Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Capital Metro Services Today

During the early morning hours this morning, Capital Metro bus operators and mechanics put down their tools and picked up signs instead, picketing outside Capital Metro's headquarters in East Austin.

Nonetheless, Capital Metro got its planned, albeit limited, service out this morning and is operating a network of 10 core routes today from 6 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.


At 5:40 a.m. this morning, the first buses queue up to leave the garage.

By 7:10 a.m. this morning, 70 Capital Metro buses had rolled out of the garage to provide today's service. Now the focus is on supplementing those routes to add frequency and alleviate crowding. An additional 19 buses have been added to 1L/1M, 3, 10, and 20. As more people cross the line, we will continue to put additional buses on the street.