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Capital Metro board approves June 2025 service changes, including schedule tweaks and UT shuttle adjustments
Summary
The board authorized implementation of minor schedule adjustments and summer service transitions for UT shuttles and school trips effective June 1, 2025; staff said some rapid routes will shift from headway to time-point schedules to improve transfers.
The Capital Metro Board on March 24 voted to implement the agency's proposed June 2025 service changes, authorizing the president and CEO or her designee to finalize implementation effective Sunday, June 1 (with UT routes transitioning on June 5).
Jordan McGee, senior planner, told the board the package focuses on routine adjustments timed with the school calendar and targeted schedule changes to improve on-time performance. "Specific schedule adjustments are determined later in the service change process to more accurately respond to evolving traffic conditions and construction," McGee said. Staff said changes include modifying total schedule time per route, adjusting layover locations, potentially adding trips, and updating stops.
A notable operational change will convert rapid routes 801 and 803 from headway-based operation to a time-point schedule. McGee said the move preserves frequency but provides fixed times at selected points to make transfers more predictable for customers. "With this change, these routes will still maintain the same frequency, maintain spacing, but now have a schedule to allow those transfers," he said. Board members expressed support, saying the change will help riders make connections.
Board member Stratton asked about advantages and trade-offs between headway and timetable approaches; McGee said the operations control center can adjust service when traffic disrupts schedules. The board discussed planning and community input; McGee said staff received stakeholder feedback and has posted detailed schedule adjustments on CapMetro’s website.
Why it matters: The approved changes aim to improve reliability and transfer predictability ahead of summer-schedule transitions and the upcoming academic-year adjustments. The time-point change on two high-frequency routes may affect riders who rely on connections to trains and other buses.
Next steps: Staff will finalize detailed schedules and public outreach ahead of the June 1 implementation date.
