Capital Metro

A Capitol Metro bus approaches a group of people as they wait at a CapMetro bus station on Guadalupe Street at the University of Texas. They're wearing jackets because it's cold outside.

Transportation

CapMetro bringing tap-to-pay to Austin's buses and trains by March

Nathan Bernier

Goodbye QR codes. Riders will be able to use credit cards, Apple Pay or Google Pay to board transit.

Overhead aerial view of CapMetro buses, both electric and diesel, neatly parked in rows at the North Ops Center.

Transportation

CapMetro to shelve 46 new electric buses for a year after manufacturer bankruptcy

Nathan Bernier

Proterra's financial collapse is pushing Capital Metro to mothball more than a third of its electric fleet while the company's new owner figures out how to service and support the buses.

A Delta Airlines plane taxis past the air traffic control tower at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport on Nov. 13, 2023, in Austin.

Transportation

Glitch from Austin-based company CrowdStrike delays flights at ABIA and worldwide

Andy Jechow

As of Friday afternoon, Austin-Bergstrom International Airport says all airlines are now back to operating, but that some passengers should expect significant schedule changes.

Cutter Gonzalez rides their electric bike off of South Congress Avenue. Cutter lives near South Congress Avenue and often uses backstreets in the neighborhoods to avoid dangerous vehicles.

Transportation

Can you live without a car in Austin? Here’s how to make it work.

Chelsey Zhu

For a long time, Austin was built around vehicles. Only a small percentage of households don't own a car — but that still translates to tens of thousands of people across the city. Here's how they do it.

Lead Counselor Tyler Grosvenor smiles as the campers get settled on their ride on CapMetro en route to Waterloo park during the ATX Kids Club Summer Camp.

Transportation

For one Austin summer camp, public transit is part of the adventure

Chelsey Zhu

ATX Kids Club's summer camp uses Capital Metro buses to take campers on field trips around the city. The goal: getting kids to have fun on public transit so they’ll grow up using it.

A MetroRail train crossing is pictured near Kramer Station on Nov. 4, 2021, in North Austin. A sign says "STOP Look for trains." A car is passing by in the background. The train track gate is open.

Transportation

CapMetro 'misspoke' and now says North Austin quiet zones won't be ready until April

Nathan Bernier

The transit agency is also apologizing for sloppy service during the first Austin FC home game of the season.

The Capital Metro North Lamar Transit Center on Dec. 6, 2021. The sky is overcast. A few people are milling about. A single CapMetro bus is pulled up at a stop. A police vehicle can be seen in the parking lot in the distance.

Transportation

CapMetro to deploy private security guards at busy bus stops

Nathan Bernier

The unarmed guards are expected to be on the job within six weeks.

Passengers sit on a CapMetro bus. The view is from the back of the bus.

Transportation

CapMetro wants French company to run bus service despite warnings from union leaders

Nathan Bernier

The Amalgamated Transit Workers union says Paris-based Keolis has a "history of hostile anti-union conduct."

Railroad tracks near Kramer Station. The perspective is low, and you can see gravel around the tracks and a nearby crossing.

Transportation

CapMetro railroad tracks warp under extreme heat

Nathan Bernier

An Aug. 4 "sun kink" between Highland and MLK stations was caught by an eagle-eyed engineer before anything disastrous happened.

A new CapMetro bus shelter on a hot day in July. The sun is shining at an angle, so the bus bench is not shaded. But the structure is casting a shadow on the sidewalk where someone could stand to avoid direct sunlight.

Transportation

Do Austin's new bus shelters cut it in the Texas heat?

Nathan Bernier

CapMetro's new shelters are smaller, sleeker and more versatile. But during a heatwave, some transit users miss the larger canopies of the old steel structures.