CapMetro Bus Stop

This was my first time taking the bus in Austin, and I’m never taking the bus again. I’ve been waiting thirty minutes, and now I have to wait another hour. Using my gas-​fueled car from now on. Why shouldn’t I take my car everywhere, if I’m lucky enough to have one. T

The benches are scalding hot in the summer. This is what a frying pan feels like. You don’t really want to sit down on them. Trust me on this okay.
You meet some of the most ‘interesting’ people here. Most of them will leave you alone. Yes you get the occasional aggresive panhandler. Word to the wise, don’t be alone at night. Or flash around money.
Capital Metro redid bus schedules and frequencies to ‘atract’ riders. But I don’t think it is working too well. the 1 and 3 are always overpacked. while the ⁸⁰¹⁄₈₀₃ routes are (because of free UT passes and increased frequencies) less than crowded.

Good place to wait for a bus because there’s a ledge to sit on and the board with bus arrival times posted. There’s a CVS and Chipotle across the street so if you’ve got a long wait you can run over and chill for a bit. This is right next to the Texas Union at UT too so if it’s cold head in there.
The #1M or #1L comes every 10 – 11 minutes, and sometimes there’s a crowd of 30 people waiting for various buses (also the #5, the #101, and a couple of crosstown buses). Poor lighting at night is a big issue — also the fact that there is no shelter when it rains except for the trees overhead.
There are easily five or six rats that live in the bushes and forage at the trashcans so if you’re rat-​squeamish don’t sit too close to the trashcan.
Happy public transporting!