Capital MetroRapid will turn heads. Imagine a traffic light that stays green a little longer just for you or one that changes from red to green a few seconds early as you approach. As your Capital MetroRapid bus approaches the uniquely branded Rapid bus stop, you can’t help but think to yourself, “that bus looks like a train.”

• Initial service will include two routes: North Lamar/South Congress and Burnet/South Lamar.
• Capital MetroRapid service will offer better passenger amenities including real-time bus arrival information at all MetroRapid stops, 10-minute frequency during peak and all day service and reduced travel times by as much as 20 percent.
• MetroRapid stops will be close to local service bus stops and connect to two MetroRail stations for quick and easy connections.
• Once Capital MetroRapid’s initial service is up and running, we’ll continue our plans to develop up to 10 routes in the next 20 years.

• Submitted an initial findings report to the Federal Transportation Administration to prepare for federal funding request.
• Shelter design and transit signal priority system engineering design is complete for the North Lamar/South Congress Corridor that the 1L/1M and 101 currently serves.

• Discuss Capital MetroRapid possibilities with communities near the first two planned routes.
• Expect to submit a formal proposal for federal funding through the Very Small Starts Program later this summer.