
The Capital Metro board voted unanimously to ask the city of Austin to contribute up to $15 million for engineering and environmental analysis by including that money in a probable bond election this fall.
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This newly designed system will deliver information to passengers in a clear and concise format accentuating the agency's extensive public transportation options.
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The program, which will run for the next 60 days at 16 bus stops, was developed by Connecthings, in partnership with RATP Dev USA, BlindSquare, and BlueCats.
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Randy Clarke has served as the VP, operations and member services, at the American Public Transportation Association since April 2016.
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Executive search firm Krauthamer & Associates has aided Capital Metro during the process, which began at the end of July after Linda Watson announced her pending retirement following more than seven years in the position.
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The free, online resource helps city officials, land developers, neighborhoods and others better understand the potential land-use options that surrounds its MetroRail and MetroRapid stations.
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Q&A with Linda Watson, President/CEO, Capital Metro, Austin, Texas
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The agency was able to send five vehicles for the transport of 10 wheelchair passengers from a medical facility in Corpus Christi, Texas to a shelter in San Antonio. They are also offering free passes and travel training to those people that are in shelters in Austin.
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The approved contract allows Modern Railway Systems to complete a portion of the work within 15 months, which will make the agency eligible to apply for a two-year extension to the December 2018 deadline to complete the rest of the system.
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Some key accomplishments during Watson’s tenure include stabilizing the labor structure by transitioning bus operators and maintenance staff to private contractors and overseeing the planning and implementation of improvements to MetroRail.
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