CapMetro Rapid#Route 801 - North Lamar/South Congress
{{Short description|Bus rapid transit service in Austin, Texas}}
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CapMetro Rapid is a bus rapid transit{{cite web |url=https://www.capmetro.org/bus-rapid-transit |title=ProjectConnect – Bus Rapid Transit: Connecting the Best of Austin |publisher= Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority |access-date=14 November 2018}} service in Austin, Texas, owned and operated by the Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority (CapMetro).{{cite web|url=http://www.capmetro.org/metrorapid-what.aspx |title=What is Capital MetroRapid service? |publisher=Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority |access-date=24 March 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109152240/http://www.capmetro.org/metrorapid-what.aspx |archive-date=9 November 2013 }} It consists of four routes in the system, which includes two original routes which run north-south served by stations designed by McKinney York Architects, and two more routes that went into operation as of March 2025.
History
The original Route 1 North Lamar/South Congress bus line – merged from the paired Route 1 North Lamar and Route 13 South Congress lines in 2001 – was the busiest line in the CapMetro system, with peak frequencies of 10 minutes headways Monday through Friday, with wider headways on the weekends. The 101 express line supplemented local service on the 1 line. In 2006, Route 1 was split in two as 1L (serving North Lamar north of Rutland) and 1M (serving Metric), while maintaining high frequencies on the 1L/1M trunk line portion.
CapMetro (then branded as Capital Metro) debuted the first MetroRapid service, North Lamar/South Congress (Route 801) on January 26, 2014.{{cite web |url = http://kxan.com/2014/01/26/capital-metro-rolls-out-metrorapid-new-fares/ |title = Capital Metro rolls out MetroRapid, new fares |last = Aaron |first = Michael |publisher = KXAN News |date = 26 January 2014 |website = kxan.com |access-date= 24 March 2014 }} It replaced existing CapMetro Bus Routes 1L/1M and the 101 Express, which traveled along the same corridor. (1M was renamed Route 1 Metric/South Congress, while a local version of the northernmost portion of former route 1L was created as Route 275. The Metric corridor is now served by 325.) Route 801 serves 29 stations between Tech Ridge in North Austin and Southpark Meadows via the University of Texas and Downtown Austin. It supplements local service on Route 1, which now has wider headways, resulting in overcrowded buses.
A second route, MetroRapid Burnet/South Lamar (Route 803), serves a total of 28 stations between The Domain and Westgate. It began operation during August 2014, supplementing service along Route 3 Burnet/Manchaca, which remains in service but now at a slightly reduced frequency.{{cite web |url=https://www.capmetro.org/metrorapid.promo.aspx?id=2775 |title=Routes and Destinations |publisher=Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority |access-date=24 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140324112200/https://www.capmetro.org/metrorapid.promo.aspx?id=2775 |archive-date=24 March 2014 |url-status=dead }}
CapMetro expanded MetroRapid started service on February 23, 2025 with two more routes: The Pleasant Valley Line (Route 800) and the Expo Center Line (Route 837). Route 800 runs from Barbara Jordan to Vertex & Slaughter (with a future expansion to Goodnight Ranch Park & Ride) primarily along Pleasant Valley Road, supplementing Routes 7, 300 and 350 on portions of the route. Route 837 runs from Republic Square to Loyola & Decker (with a future expansion to Travis County Expo Center) primarily along Manor Road and supplementing Routes 20 and 337 on most of the route.{{cite web |url=https://www.capmetro.org/servicechange/spring2025 |title=Approved Spring 2025 Service Changes |publisher=Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority |access-date=18 February 2025}}
Operation and Headways
CapMetro Rapid operates from 5 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, and Saturdays and Sundays from 6 a.m. to 11:30 p.m.
. On Saturdays, it operates from 6 a.m. to 2:30 a.m., and Sundays from 7 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Routes 801 and 803 operate at a high frequency of 10 minutes during the day and 15 minutes at night Monday through Friday, and every 15-20 minutes on the weekends.{{cite web |url=https://www.capmetro.org/current_schedules/pdf/801.pdf |title=801 - N. Lamar/S. Congress schedule |publisher= Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority |access-date=14 November 2018}}{{cite web |url=https://www.capmetro.org/current_schedules/pdf/803.pdf |title=803 - Burnet/S. Lamar schedule |publisher= Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority |access-date=14 November 2018}} Routes 800 and 837 operate a frequency of 20 minutes daytime and 30 minutes at night seven days a week.
List of CapMetro Rapid stations
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%;" |
| style="background-color:#FFE6BD"|Shared MetroRapid station |
| style="background-color:#ddffdd"|Transit hub/center and/or park and ride |
| Bolded CapMetro Bus route number (i.e. 7) indicates high-frequency service |
=Route 800 - Pleasant Valley=
north to south
| class="wikitable" |
| Stop
!Intersection/ !Connections !Notes |
|---|
| style="background-color:#FFE6BD"|Barbara Jordan
|Berkman Drive and Barbara Jordan Boulevard |MetroBus 10, 335, 300, 837 |northern terminus |
| style="background-color:#FFE6BD"|Simond
|Berkman and Simond Avenue |MetroBus 335, 485, 837 | |
| style="background-color:#FFE6BD"|Mueller Tower
|Berkman and Tom Miller Street |MetroBus 335, 485, 837 |Located near the preserved former control tower of the now-defunct Mueller Airport. |
| style="background-color:#FFE6BD"|Airport Boulevard
|Airport Boulevard and Manor Road |MetroBus 20, 135, 350, 485, 837* |Northbound stop on Manor, southbound stop on Airport. |
| Oak Springs
|Airport and Oak Springs Drive |MetroBus 2, 135, 350, 485 |Northbound stop on Airport, southbound stop on Oak Springs |
| ACC Eastview
|Webberville Road and Govalle Avenue |MetroBus 300 |Serves Austin Community College Eastview Campus and Eastside Early College High School. |
| 7th Street
|North Pleasant Valley Road and East Seventh Street |MetroBus 4, 135, 300 |Serves CapMetro Headquarters |
| Cesar Chavez
|North Pleasant Valley and East Cesar Chavez Street |MetroBus 2, 4, 300, 490, 491 | |
| Roy E. Guererro
|South Pleasant Valley and Lakeshore Boulevard |MetroBus 300 |Serves Roy E. Guererro Colorado River Park and Krieg Field |
| Elmont
|South Pleasant Valley and Elmont Drive |MetroBus 300 | |
| Riverside
|South Pleasant Valley and East Riverside Drive |MetroBus 20, 228, 300, 483 | |
| Sheringham
|South Pleasant Valley and Sheringham Drive |MetroBus 228, 300, 483 | |
| Oltorf East
|South Pleasant Valley and East Oltorf Street |MetroBus 228, 300, 310, 483 |Northsound stop on Pleasant Valley, southbound stop on Oltorf |
| Oltorf at Burton
|East Oltorf and Burton Drive |MetroBus 228, 300, 310, 483 | |
| Iriquois
|Burleson Road and Iriquois Lane | | |
| Mission Hill
|Burleson and Mission Hill Drive | | |
| Franklin Park
|South Pleasant Valley and Franklin Park Drive |Pickup Dove Springs | |
| Dove Springs
|South Pleasant Valley and East Stassney Lane |MetroBus 7, 311, 486 | |
| Village Square
|South Pleasant Valley and Village Square Drive |MetroBus 7, 486 |Serves Mendez Middle School |
| Onion Creek
|South Pleasant Valley and East William Cannon Drive |MetroBus 7, 333 | |
| Easton Park
|McKinney Falls Parkway and East William Cannon Drive | | |
| Vertex
|East Slaughter Lane and Vertex Boulevard |MetroBus 318 |southern terminus (temporary) |
=Route 801 - North Lamar/South Congress=
north to south
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| Stop
!Intersection/ !Connections !Notes |
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| style="background-color:#ddffdd"|Tech Ridge
|900 Center Ridge Drive |MetroBus 1, 135, 152, 243, 325, 392, 935 |northern terminus |
| Parmer
|North Lamar Boulevard and Indian Mound Drive (northbound) |Pickup Walnut Creek | |
| Braker Southbound
|North Lamar Boulevard and West Braker Lane |MetroBus 1, 392 |Southbound only stop |
| Chinatown
|North Lamar Boulevard and Kramer Lane |MetroBus 1 | |
| Masterson
|North Lamar and Masterson Pass |MetroBus 1 | |
| Rundberg
|North Lamar and West Rundberg Lane |MetroBus 1, 324, 325, 481 |Serves Rundberg/Lamar Shopping Center |
| Fairfield
|North Lamar and West Elliott Street (northbound) |MetroBus 1, 481 | |
| style="background-color:#ddffdd"|North Lamar Transit Center
|7911 Research Boulevard |MetroBus 1, 323, 350, 383, 481 |MetroRapid stop is located on the North Lamar southbound service road north of U.S. 183 intersection, within walking distance of transit center; both northbound and southbound buses stop there. |
| Crestview
|6920 North Lamar Boulevard |CapMetro Rail Red Line at Crestview station |MetroRapid stop is located on North Lamar at Airport Boulevard (southbound) or Justin Lane (northbound) |
| Brentwood
|North Lamar and West Koenig Lane |MetroBus 1, 337, 481 |Serves Texas Department of Public Safety office |
| North Loop East
|North Lamar and North Loop Boulevards |MetroBus 1, 481, 990 | |
| style="background-color:#ddffdd"|Triangle
|4600 Guadalupe Street West |MetroBus 1, 481, 990 |MetroRapid stop is located on West Guadalupe at West Forty-seventh Streets |
| Hyde Park
|Guadalupe at West Thirty-ninth Streets (northbound) |MetroBus 1, 335, 481, 990 |Serves Austin State Hospital |
| style="background-color:#FFE6BD"|31st Street
|Guadalupe and West Thirty-first Streets |MetroBus 1, 3, 30, 481, 803 | |
| style="background-color:#FFE6BD"|UT/Dean Keeton
|Guadalupe and West Dean Keeton Streets (northbound) |MetroBus 1, 3, 20, 30, 105, 410, 481, 803, 982, 987, 990 |Serves University of Texas at Austin |
| style="background-color:#FFE6BD"|UT/West Mall
|Guadalupe and West Mall walkway (northbound) |MetroBus 1, 3, 20, 30, 105, 410, 481, 803, 980, 981, 982, 987, 990 |Serves University of Texas at Austin, The Drag |
| style="background-color:#FFE6BD"|Museum
|Lavaca and West Seventeenth Streets (northbound) |MetroBus 1, 3, 18, 20, 30, 105, 481, 803, 980, 981, 982, 985, 987, 990 |Serves Blanton Museum of Art and Bullock Texas State History Museum |
| style="background-color:#FFE6BD"|Capitol
|Lavaca and West Thirteenth Streets (northbound) |MetroBus 1, 3, 20, 30, 103, 481, 803, 980, 981, 982, 985, 987, 990 |Serves Downtown Austin, the Texas State Capitol complex, ACC Rio Grande campus, Travis County Courthouse |
| style="background-color:#FFE6BD"|Austin History Center
|Lavaca and West Eighth Streets (northbound) |MetroBus 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 10, 20, 30, 103, 105, 111, 142, 171, 481, 485, 803, 935, 980, 981, 982, 985, 987, 990 |Originally called "Wooldridge Square" |
| style="background-color:#FFE6BD"|Republic Square
|Lavaca and West Third Streets (northbound) |MetroBus 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 10, 20, 30, 105, 111, 142, 171, 483, 484, 486, 803, 837, 935, 980, 981, 982, 985, 987, 990 |Serves Downtown, City Hall, Lady Bird Lake (Colorado River) and Republic Square. Within walking distance of Austin Convention Center and Downtown CapMetro Rail station. |
| Vic Mathias/Auditorium Shores
|West Riverside Drive and Barton Springs Road |MetroBus 1, 7, 10, 20, 142, 483, 486, 935, 987 |Originally called "Auditorium Shores" |
| SoCo
|South Congress Avenue and East Elizabeth Street (northbound) |MetroBus 1, 486 |Serves SoCo, Texas School for the Deaf |
| Oltorf
|South Congress Avenue and East/West Oltorf Street |MetroBus 1, 300, 486 | |
| St. Edward's
|South Congress Avenue and Woodward Street (northbound) |MetroBus 1, 486 |Serves St. Edward's University |
| style="background-color:#ddffdd"|South Congress Transit Center
|301 West Ben White Boulevard |MetroBus 1, 310, 315 | |
| St. Elmo
|South Congress Avenue and St. Elmo Road |MetroBus 1, 486 | |
| Little Texas
|South Congress Avenue and Little Texas Lane |MetroBus 1, 311, 486 | |
| Pleasant Hill
|South Congress Avenue at William Cannon Drive |MetroBus 1, 201, 333, 486 | |
| Slaughter
|South Congress Avenue at Slaughter Lane |MetroBus 201 | |
| style="background-color:#ddffdd"|Southpark Meadows
|Turk and Cullen Lanes |MetroBus 3, 10, 201, 318 |southern terminus |
=Route 803 - Burnet/South Lamar=
north to south
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| Stop
!Intersection/ !Connections !Notes |
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| Domain
|Alterra Parkway and Esperanza Crossing |MetroBus 466 |northern terminus |
| Braker/Stadium
|Burnet Road and Braker Lane |MetroBus 3, 383, 392 |Serves Q2 Stadium |
| UT Research Campus
|Road A at James Hart Trail (northbound) |MetroBus 466 |Serves J. J. Pickle Research Campus |
| Rutland
|Burnet Road and Longhorn Road (northbound) |MetroBus 3, 383, | |
| Crossroads
|Burnet Road and Polaris Avenue (northbound) |MetroBus 3, 383 | |
| Ohlen
|Burnet and Ohlen Roads (northbound) |MetroBus 3, 324 | |
| Northcross
|Burnet Road and St. Joseph Boulevard (northbound) |MetroBus 3, 5, 30, 323, 324 |Serves Northcross Shopping Center |
| Justin
|Burnet Road and Justin Lane (northbound) |MetroBus 3 | |
| Allandale
|Burnet Road and West Koenig Lane (northbound) |MetroBus 3, 337, 491 | |
| North Loop
|Burnet Road and North Loop Boulevard |MetroBus 3, 345 | |
| Sunshine
|Sunshine Drive and North Lamar Boulevard |MetroBus 5, 345 | |
| Rosedale
|North Lamar and West Fortieth Street |MetroBus 5 |Serves Central Market, Central Park Shopping Center, Heart Hospital of Austin, Seton Medical Center |
| West 38th
|West Thirty-eighth Street and West Avenue |MetroBus 3, 30, 335, 491, 982, 987 | |
| style="background-color:#FFE6BD"|31st Street
|Guadalupe and West Thirty-first Streets |MetroBus 1, 3, 30, 481, 801 | |
| style="background-color:#FFE6BD"|UT/Dean Keeton
|Guadalupe and West Dean Keeton Streets (northbound) |MetroBus 1, 3, 20, 30, 105, 410, 481, 801, 982, 987, 990 |Serves University of Texas at Austin |
| style="background-color:#FFE6BD"|UT/West Mall
|Guadalupe and West Mall walkway (northbound) |MetroBus 1, 3, 20, 30, 105, 410, 481, 801, 980, 981, 982, 987, 990 |Serves University of Texas at Austin, The Drag |
| style="background-color:#FFE6BD"|Museum
|Lavaca and West Seventeenth Streets (northbound) |MetroBus 1, 3, 18, 20, 30, 105, 481, 801, 980, 981, 982, 985, 987, 990 |Serves Blanton Museum of Art and Bullock Texas State History Museum |
| style="background-color:#FFE6BD"|Capitol
|Lavaca and West Thirteenth Streets (northbound) |MetroBus 1, 3, 20, 30, 103, 481, 801, 980, 981, 982, 985, 987, 990 |Serves Downtown Austin, Texas State Capitol complex, ACC Rio Grande campus, Travis County courthouse |
| style="background-color:#FFE6BD"|Austin History Center
|Lavaca and West Eighth Streets (northbound) |MetroBus 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 10, 20, 30, 103, 105, 111, 142, 171, 481, 485, 801, 935, 980, 981, 982, 985, 987, 990 |Originally called "Wooldridge Square" |
| style="background-color:#FFE6BD"|Republic Square
|Lavaca and West Third Streets (northbound) |MetroBus 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 10, 20, 30, 105, 111, 142, 171, 483, 484, 486, 801, 837, 935, 980, 981, 982, 985, 987, 990 |Serves Downtown, City Hall, Lady Bird Lake (Colorado River) and Republic Square. Within walking distance of Austin Convention Center and Downtown MetroRail station. |
| Seaholm/Central Library
|West Cesar Chavez and San Antonio Streets (northbound) |MetroBus 3, 111, 171, 980, 981, 985 |Originally "Seaholm" |
| Barton Springs
|South Lamar Boulevard and Butler Road (northbound) |MetroBus 3, 30, 484 |Serves Auditorium Shores, Barton Springs, Long Center, Palmer Events Center, Zach Theatre and Zilker Park |
| Lamar Square
|South Lamar and Lamar Square Drive |MetroBus 3, 484 | |
| Oltorf West
|South Lamar and West Oltorf Street (northbound) |MetroBus 3, 300, 484 | |
| Bluebonnet
|South Lamar and Bluebonnet Lane |MetroBus 3, 300, 484 | |
| Broken Spoke
|South Lamar and West Ben White Boulevards (northbound) |MetroBus 300 | |
| Brodie Oaks
|South Lamar and West Ben White Boulevards (northbound) | | |
| style="background-color:#ddffdd"|Westgate Transit Center
|2027 West Ben White Boulevard |MetroBus 30, 105, 300, 311, 315, 318 |southern terminus |
=Route 837 - Expo Center=
north to south
| class="wikitable" |
| Stop
!Intersection/ !Connections !Notes |
|---|
| Decker
|Loyola and Decker Lanes |MetroBus 233, 237, 337 |northern terminus |
| Colony Park
|Loyola Lane and Colony Loop |MetroBus 233, 237, 337 | |
| Johnny Morris
|Loyola Lane and Johnny Norris Road |MetroBus 233, 237, 337, 339 | |
| Purple Sage
|Crystalbrook and Purple Sage Drives |MetroBus 233, 237, 339 | |
| Johnny Morris
|Loyola Lane and Johnny Norris Road |MetroBus 233, 237, 337, 339 | |
| LBJ High School
|Pecan Brook and Tumbleweed Drives |MetroBus 20, 233, 239 |Serves Lyndon B. Johnson High School |
| style="background-color:#ddffdd"|Delco Center
|Pecan Brook Drive east of Manor Road |MetroBus 20, 233, 239 |Serves Delco Activity Center |
| Springdale Center
|Manor Road and Susquehanna Lane |MetroBus 20, 233 | |
| University Hills
|Manor Road and Northeast Drive |MetroBus 20 | |
| Manor at Rogge
|Manor Road and Rogge Lane |MetroBus 20 | |
| 51st/Manor
|Manor Road and East Fifty-first Street |MetroBus 20, 300 | |
| style="background-color:#FFE6BD"|Barbara Jordan
|Berkman Drive and Barbara Jordan Boulevard |MetroBus 10, 335, 300, 485, 800 |Serves Dell Children's Medical Center |
| style="background-color:#FFE6BD"|Simond
|Berkman and Simond Avenue |MetroBus 335, 485, 800 | |
| style="background-color:#FFE6BD"|Mueller Tower
|Berkman and Tom Miller Street |MetroBus 335, 485, 800 |Located near the preserved former control tower of the now-defunct Mueller Airport. |
| style="background-color:#FFE6BD"|Airport Boulevard
|Airport Boulevard and Manor Road |MetroBus 20, 135, 350, 485, 800* |Northbound only stop on Manor; served both by 800 and 837. |
| Manor Westbound
|Manor Road west of Airport Boulevard |MetroBus 20, 135, 350, 485, 800* |Southbound stop only |
| Alexander
|Manor Road and Alexander Avenue |MetroBus 20 | |
| Cherrywood
|Manor Road and Chestnut Avenue (northbound) |MetroBus 20, 322 | |
| Alexander
|Manor Road and Alexander Avenue |MetroBus 10, 20, 171, 465 | |
| East Dean Keeton
|East Dean Keeton Street and Robert Dedman Drive/Medical Arts Street (northbound) |Serves St. David's Hospital |
| UT Stadium
|San Jacinto Boulevard and East Twenty-third Street |MetroBus 7, 10, 103, 111, 171, 465, 985 |Serves Serves University of Texas at Austin with Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium on campus. |
| Medical Center
|Trinity and East Seventeenth Streets (northbound) |MetroBus 7, 10, 18, 103, 111, 142, 171, 935, 985 |Serves Dell Seton Medical Center |
| Capitol/Waterloo Park
|Trinity and East Twelfth Streets (northbound) |MetroBus 2, 5, 7, 10, 103, 111, 142, 171, 935 |Serves Downtown Austin, the Texas State Capitol complex and Waterloo Park. |
| 8th Street
|Trinity and East Eighth (northbound) |MetroBus 2, 4, 5, 7, 10, 103, 111, 142, 171, 935 |Serves Downtown, Congress Avenue Historic District (walking distance) and Sixth Street. |
| Brush Square
|Trinity and East Fourth (northbound) |CapMetro Rail Red Line at Downtown Station |Serves Austin Convention Center. |
| style="background-color:#FFE6BD"|Republic Square
|West Fifth and Guadalupe Streets |MetroBus 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 10, 20, 30, 105, 111, 142, 171, 483, 484, 486, 801, 803, 935, 980, 981, 982, 985, 987, 990 |southern terminus |
New stops
The 801 and 803 started to stop at 31st and Guadalupe during the summer of 2018. The usual MetroRapid red shelters (with displays showing how soon the next buses will arrive) were not installed until October.
Broken Spoke on route 803 and St. Elmo and Fairfield on route 801 were first shown as working stops on the maps issued in advance of the August 19th, 2018 CapMetro service changes. Rutland on route 803 and Parmer, North Loop East, and Slaughter on route 801 were first shown as working stops on the maps issued in advance of the January 6th, 2019 CapMetro service changes. However, Slaughter did not actually open until late 2019.
The southern terminus of route 803 was first shown as shifted to the newly-established Westgate Transit Center (with attached park-and-ride parking lot) on the maps issued in advance of the June 2, 2019 CapMetro service changes.
In addition to the new stations, CapMetro has started installing new departure boards at many MetroRapid stations. These boards are made by Luminator Technology Group and use electronic ink to show the departures of the next several busses. The new boards have many advantages over the dot matrix boards that were installed with the original stations, such as showing departures for not only MetroRapid busses, but also local MetroBus routes that also serve that station. The dot matrix boards at the stations where the new E-ink boards were installed were turned off and are no longer used.{{Cite web|title=LUMINATOR - Capital Metro chooses Luminator Technology Group for new passenger information displays|url=https://www.luminator.com/en/company/news-en/2688-capital-metro-chooses-luminator-technology-group-for-new-passenger-information-displays.html|access-date=2020-07-02|website=www.luminator.com|archive-date=2020-08-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200811090725/https://www.luminator.com/en/company/news-en/2688-capital-metro-chooses-luminator-technology-group-for-new-passenger-information-displays.html|url-status=dead}}
Future plans
=Gold Line=
{{main|Gold Line (CapMetro)}}
The Gold Line is a planned {{convert|9.5|mi|adj=mid}} bus rapid transit line that would operate from ACC Highland to the South Congress Transit Center park-and-ride, and will travel on Airport, Red River, San Jacinto/Trinity, 7th/8th, Neches/Red River, 4th, Riverside, and South Congress. Stations will be ACC Highland, Clarkson, Hancock, St. David's, UT East, Medical School, Capitol East, Trinity, Downtown Station (where transfer to the Red, Green, or Blue Lines will be possible), Republic Square, Auditorium Shores, SoCo (South Congress), Oltorf, St. Edward's, and South Congress Transit Center.{{cite web |url=https://www.austinmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/PC_ServiceLevelMap.pdf|title=Recommended System Plan}} The Gold Line was changed to light rail in May 2020, citing a demographic that showed an increased projected ridership along the gold line that prompted its conversion to light rail.{{cite web |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2020/05/11/capital-metro-another-train-proposed-gold-line.html|title=Third train line proposed in Project Connect mass transit plan for Austin}} In July 2020, planning for the line was reverted to bus service to lower construction costs in response to the economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite news |last1=Willson |first1=Bill |title=Part of Cap Metro's show-stopping transit plan gets the hook |url=https://www.rtands.com/rail-news/part-of-cap-metros-show-stopping-transit-plan-gets-the-hook/ |access-date=27 July 2020 |agency=RT&S |date=23 July 2020}}
Criticism
The premium fare structure recommended by a consultant caused problems for the agency. It did not collect as much money back from the fare increase as was originally expected.{{cite web |url = http://kut.org/post/capital-metros-new-metrorapid-service-leaving-bus-riders-behind |title = Is Capital Metro's New MetroRapid Service Leaving Bus Riders Behind? |last = Dunbar |first = Wells |publisher= KUT News |date = 31 January 2014 |website = kut.org |access-date= 24 March 2014 }} Other BRT systems in Texas such as San Antonio and El Paso intentionally priced their BRT system for local fare. The MetroRapid bus fare was lowered to regular bus prices on January 8, 2017[https://capmetroblog.com/2016/12/13/capital-metro-premium-fare-reduction-to-begin-next-month-premium-passes-will-no-longer-be-sold-in-retail-outlets-after-thursday-dec-15/ "Capital Metro Premium Fare Reduction to Begin Next Month"]
References
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External links
- [http://www.capmetro.org/ CapMetro]
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