/tags/buses Buses en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Wed, 03 Jul 2024 10:01:00 GMT /transportation/2024-07-03/austin-summer-camp-public-transit-bus-cap-metro-atx-kids-club 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. Wed, 03 Jul 2024 10:01:00 GMT /transportation/2024-07-03/austin-summer-camp-public-transit-bus-cap-metro-atx-kids-club Chelsey Zhu /transportation/2022-12-21/best-way-to-get-from-austin-to-dallas-or-houston Austin's airport recommends people using general TSA screening show up at least 2.5 hours before departure, scrambling conventional thinking about the fastest ways to get to the biggest cities in Texas. Wed, 21 Dec 2022 11:22:00 GMT /transportation/2022-12-21/best-way-to-get-from-austin-to-dallas-or-houston Nathan Bernier /transportation/2022-05-10/capmetro-ceo-departs-leaving-two-austin-transit-organizations-leaderless Randy Clarke is leaving Capital Metro to lead the transit agency in Washington, D.C. Tue, 10 May 2022 16:34:26 GMT /transportation/2022-05-10/capmetro-ceo-departs-leaving-two-austin-transit-organizations-leaderless Nathan Bernier /transportation/2021-12-06/north-lamar-transit-center-upgrades-near-completion-but-there-are-still-no-public-restrooms A $570,000 renovation fixes the transit center's roof and adds lighting, security cameras, benches and trash cans, but � much to the disappointment of some commuters � no facilities. Mon, 06 Dec 2021 22:25:03 GMT /transportation/2021-12-06/north-lamar-transit-center-upgrades-near-completion-but-there-are-still-no-public-restrooms Nathan Bernier /transportation/2021-10-26/capital-metro-board-approves-50-million-for-building-bus-lines High-frequency bus lines intended to shuttle commuters quickly through the city got funded, but without the independent job-site monitoring some worker advocates have said were promised to voters. Tue, 26 Oct 2021 10:01:00 GMT /transportation/2021-10-26/capital-metro-board-approves-50-million-for-building-bus-lines Nathan Bernier /transportation/2020-01-03/u-s-dot-gives-green-light-to-red-transit-lanes-in-austin-other-cities It’s been a few months since buses started going against the flow of traffic on a small stretch of Guadalupe Street near UT Austin. The lane the buses use� Fri, 03 Jan 2020 11:29:00 GMT /transportation/2020-01-03/u-s-dot-gives-green-light-to-red-transit-lanes-in-austin-other-cities Samuel King /transportation/2018-05-23/cap-metro-riders-brace-for-major-bus-system-overhaul It’s been a few years since East Austin resident Bonnie Hauser sold her car. The librarian's commute is short enough that she usually bikes or walks to� Wed, 23 May 2018 15:20:24 GMT /transportation/2018-05-23/cap-metro-riders-brace-for-major-bus-system-overhaul Syeda Carrillo /transportation/2017-11-20/new-to-austins-public-transit-system-a-capmetro-employee-will-ride-the-bus-with-you Priscilla Jove, 19, sat cross-legged on a bench at a bus stop on the corner of West Oltorf Street and South Lamar Boulevard. A student at Austin Community� Mon, 20 Nov 2017 11:01:00 GMT /transportation/2017-11-20/new-to-austins-public-transit-system-a-capmetro-employee-will-ride-the-bus-with-you Audrey McGlinchy /transportation/2012-10-04/cap-metro-offers-ways-to-get-around-during-f1 More than 120,000 people are expected to flock to the Austin area for the upcoming Formula 1 Grand Prix. And you can bet that many of those visitors will� Thu, 04 Oct 2012 19:49:17 GMT /transportation/2012-10-04/cap-metro-offers-ways-to-get-around-during-f1 Laura Rice /transportation/2012-07-18/cap-metro-off-duty-driver-who-committed-suicide-on-bus-was-on-suspension An off-duty bus driver committed suicide on a Capital Metro bus yesterday evening in front of other passengers. The man worked for Capital Metro through� Wed, 18 Jul 2012 17:58:28 GMT /transportation/2012-07-18/cap-metro-off-duty-driver-who-committed-suicide-on-bus-was-on-suspension Laura Rice