What’s new about the plan?

• More Frequent: High-Frequency Route Network boosted from 6 to 17 routes traveling every 15 minutes or better, over ½ million people will be within walking distance of a frequent route.
• More East/West: Adds 2 MetroRapid routes going east/west with 9 frequent routes running every 15 minutes or better.
• More Direct: Routes will be straighter and better connected to activity centers and denser parts of town for easy traveling.
• Simplified Fares: Flattens fares for fast, easy boarding and simplified connections.
• More Rapid: Adds 2 MetroRapid routes through downtown and east Austin with stations added to current routes, increasing frequency to 7-10 minutes.
• “Super BRT”: Adds a MetroRapid route operating on future I-35 Express Lanes with in-line stations.
• Goes Further: Ability to access more distant destinations in less time with less waiting and more frequency.
• More Express: Adds more reliable Express bus service by utilizing new MoPac Express Lanes, connecting to growing communities outside the central core.
• Community Routes: New service that may include on-demand, circulator or short-distance neighborhood routes, connecting to the larger network.
• Faster: Suggests adding more transit priority lanes, curb extensions to increase pedestrian safety, signal priority and other ways to keep buses and riders ahead of traffic congestion.