Cap Metro Service Changes in Effect Today

Photo by John Carrico

In its latest round of service upgrades and updates, Capital Metro has unrolled changes on several South Austin, Night Owl, and University of Texas shuttle routes. The transit authority endeavors to adjust its schedule three times a year in accordance with riders' needs.

As far as primary route adjustments go, only two routes will see major realignments. (Note: All route details come courtesy of a Cap Metro press release issued last week.)

• 30 Barton Creek – Will no longer service the Barton Hills/Hollow Creek neighborhood due to low ridership. Frequency in the Spyglass neighborhood will be improved from 70 to 35 minutes.

• 323 Anderson – Will be realigned from Ed Bluestein to Springdale and Tuscany to improve coverage.

Changes on the Night Owl routes are primarily intended to shorten ride time; as such, several of the low-ridership routes to the north, east, and south of the central city will be discontinued.

• 481 Night Owl North – Will be renamed 481 Night Owl North Lamar.

• 482 Night Owl East – Will be consolidated with Route 485 Night Owl Cameron. (Refer to new Route 485 for more details)

• 483 Night Owl Southeast – Will be realigned to Riverside, Burton, Oltorf and Wickersham. Frequency will be improved from 60 to 30 minutes. Route will be renamed 483 Night Owl Riverside.

• 484 Night Owl S. Lamar/S. 1st – Will be realigned to serve only the South Lamar area. Frequency will be improved from 60 to 30 minutes. Route will be renamed 484 Night Owl South Lamar.

• 485 Night Owl Cameron – Will be realigned to Rosewood, Airport, Mueller, 51st, Cameron and Rutherford (Wal-Mart). Frequency will be improved from 60 to 30 minutes.

• 486 Night Owl Dove Springs – Will be realigned to South Congress, Stassney, Pleasant Valley and William Cannon. Frequency will be improved from 60 to 30 minutes. Route will be renamed 486 Night Owl South Congress.

And just in time for the fall semester to begin, some school-related stops will be added or reinstated along these routes – 4 Montopolis, 5 Woodrow/South Fifth, 7 Duval/Dove Springs, 300 Govalle, 325 Ohlen, 331 Oltorf, 333 William Cannon, and E-Bus routes 410, 411, and 412 – while a few UT shuttle routes will see decreased frequencies:

• 641 EC East Campus – Midday frequency will be reduced from 7 to 10 minutes during fall and spring semesters.

• 652 PRC Pickle Research Campus – Frequency will be reduced from 35 to 60 minutes during fall and spring semesters. Route will be realigned within the Pickle Research campus.

• 675 WL Wickersham Lane – Midday frequency will be reduced from 15 to 20 minutes during fall, spring and finals.

For a complete rundown of the latest service adjustments, visit the Cap Metro website.