Capital Metro is moving through the public review process for its 10-year plan to improve transportation services across Central Texas, before it is presented to the CapMetro Board of Directors for approval later this month.
Transit Plan 2035 would add new bus routes on campus and in surrounding areas, change the frequency of existing bus routes and account for the proposed layout of Austin Light Rail Phase 1, which could run down Guadalupe Street, according to CapMetro. These modifications will be implemented through service change processes, which occur three times per year after receiving feedback from the community and can result in adjustment of the plan, said Jordan McGee, a senior transportation planner for CapMetro.
The UT Shuttle Bus Committee, which conducts public outreach with students, faculty and staff on the shuttle bus system that runs across campus, unanimously approved the transit plan, McGee said. The committee did not respond to requests for comment on its participation in the plan…