CMTA Services
·  Fixed Route Service (Express Park and Ride, Flyer, Dillo)
·  UT Shuttle
·  Dillo' Dash
·  ACC Shuttle
·  Capitol Express
·  Special Transit Services (STS)
·  Vanpool Program
·  Apple (AISD Magnet School Service)
·  E-Z Rider
·  Public Event Service

Fleet Description
·  Buses:      311
·  Trolley's:     21
·  STS vans:    39
·  STS sedans:  53     

Other Benefits  

·  Buses with bike racks:   289

1998 Ridership   
Fixed Route Ridership
·  Passenger trips:  20.9 million

STS Ridership
·  Total passenger trips:   485,664
·   Registered STS users:   9,540

UT Shuttle Ridership
·  Passenger trips:   7.1 million

Other Contract Ridership
·  Passenger Trips:  1.5 million

Van Pool Ridership
·  Passenger trips:   408,547* 
·  Vans:   104

Total Passenger Trips:   30 million 

*Vanpool figures are filed to the FTA by the contractor VPSI
**Source 1998 National Transit Database Report to the FTA

Based on the Texas Performance Review conducted by the Texas
Comptroller's Office, 18 agencies were identified to be "peer"
organizations to Capital Metro. The following comparison 
represents CMTA's ranking among them.
 
Demand Response (STS)
·  Vehicle Miles:    2 of 19
·  Revenue Hours:    2 of 19
·  Passenger Boardings:  3 of 19

Motor Bus (Fixed Route, etc.)
·  Vehicle Miles:    3 of 19
·  Revenue Hours:    3 of 19
·  Passenger Boardings:  2 of 19

Van Pool
·  Vehicle Miles:    1 of 5
·  Revenue Hours:    1 of 5
·  Passenger Boardings:  2 of 5

Peer Agencies within the Southwest Region include:
·  Tuscon, Arizona 
·  San Antonio, Texas 
·  Fort Worth, Texas 
·  Albuquerque, New Mexico 
 
*Source 1997 National Transit Database
 
Top 5 Performing Routes (Weekday)
Fixed Route  Daily Boardings  UT Shuttle Route  Daily Boardings  
1. North Lamar (1) 6,964      1. Intramural Fields (56) 4,732
2. Govalle Cross Tn (8)6,251  2. West Campus (50) 4,272  
3. South Congress (13) 4,550  3. Wickersham LN (59) 4,261
4. Dove Springs (27) 4,396    4. Campus Loop (60) 3,989
5. Congress Dillo (86) 3,206  5. FW (55) 2,662

*1998 LKC Consulting, Inc. System Performance Assessment

Passenger Profile
 
Racial/ Ethnic Background
·  White/Anglo:     46%
·  Hispanic:     22%
·  African American:   9%
·  Asian:   8%

Household
·  At least one car:   54%
·  Could have taken a car: 32%
·  Income over $20,000:   52%  
·  Two or more people:   70% 
·  Live alone:   21% 
 
*1998 LKC Consulting, Inc. System Performance Assessment

Community Investment
Build Greater Austin
$70.2 million is programmed over a 10-year period for the 
following projects: 
 
·  Improve roadways
·  Build sidewalks 
·  Curb cuts/ accessibility enhancement
·  Street maintenance/ repair
·  Transit corridor improvements
·  Transit centers
·  Transit capital improvements
 

Economy/ Employment
·  15.3 million revenue miles for work, school and other 
   travel needs. Capital Metro employs over 1,000 residents
   in Central Texas.

Transportation System Management 
·  Goal is to improve bus travel time and operating speeds.
·  Targets traffic-related improvements at key locations.
·  Future solutions may include Queue-Jumper Lanes, 
   Bus Detection and Leading Bus Phase,  and Reversible Lanes.