuttles, pricey rideshares, and more

"...Austin’s CapMetro public transit system can be used from all parts of the..."

Oct. 4, 2023 Music Post by Oscar Rodriguez

How To Get To and From ACL Music Festival

Shuttles, bikes, rideshares, scooters, and sometimes just your feet

"...Austin’s CapMetro public transit system can be used from all parts of the..."

Sept. 30, 2022 Music Post by Leena Alali

Lumbering Toward a Long-Held Vision for a New I-35

Riding on TxDOT's endless highway

"...traffic; developing "interfaces" between the highway and surface streets, transit (including "light rail," which also proved to be several..."

Jan. 27, 2023 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

When Did the Single-Family Home Go From Being the American Dream to an Urbanist Nightmare?

One policy wonk's view of how we got here

"...in with residences. Urbanists despise sprawl, support strong mass transit, and want development to be much less oriented around..."

Feb. 7, 2020 News Feature by Daryl Slusher

Point Austin: The Amazon Invasion

We could handle another giant, but let's let 'em open their own wallets

"...if it somehow actually triggered an effective local mass transit system. But Amazon ain't gonna pay for that, and..."

Oct. 20, 2017 News Column by Michael King

City Hall Hustle: Riding the Riverside Rail

Which comes first, the train or the passengers?

"...make the whole endeavor a financial as well as transit success...."

Feb. 26, 2010 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Take a Survey for a More Queer-Friendly Rideshare Experience

Homobiles wants to hear from LGBTQIA+ drivers around the country

"...solved that problem by providing a secure and reliable transit service to the queer community and its allies in..."

July 2, 2019 Qmmunity Post by Megan Menchaca

Hurricane Harvey Resources

Sites, social media, and emergency resources to help weather the storm

"...Public Alerts – If you’re currently in transit or want to check on the safety of certain..."

Aug. 25, 2017 Emergency Post by Katarina Brown

Cap Metro Pitches in as Mobile Cooling Center

As temperatures rise, bus stops serve as shelter from the sun

"...The public transit agency has nearly 700 total bus and rail shelters,..."

July 8, 2022 News Feature by Benton Graham

Public Notice: A Potpourri, Plus the World Cup

"...Transit Meetings for All!..."

April 8, 2022 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Public Notice: Old News on CodeNEXT

Scattershots, while waiting for Draft Three

"...• Parallel planning efforts in transit corridors – between the city transportation department, Capital Metro,..."

Jan. 26, 2018 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Res Publica

Citizens' calendar, Dec. 9-16

"...7:30pm. Brackenridge Field Lab, 2907 Lake Austin Blvd. Free. sites.google.com/site/scienceunderthestarsaustin...."

Dec. 10, 2010 News Feature

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Ventura currently resides in Lubbock.]Recognizing the Importance of Public Transit..."

Feb. 11, 2005 Column

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...on to the Crestview neighborhood, will be the largest transit project in Austin’s history – if it gets built...."

Jan. 17, 2025 News Feature

Public Notice: Mobility and Affordability

Mayor Adler chases transportation dollars

"...civic improvement. Everyone bemoans the traffic and lack of transit. And the cost of living – particularly housing –..."

April 8, 2016 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Public Notice: Density vs. Affordability

It is categorically impossible for market forces to build housing in the central city that is affordable by any definition of that word

"...support our planet. Wed., Feb. 24, 6pm at the Google Fiber Space, 201 Colorado. More info at either www.rainforestpartnership.org..."

Feb. 19, 2016 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Dropped: Need more reasons to hate on ultra-conservative men? Google Marcus Silva, who, according to the Texas Tribune, used..."

Oct. 18, 2024 News Feature

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...researcher told KUT. The digital twin, like a 3D Google map, allows users to see data about energy use..."

Dec. 29, 2023 News Feature

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