Come check out Austin’s future Light Rail! In 2020, voters approved Project Connect, a program of projects to expand and transform public transportation in Central Texas. The biggest project in that program is light rail.

Austin Light Rail will offer a new transit mode to connect people to major job centers, education hubs and iconic destinations. This tour will cover the proposed alignment and highlight how the Austin Transit Partnership, the agency created by CapMetro and the City of Austin to deliver light rail, is designing the project to integrate with changing land uses, bike lanes, bus routes, urban trails, and park-and-rides to create a wide range of new ways to navigate Austin.

Tour Capacity: 25 participants

Come check out Austin’s future Light Rail! In 2020, voters approved Project Connect, a program of projects to expand and transform public transportation in Central Texas. The biggest project in that program is light rail.

Austin Light Rail will offer a new transit mode to connect people to major job centers, education hubs and iconic destinations. This tour will cover the proposed alignment and highlight how the Austin Transit Partnership, the agency created by CapMetro and the City of Austin to deliver light rail, is designing the project to integrate with changing land uses, bike lanes, bus routes, urban trails, and park-and-rides to create a wide range of new ways to navigate Austin.

Tour Capacity: 25 participants

Take public transportation like a true Austinite! For an afternoon, you’ll learn how people utilize our microtransit and on-demand options to either help them in their first or last mile on their commute, or to connect them to places in their neighborhood.

In 2024, MetroBike rebranded to CapMetro Bikeshare with an all-new electrified fleet, as well as new docking stations and a new app. Today, the agency is preparing to expand this service across town, but right now, the agency has 73 stations and more than 450 bikes.

On this tour, attendees will be able to check out a bike of their own and take it from Downtown Station to Plaza Saltillo Station and our Headquarters via the Red Line Trail, which is a unique, planned trail network that follows our commuter rail line. At our Headquarters, attendees will take CapMetro Pickup, another growing on-demand service in the Central Texas region, to the Bikeshare Facility. You’ll be able to check out a behind-the scenes look at the operations and maintenance for the system before taking Rapid to the Mueller Development and back downtown. By taking three different modes, you’ll travel like a local to get around some of the busiest places in town.

Please note: There is a portion of biking and walking on this tour, so please wear comfortable clothing and closed-toed shoes. A helmet is also required to ride a bike and will be provided to you.

Tour Capacity: 10 participants

Learn about CapMetro’s innovative approach to Public Safety! After only five years since CapMetro modernized its approach, today the agency has built three teams from the ground up to work in tandem to strategically address safety needs on transit.

In this presentation, you will learn about our Public Safety Ambassadors who are unarmed individuals that are trained to immediately address safety concerns and help customers navigate the network, our Community Intervention Specialists who are trained social workers that can step in when a more comprehensive assistance is needed, and our newest team, the Transit Police Department that was certified in late 2024.

It’s an important priority that all these teams, each equipped with an important and necessary skill set, work together to keep our frontline staff and customers safe. You will get a deep dive into their day-to-day operations, as well as learn how this approach has already seen proven successes for our staff and customers alike.

Please note: This is a non-walking presentation.

Tour Capacity: 25 participants

Come take a look at CapMetro’s newest Rapid routes! The two new Rapid routes, Expo Center and Pleasant Valley, are funded through Project Connect, a voter-approved initiative to transform the region’s public transportation, and through millions in grant funding from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA).

These routes officially opened to the public in February 2025 with an initial service level, and the work is far from over. Today, CapMetro continues to build its Park & Rides and end-of-line chargers, so that these lines can fully operate with zero-emissions vehicles and increased operations in 2026.

On this tour, you will hop on board the Rapid 837 Expo Center and take it through Downtown to East Austin, seeing how Priority Lanes help make it a quicker commute. From there, you’ll transfer onto the Rapid 800 Pleasant Valley to our Headquarters to check out our new infrastructure that charges our electric vehicles.

Tour Capacity: 15 participants

Learn how CapMetro's partnerships are building Transit-Oriented Developments (TOD). We know that any time a new and robust transit hub is built, it will attract residents who want to live nearby. While CapMetro continues to expand throughout the region, the agency has been working to create a new framework to guide future high-capacity transit developments in a way that benefits those with the greatest need.
 

On this tour, attendees will take a tour on CapMetro’s Red Line commuter rail, stop at two stations, Crestview and Plaza Saltillo to see TODs in various phases and contexts.
 

Participants will have the chance to get an inside look at CapMetro’s planning and coordination process with external developers and partner agencies when building mixed-use developments. You’ll hear about lessons learned and what we see down the line as our region and transportation network expands.

Please Note: This tour includes walking, so please wear comfortable shoes!

Tour Capacity: 30 participants

Take public transportation like a true Austinite! For an afternoon, you’ll learn how people utilize our microtransit and on-demand options to either help them in their first or last mile on their commute, or to connect them to places in their neighborhood.

In 2024, MetroBike rebranded to CapMetro Bikeshare with an all-new electrified fleet, as well as new docking stations and a new app. Today, the agency is preparing to expand this service across town, but right now, the agency has 73 stations and more than 450 bikes.

On this tour, attendees will be able to check out a bike of their own and take it from Downtown Station to Plaza Saltillo Station and our Headquarters via the Red Line Trail, which is a unique, planned trail network that follows our commuter rail line. At our Headquarters, attendees will take CapMetro Pickup, another growing on-demand service in the Central Texas region, to the Bikeshare Facility. You’ll be able to check out a behind-the scenes look at the operations and maintenance for the system before taking Rapid to the Mueller Development and back downtown. By taking three different modes, you’ll travel like a local to get around some of the busiest places in town.

Please note: There is a portion of biking and walking on this tour, so please wear comfortable clothing and closed-toed shoes. A helmet is also required to ride a bike and will be provided to you.

Tour Capacity: 10 participants

Come take a look at CapMetro’s newest Rapid routes! The two new Rapid routes, Expo Center and Pleasant Valley, are funded through Project Connect, a voter-approved initiative to transform the region’s public transportation, and through millions in grant funding from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA).

These routes officially opened to the public in February 2025 with an initial service level, and the work is far from over. Today, CapMetro continues to build its Park & Rides and end-of-line chargers, so that these lines can fully operate with zero-emissions vehicles and increased operations in 2026.

On this tour, you will hop on board the Rapid 837 Expo Center and take it through Downtown to East Austin, seeing how Priority Lanes help make it a quicker commute. From there, you’ll transfer onto the Rapid 800 Pleasant Valley to our Headquarters to check out our new infrastructure that charges our electric vehicles.

Tour Capacity: 15 participants

Learn about CapMetro’s innovative approach to Public Safety! After only five years since CapMetro modernized its approach, today the agency has built three teams from the ground up to work in tandem to strategically address safety needs on transit.

In this presentation, you will learn about our Public Safety Ambassadors who are unarmed individuals that are trained to immediately address safety concerns and help customers navigate the network, our Community Intervention Specialists who are trained social workers that can step in when a more comprehensive assistance is needed, and our newest team, the Transit Police Department that was certified in late 2024.

It’s an important priority that all these teams, each equipped with an important and necessary skill set, work together to keep our frontline staff and customers safe. You will get a deep dive into their day-to-day operations, as well as learn how this approach has already seen proven successes for our staff and customers alike.

Please note: This is a non-walking presentation.

Tour Capacity: 25 participants

Ever been curious about an autonomous bus? Or what about a solar canopy used to charge electric buses? This tour will provide insight in both those areas! CapMetro was awarded nearly $1 million in grant funding from the FTA for vehicle automation for bus yard operations. In partnership with external contractors, CapMetro is now testing out new technology at our North Operations and Maintenance Facility and you can get a firsthand look at what the progress looks like.

This is far from the only capital project happening in the agency, though. On this tour, you’ll also take a look at a major investment to install a brand new overhead solar collection system that will charge CapMetro’s electric bus fleet and the expansion of our rail maintenance facility.

All three projects are happening at one facility, providing a unique opportunity for attendees to get an in-depth tour of each, while also learning how staff are managing and balancing these projects, plus several more happening across Central Texas.

Tour Capacity: 30 participants

Here’s your chance to see one of the newest MLS Stadiums in the country! On this tour, attendees will take CapMetro’s commuter rail, the Red Line, to McKalla Station at Q2 Stadium, the home of Austin FC. McKalla Station was an investment approved by voters in 2020 as part of the larger Project Connect program, which aims to transform the region’s public transportation network. Through a public-private partnership with the Q2 Stadium, it opened in February 2024, coinciding with the first Austin FC season. The station features three station platforms, new double-track, benches, lighting, and wayfinding and communication systems, all of which were built with CapMetro’s sustainability goals in mind.

After a quick tour of the brand-new station, attendees will get an up-close look at Q2 Stadium and its sustainability features with stadium staff before hopping back on the Red Line to go back Downtown.

Please Note: This tour includes walking, so please wear comfortable shoes!

Tour Capacity: 50 participants