Blue Line (Capital Metro)
The Blue Line, also referred to as the Blue Line - Riverside, is a proposed transitway for the Austin, Texas area in the United States. It is still in the planning stages as a part of Capital Metro's ProjectConnect.
| Blue Line | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Type | Bus rapid transit, light rail, automated rapid transit |
| System | Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority |
| Status | Proposed |
| Locale | Austin, Texas |
| Termini | Highland/UT East Austin–Bergstrom International Airport |
| Stations | 15 |
| Services | 1 |
| Operation | |
| Operator(s) | Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority |
Concept
In 2018, Capital Metro announced a new long-range planning project entitled ProjectConnect that outlines several major transit corridors consisting of commuter rail, light rail, and bus rapid transit.[1] The Blue Line corridor will include a transit pathway for a light rail or bus rapid transit line running on the eastside of Downtown Austin to Austin–Bergstrom International Airport in southeast Austin.[2] The concept is expected to be included as referenda during the 2020 United States presidential election.[3]
Proposed Route
South to north, from Austin–Bergstrom International Airport to the University of Texas at Austin, with a potential future extension to Austin Community College and Highland station.[4][5]
| Station Name | Parking | Connection | Nearby points of interest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Airport |  |
MetroBus 20 | Austin–Bergstrom International Airport |
| Metrocenter | No | MetroBus 271 | Austin Airport Hotels |
| Montopolis | No | MetroBus 20 | Montopolis Park, Tokyo Electron |
| Faro | No | MetroBus 20, 310 | Austin Public Library, Riverside Golf Course |
| Riverside | |
MetroBus 20, 300, 483 | Park Greene Shopping Center |
| Lakeshore | |
MetroBus 7, 20, 483 | Oracle Corporation |
| Travis Heights | No | MetroBus 7, 20, 483, 935, 987 | Austin Housing Authority, Norwood Park |
| Waterfront | No | MetroBus 7, 20, 483 | South Congress, Texas Department of Transportation, Austin American-Statesman, Lady Bird Lake |
| Downtown | No | Capital MetroRail, MetroBus 451 | Austin Convention Center, Downtown Austin, Rainey Street |
| Republic Square | No | Capital MetroRapid 801, 803, MetroBus 105, 111, 171, 980, 981, 985 | Sixth Street, Texas State Board of Nursing, United States Federal Court |
| Capitol East | No | MetroBus 6, 7, 10, 142, 935 | Texas State Capitol, UT Medical Center, Frank Erwin Center, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Texas State Offices, Waterloo Park |
| UT East | No | MetroBus 7, 10, 103, 111, 171, 640, 682, 935, UT Shuttle | University of Texas at Austin, Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium, Mike A. Myers Stadium, Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum |
| Potential Future Extension to Highland station.[4] | |||
| St. David's | No | MetroBus 10 | St. David's Medical Center, Eastwoods Park |
| Hancock | No | MetroBus 10, 322 | Hancock Shopping Center, Hancock Golf Course |
| Clarkson | No | MetroBus 350 | Hyde Park |
| Highland | |
Capital MetroRail MetroBus 7, 350, 377 Greyhound Station |
Austin Community College, Highland Mall |
References
- Mark D. Wilson. "Cap Metro unveils new vision for Project Connect - News - Austin American-Statesman - Austin, TX". Statesman.com. Retrieved 2019-11-23.
- Thursday, October 11, 2018 by Jack Craver (2018-10-11). "Project Connect: Cap Metro insists everything is on the table - Austin MonitorAustin Monitor". Austinmonitor.com. Retrieved 2019-11-23.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
- Claiborne, Casey. "Cap Metro's 'Orange', 'Blue' Lines could be very different types of transit for Austin". FOX 7 Austin. Retrieved 2019-11-23.
- "Vision plan" (PDF). www.capmetro.org. 2018. Retrieved 2019-11-23.
- "Factsheet" (PDF). www.capmetroengage.org. Retrieved 2019-11-23.
