AUSTIN, Texas — CapMetro is celebrating 40 years of providing accessible and sustainable commuting options for people across Central Texas. It was back in 1985 when Austin voters approved the initiative that created the agency.
Since then, CapMetro has expanded both ridership and services from bus and rail to bikeshare, vanpool, and on-demand pickup. They now provide more than 2 million trips every month across the region, and more than 26 million trips annually across all their transportation services.
Last month, the agency launched its first transit police unit to address safety concerns from drivers and the community…