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Cap Metro is developing MetroRail station
CapMetro is working on developing a new MetroRail station at Q2 Stadium.
Jan 1, 2022 | kxan.comRATP Dev USA partnered with Cap Metro on Mar 1st 17'.
RATP Dev partnered with Capital Metro and The University of Texas-Austin (UT Austin) in March 2017 to introduce Austin to an autonomous shuttle—the EasyMile EZ10—during the SXSW Festival.
Jan 1, 2017 | ratpdevusa.comCap Metro partners with Austin Housing Authority
CapMetro is working with partners at the Austin Transit Partnership and City of Austin to implement the Project Connect program, as we committed to voters we would.
Jan 1, 2022 | kxan.comStealth Power partnered with Cap Metro on Jan 1st 21'.
In 2021, Stealth Power partnered with Capital Metro, Austin’s main transit system, to hybridize one of its paratransit vehicles and take one bus stop completely off-grid with its solar-equipped Clean Generator ®.
Jan 1, 2022 | stealth-power.comCap Metro launched mass transportation service in the greater Austin Metro on Jan 1st 85'.
CapMetro was created by a voter referendum in 1985 to provide mass transportation service in the greater Austin Metro area.
Jan 1, 2022 | cbsaustin.comClarke left Cap Metro as president and CEO on Jan 1st 18'.
Clarke comes from Capital Metro in Austin, Texas, where he has served as president and CEO since 2018.
Jan 1, 2022 | progressiverailroading.comCap Metro partnered with Bytemark, Inc. on Jan 1st 12'.
CapMetro first partnered with Bytemark in 2012.
Jan 1, 2016 | bytemark.coCap Metro hires Clarke
Clarke will join Metro in “late summer” and was selected after a national search, the board said in a statement.
Jan 1, 2022 | nbcwashington.comCap Metro launched electric buses on Nov 27th 21'.
Capital Metro recently announced its purchase of almost 200 new electric buses, the nation’s largest electric vehicle procurement to date, which will be utilized in the corridor.
Jan 1, 2021 | masstransitmag.comCap Metro hired Dottie Watkins as interim CEO on May 23rd 22'.
The CapMetro board named Deputy Chief Executive Officer Dottie Watkins as its interim CEO on Monday.
Jan 1, 2022 | kxan.comCap Metro launches pair of new high-frequency bus routes
By mid-2023, CapMetro plans to launch a pair of new high-frequency bus routes, part of the multibillion dollar Project Connect transit expansion.
Jan 1, 2022 | kut.orgCap Metro received financing of $11.3M in TIGER V grant on Jan 1st 14'.
I n 2014, Capital Metro received an $11.3 million TIGER V grant from the Federal Transportation Administration matched by local funds.
Jan 1, 2018 | crestviewna.comCap Metro launches courtesy stops as a pilot program
CapMetro launched the courtesy stops as a pilot program in April and is now becoming a permanent facet for all riders.
Jan 1, 2022 | thedailytexan.comCap Metro has issues with barrage of complaints about safety from bus drivers and riders
But CapMetro, facing a barrage of complaints about safety from bus drivers and riders, has kept the project on track by promising a friendlier police department with a focus on customer service and de-escalation.
Dec 19, 2022 | kut.orgCap Metro receives award Champion of the Challenge
CapMetro won the large agency ‘Champion of the Challenge’ award.
Apr 22, 2022 | fox7austin.com