@CapMetroCEO

Official Twitter account for #CapMetro President & CEO, Dottie Watkins. Proudly leading the women & men of @CapMetroATX.

Austin, TX
Joined June 2022
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Train tracks aren’t a shortcut—they’re a no-go zone! 🚫🚂 Stick to the walkways and crossings for a safe trip every time. Get more safety tips at capmetro.org/safety
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Thrilled to join @TxDOTAustin yesterday to celebrate the completion of Oak Hill Parkway! With this work done, @CapMetroATX North Oak Hill Pickup customers can travel more quickly and safely to neighborhoods, businesses, @accdistrict Pinnacle and more. Congrats, partners!
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Thank you to Katie Comer for moderating such a great conversation, and to everyone at the ULI Austin Carey Gunn Venditti Women's Leadership Initiative for having me. Grateful for the chance to talk transit, leadership and everything @CapMetroATX with this community.
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Excited to join the ULI Austin Carey Gunn Venditti Women's Leadership Initiative for a fireside chat — talking transit, leadership, and Austin's future. See you there! 🚍
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Excited to welcome @SChang_MH to the CapMetro Board of Directors! 🎉 Grateful for his experience serving Leander and the perspective he brings from our member cities. Looking forward to working together to strengthen transportation across Central Texas.
We are thrilled to welcome Leander City Council Member, Stephen Chang, to the CapMetro Board of Directors! 🎉 In addition, he will serve on the Finance, Audit and Administration Committee. Chang was unanimously appointed to the board by the Mayors of CapMetro’s suburban member cities. He also serves as the Council Liaison to the Economic Development Committee and represents the City of Leander on the Capital Area Council of Governments (CAPCOG). We value Chang’s public service experience, his important perspectives from the member cities we serve, and look forward to strengthening transportation connections across Central Texas. @SChang_MH
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What a Pride Parade! Thank you to everyone who showed up and helped us celebrate yesterday — in some serious Texas heat, no less. Proud of this community for showing up strong. See everyone next year! 🚌🌈☀️
We’re ready to get moving! 😎🌈 #atxpride
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Proud to celebrate our newest @CapMetroATX team members: Rail engineers, conductors & mechanics keeping trains moving safely. Demand Response operators meeting riders where they are. Dispatchers & maintenance techs. And our newest Public Safety Ambassador. People first, always.
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Filling gaps, cutting transfers, building connections. @CapMetroATX Route 2's extension along Springdale Rd (effective Sun 8/16) means easier trips between East Austin, Eastside Bus Plaza and Downtown. Proud of the work behind moves like this. Details: capmetro.org/august2026
CapMetro August 2026 Service Change updates to Route 2 🚍 We are extending Route 2 along Springdale Rd between Oak Springs Rd and 7th St, filling a gap in service. This will make it easier to travel between East Austin neighborhoods, Eastside Bus Plaza and Downtown without extra transfers. It will also create more consistent, two-way service along the route. Changes go into effect Sunday, 8/16. Learn more: capmetro.org/august2026
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Good news for our riders — @CapMetroATX Bikeshare is coming back. Starting August 11, we're bringing the fleet back online in phases, prioritizing the areas where you need it most, including UT campus. Thank you for your patience — our team has worked hard to get us here.
Replying to @CapMetroATX
Bikeshare Update - CapMetro Bikeshare will return in phases beginning August 11, 2026, with nearly one-third of the fleet available for riding by August 18. -The service was suspended in late May 2026 after a fire at the agency’s operations facility damaged the system’s charging infrastructure. -This limited service will prioritize areas with the highest customer demand, including the University of Texas campus. -Customers are encouraged to check the CapMetro Bikeshare app to see real-time availability before heading to a station.
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Today's Board meeting included nearly 2 hours of public comment on the ATU 1091–Keolis negotiations. As a former operator, This process is tough. Thank you to our frontline team for their dedication, and Keolis for working through this process. We hope for a fair resolution soon.
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Please stay safe out there. Our @CapMetroATX operators and maintenance crews are working hard through this heat to keep you moving safely. Thank you for your patience — and please sign up for alerts so you always know the latest.
We're monitoring the impacts extreme heat is having across our service. Customers may experience occasional delays as conditions change throughout the day. Our operations and maintenance teams are working to restore any service disruptions as quickly and safely as possible. We understand delays can affect your plans and we appreciate your patience during this period of extreme weather. For the latest information, sign up for CapMetro alerts and check Transit app before you travel. Sign up for alerts 🔔: capmetro.org/alerts
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Proud to celebrate with our city today! Juneteenth honors a pivotal moment in our shared history — freedom, resilience, and community. Grateful @CapMetroATX can share in the celebrations across town.
Proud to celebrate with our city! #juneteenth
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Thank you @VoteLuluFlores for joining us and for your continued support of transit and our community! The Rapid 800 & 837 and Goodnight Ranch Park & Ride are connecting real people to real opportunity — that's what we're here for.
It was great to be with @CapMetroATX to celebrate the full launch of the Rapid 800 and 837 routes and the opening of the Goodnight Ranch Park & Ride in #HD51. My favorite part was hearing from constituents who use the Rapid lines to connect themselves to their jobs and families.
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Today's launch of full service on Rapid 800 and 837 is a Project Connect promise kept — and moments like this are exactly why we do this work. Grateful for every partner, elected official, and community member who showed up today. Greater expansion is on the way. 🚌⚡
Celebrating the opening of the Expo Center and Goodnight Ranch Park & Rides this morning with a packed house. This investment is a part of the Project Connect System plan, and we’re proud to better connect the region we serve.
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From groundbreaking in 2021 to full @CapMetroATX Rapid service this week — this moment belongs to East Austin. Faster buses, new Park & Rides, more ways to connect to jobs, school and everything in between. Can't wait to celebrate with our community.
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Great day at @APTA_info Mobility Conference, joined three sessions on scaling autonomous vehicles in transit, worker safety, and a @SwiftlyInc executive roundtable with fellow transit leaders. Grateful to share what @CapMetroATX is doing and learn from the best in the industry
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Proud to see work begin on reassembling this 100+ year-old historic bridge over Walnut Creek. Essential track work. Better visibility. And the Mokan Trail stays on track too. Grateful for the @USDOT FRA CRISI grant making it possible. 🙌
We're preserving history while investing in our future. CapMetro has begun reassembling a more than 100-year-old historic bridge from our track over Walnut Creek to Springdale and Bolm Rd. This allows us to preserve the bridge and complete essential track work while improving visibility for our customers and the community. The relocation is funded by a Federal Railroad Administration CRISI grant and won't affect CapMetro service or future Mokan Trail plans.
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Moms have been navigating for us long before Google Maps existed. 😄 Wishing a wonderful Mother's Day to all the moms in our @CapMetroATX family and across Austin. 💐
No one has a better internal GPS than mom. 💙 Thanks for always knowing the way. Happy Mother's Day from CapMetro 💐 We'll handle the rest of the routes! 🚌
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On Earth Day and every day, transit is one of the most powerful choices we can make for our city. 🌿 Grateful for City Council and Board Members @chitoforatx ,@PaigeForAustin , @CMZoQadri who are out there making that choice visible. Thank you for your leadership!
Austin’s streets are buzzing with Earth Day energy! 🌎✨ City Council and CapMetro Board Members @chitovela3 @PaigeForAustin @CMZoQadri are out showing how easy it is to choose greener ways to get around the city. Every ride with CapMetro helps keep Austin vibrant and our air clean. 💙🌿 ➡️ Plan your trip today: capmetro.org/planner
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This is one of my favorite days of the year. So proud of every student who brought their vision of a sustainable future to life — and grateful to @CreativeATX for making it happen year after year. 🎨🌎 #ArtOnTheBus #EarthDay #CapMetro
Happy Earth Day! 🌎🚌💙🌱 Today, we're revealing 4 vehicles wrapped in student artwork focused on sustainability! @CreativeATX
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