What's Wrong With Cap Metro ... and What's Right

The transit agency is good at a few things – like digging itself into a public relations ditch

"...subcontractor's violation of Federal Railroad Administration safety rules. Rail service would finally begin about a month later, the agency..."

April 24, 2009 News Feature by Lee Nichols

What Does Austin’s Explosive Growth Mean for Capital Metro?

Big changes are coming, but it’s not clear yet what they will be

"...Texas, but with a sharper focus on Cap Metro's service area, and the urban core in particular. "They look..."

Aug. 26, 2016 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Watson Takes Cap Metro Wheel

New CEO's first order of business is to clean up transit agency's image

"...she cannot start collecting until completion of two years' service), reimbursement for relocation costs up to $65,000, a temporary..."

July 30, 2010 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Take Five

In the Place 5 Race, Activism Is the Operative Word

"...for some reason, within a huge radius of every bus stop on the transit corridor, there will be redevelopment,..."

April 14, 2000 News Feature by Jenny Staff Johnson

Day Trips & Beyond: Six Baseballs for Cuba

Capt. Day Trips makes friends in Cuba by handing out new baseballs

"...customs effortlessly. Figuring out which of the waiting tour buses we should board was chaotic...."

March 16, 2016 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Rising Ridership

Numbers following the June ReMap: going up

"...the agency's route overhaul has more people riding the bus. According to authority data, ridership increased by 2.8% this..."

Sept. 7, 2018 News Feature by Jack Craver

Transportation Options at SXSW

How to get around during the clusterfuck of festival season

"...CapMetro App, which allows you to buy tickets, see bus routes in real time, and find out about possible..."

March 1, 2017 SXSW Post by Katarina Brown

Rolling Rebellion at Capital Metro

Budget cuts threaten transit services for the disabled

"...Filing out of Special Transit Service buses and taxicabs, they packed into Cap Metro's lobby,..."

April 4, 2008 News Feature by Justin Ward

10 Reasons to Love a Streetcar

The 'streetcar effect' – offering Austinites far more than a free ride

"...it's sensible to ask, "Why not just run more buses or 'Dillos on the same route?" In fact, that's..."

July 20, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

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Our readers talk back.

"...like to respond to the May 21 article, "Shuttle Bus Battle" [News]. The statement "UT shuttle drivers consistently handle..."

June 4, 2004 Column

Capital Metro Responds

"...like to respond to the May 21 article, "Shuttle Bus Battle" [News]. The statement "UT shuttle drivers consistently handle..."

May 27, 2004 Postmarks

Naked City

Austin Stories

"...the "Duh!" file, Capital Metro rolled out its new E-Bus, which provides free transit service from around the UT..."

Sept. 27, 2002 News Feature

AI at the Wheel, for the Masses

Self-driving cars are mostly Uber-like, but could automation enter public transit?

"...city. Plus, Tesla plans to roll out its robotaxi service in June...."

March 7, 2025 News Feature by Benton Graham

Getting off the Road

Rail will help, roads will help – but so will your decision not to drive today

"...individual choices, like an employee's decision to take the bus on Tuesdays instead of driving. Austin doesn't have a..."

June 27, 2014 News Feature by Robyn Ross

Public Notice: CodeCRONK and the Corridors

How to fix land use and transportation

"...ASMP most notably calls for dedicated transit lanes – bus, rail, autonomous vehicle, or whatever else may emerge in..."

March 8, 2019 News Column by Nick Barbaro

My Life on Apps

The convenience and economics of living through your phone

"...the most extensive sign-up process of any online transport service that I tested. That's for good reason: With Car2Go,..."

Jan. 30, 2015 Screens Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Adam's Apples

Pitting a skinhead against a priest, this Danish comedy, like most of that country's dramas, is dark, dark, dark.

"...second we see Adam as he debarks from the bus that drops him off in the countryside spot that..."

June 1, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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Our readers talk back.

"...Tom DeLay, Alan Sager, John Cornyn, and even George Bush that we are the real Republicans and they are..."

Dec. 9, 2005 Column

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Everybody talk about: pop music, aquifer protection, police presence, even doggie do and doggie don't.

"...trip I made to said bar owner's place of business was during Mardi Gras weekend. The sights that night..."

May 18, 2001 Column

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Gore vs. Bush vs. Nader vs. Ventura vs. Hernandez vs. Simone, approximately.

"...Chronicle has explained seven years of Mr. George W. Bush's influence upon Texas...."

Nov. 17, 2000 Column

Urban Rail: Which Way to Connect?

Project Connect recommends a rail corridor – and transit advocates board opposing trains

"...since the west side will soon be served by bus rapid transit along Guada­lupe and Lamar...."

Dec. 13, 2013 News Feature by Mac McCann

The UT Shuttle Shuffle

Cap Metro looks to improve its bottom line

"...its contract to operate the University of Texas shuttle bus system. If a Cap Metro staff proposal works as..."

July 9, 2010 News Feature by Lee Nichols

The Train! The Train!

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

"...the MetroRail Red Line is finally set to begin service to the public. All the questions about whether it..."

March 19, 2010 News Feature by Lee Nichols

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Our readers talk back.

"...to provide details of this case due to civil service laws that prohibit the department from discussing ongoing investigations...."

July 23, 2004 Column

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I never thought the letters in "Postmarks Forum" were real until this happened to me ...

"...Bush Dressed Up Hyena?..."

Aug. 11, 2000 Column

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Neighbors relate their own housing crunches in response to last week's cover story.

"...doesn't is a result of racism (the disparity between services available to those on the Eastside and those in..."

Aug. 4, 2000 Column

City and Cap Metro Contemplate How to Make a "Real City” Transit System

Following the slow march toward a vote on a multibillion-dollar investment in public transit

"...discuss how to pay for the new and expanded services. Both the city and the transit authority emphasized how..."

Jan. 17, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

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The environment, the alleged marijuana, the traffic, Ventura's highway, and more.

"...here from outside, the percentage of trips made by bus and bicycle will increase anyway...."

June 8, 2001 Column

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First, the good news ...

"...planning the glorious celebration, how about running the regular buses all night? (One night per century is a start.)..."

Nov. 5, 1999 Column

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Housing, ACC, and Spooner.

"...harder to retain diversity, while driving out locally owned businesses and encouraging chains. This increases the likelihood of radically..."

Oct. 29, 1999 Column

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