2. Capital Metro At a Glance
Our business is connecting
people, jobs and communities by providing
quality transportation choices.
We traveled nearly 11 million miles last year
and gave 33 million rides.
We move 120,000 riders each weekday.
3. Driving Progress in 2012
MetroAirport route enhancements
Manor Park & Ride opening
MetroBike shelter opening at Kramer Station
New bus stop signage
New website
Hydrogen bus/CNG
MetroRail Friday/Saturday night service
Night Owl improvements
MetroRapid funding agreement
4.
5. MetroRapid purpose
• Provide high-quality, faster, more frequent and
reliable transit for major corridors
• $47.6 million total project cost
• $38 million though FTA grant
6. Part of a larger plan
Included in 2004
All Systems Go!
long-range transit plan
Reflected in regional
Project Connect
planning effort
7. What Is MetroRapid?
Convenient, high-capacity transit
• High frequency service
• Limited stops
• Travels 37 miles
• 77 stations
• Serves the densest population area and
highest ridership markets in region
• 40 new highly branded vehicles
• Two lines:
801: N. Lamar/S. Congress
803: Burnet/S. Lamar
• Less than $50 M
8. MetroRapid Benefits
• Real-time arrival info (web, stations, aps)
• Improved travel time and reliability
• Sleek new vehicles
• Custom stations (seating, shade canopy,
customer information)
• Faster:
Fewer stops
Signal Priority
Transit Priority lanes
• Real time = less waiting
9. Where will it go?
Crestview Station SoCo & SoLa
The Domain Westgate
The University of Texas Chinatown
Pickle Research Center St. Edward’s
The Triangle Southpark Meadows
Seton Hospital Capitol & State Offices
Downtown North Loop
Ladybird Lake Auditorium Shores
10. MetroRapid Features
More frequent: 10-minute peak service, 15-minute off-peak
More cost-efficient:(reduces per passenger trip costs as much
as 40%)
More service (more frequent over longer hours)
More economic opportunities (TOD)
More customers
11. Limited Stops
North Lamar
Current Route 1L Boardings: Transit Center
North Lamar/South Congress
University of Texas
Oltorf/Congress
Southpark Meadows
Lamar/Rundberg
Downtown
Future Rapid stop boardings per day
15. Service Levels
Faster, more frequent service translates to increased
passenger capacity on two of the busiest travel corridors.
>35% >50%
increase increase
Current Service Levels
Along N. Lamar/S. Congress
Along Burnet/S. Lamar
16. Timeline
Rte 801 (N. Lamar/S. Congress)
Early 2014
Rte 803 (Burnet/S. Lamar)
Late 2014
2014