Austin
November 24, 2020
Good Transit Policy Was Good Politics This Election Day
Even during a pandemic that has severely reduced transit ridership and created uncertainty about household budgets, voters on November 3 recognized the value of transit and decided to ramp up public investment in their local systems.
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August 8, 2019
One Year In, Austin’s Revenue-Positive Bus Network Redesign Is Gaining Riders
In June of 2018, Austin launched a redesign of its bus network. Since then, ridership has increased 4.5%, making Capital Metro one of the few transit systems in the U.S. where ridership is on the rise.
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September 10, 2018
Bunching is for Bananas, Not Buses: Dispatches from Austin
This week, we’re in Austin working with Capital Metro to test a new bus dispatching method in hopes of reducing bunching and improving reliability along the MetroRapid lines.
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July 25, 2018
How Austin’s Capital Metro Pulled Off a Bus Network Redesign
On June 3, Austin’s Capital Metro became the latest transit agency to launch a completely redesigned bus network.