/tags/public-transportation Public Transportation en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Thu, 27 Mar 2025 10:03:00 GMT /transportation/2025-03-27/austin-tx-capmetro-app-umo-fare The fare collection glitches began in 2023 and culminated in a month-long outage last year. With data missing, no analysis is possible, so the full financial impact of the old payment system's failures may never be known. Thu, 27 Mar 2025 10:03:00 GMT /transportation/2025-03-27/austin-tx-capmetro-app-umo-fare Nathan Bernier /transportation/2025-02-21/austin-texas-capmetro-rapid-lines-bus-transportation A new park-and-ride opens at the Delco Center just in time for the new Rapid service, but tap-to-pay might not start in March as planned. Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:07:00 GMT /transportation/2025-02-21/austin-texas-capmetro-rapid-lines-bus-transportation Nathan Bernier /transportation/2025-02-04/bergstrom-spur-trail-railroad-line-pedestrians-cyclists-federal-funding The city is hoping for D.C. dollars to avoid digging deeply into its own pockets and delaying other trail plans. But the Trump administration has local officials uncertain about what will happen next. Tue, 04 Feb 2025 11:01:00 GMT /transportation/2025-02-04/bergstrom-spur-trail-railroad-line-pedestrians-cyclists-federal-funding Nathan Bernier /transportation/2025-01-10/austin-tx-light-rail-maps-station-locations After years of waiting, a clearer picture of the largest transit project in Austin history is taking shape in a 16,000-page government document. Fri, 10 Jan 2025 23:42:27 GMT /transportation/2025-01-10/austin-tx-light-rail-maps-station-locations Nathan Bernier /transportation/2024-11-21/texas-bill-proposes-bullet-train-connecting-austin-san-antonio-and-dallas Democratic state Rep. John Bucy pre-filed two bills in the Texas Legislature that would kick-start a high speed rail line along the I-35 corridor and direct funding to bullet train projects. Thu, 21 Nov 2024 20:17:02 GMT /transportation/2024-11-21/texas-bill-proposes-bullet-train-connecting-austin-san-antonio-and-dallas Pablo Arauz Peña /transportation/2024-10-14/austin-tx-capmetro-bus-stops-no-bench A new audit by the transit agency finds 53% of the agency's 2,500 bus stops lack a bench. More than two out of three bus stops have no shelter. Mon, 14 Oct 2024 10:01:00 GMT /transportation/2024-10-14/austin-tx-capmetro-bus-stops-no-bench Nathan Bernier /transportation/2024-09-26/austin-tx-capmetro-rapid-routes-delayed-public-transportation The wheels on the bus aren't going round as planned on the $100 million project. Thu, 26 Sep 2024 13:07:22 GMT /transportation/2024-09-26/austin-tx-capmetro-rapid-routes-delayed-public-transportation Nathan Bernier /transportation/2024-08-28/class-action-lawsuit-targets-austin-taxes-over-project-connect It's the second lawsuit filed by taxpayers opposed to the light-rail plan. Wed, 28 Aug 2024 10:03:00 GMT /transportation/2024-08-28/class-action-lawsuit-targets-austin-taxes-over-project-connect Nathan Bernier /transportation/2024-07-25/capmetro-stops-shift-to-all-electric-bus-fleet Austin's transit agency bet big on the future of battery-powered buses but now admits over-optimism about how fast the technology would accelerate. Thu, 25 Jul 2024 21:11:57 GMT /transportation/2024-07-25/capmetro-stops-shift-to-all-electric-bus-fleet Nathan Bernier /transportation/2024-07-15/austin-cars-public-transportation-walking-biking-transit 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. Mon, 15 Jul 2024 10:01:00 GMT /transportation/2024-07-15/austin-cars-public-transportation-walking-biking-transit Chelsey Zhu