A familiar face is CapMetro’s new President and CEO. Dottie Watkins, a lifelong Austinite, will lead the agency following a recent vote by the Board of Directors. She had served as interim CEO since June 2022, while a nationwide search was conducted. Watkins first joined CapMetro in 1994, working as a part-time shuttle bus operator…

The United States Department of Transportation recently announced the City of Houston will receive $28.79 million in federal funding through the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grant program for the Bissonnet Corridor Safe Streets Project. The funding will support a seven-mile rehabilitation of Bissonnet Street from South Dairy Ashford Road to Hillcroft Avenue….

The Houston Ship Channel expansion project, also known as Project 11, continues to make significant progress. Port officials announced that dredging of the first segment extending from Bolivar Roads to Redfish, known as Segment 1A, is complete. The work was completed on schedule and on budget.  Project 11’s Segment 1A constitutes eleven and a half…

METRO’s Office of Economic Business Opportunity is committed to providing a variety of business enterprise programs to ensure equal opportunity, inclusion, and nondiscrimination in all its procurement and contracting matters. Read more on METRO’s Business Enterprise Programs and open procurements. Veteran Owned Business Enterprise Program To be classified as a certified Veteran Owned Business, your…

To create new opportunities for those experiencing poverty, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced a new Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to help improve transit in areas experiencing long-term economic distress. The $20 million in competitive grant funding through FTA’s Areas of Persistent Poverty (AoPP) Program provides more resources to…

Recently, Port Houston hosted “Posada With the Port”, its first community event dedicated to bringing resources and information to communities near the Houston Ship Channel. This event was free to attend and hosted at Milby High School in Houston, TX.  People wanting information about workforce opportunities, healthcare enrollment, food access, and other services attended the…

San Antonio Airport System (SAAS) is proud to announce a new milestone in the Airport Carbon Accreditation’s (ACA) carbon management certification program through Airports Council International-World. San Antonio International Airport renewed its Level 1 accreditation for Carbon Mapping and Stinson Municipal Airport achieved Level 1 status for the first time. “Through teamwork, we successfully achieved…

Global Impact Initiative, or Gii, has entered into a mutual agreement with CapMetro to collectively address the need to provide refugees and other marginalized populations living in Central Texas with gainful employment. Gii is an Austin-based non-profit that provides education and workforce development programs to underserved communities around the world. Through Gii, refugees can complete…

Dallas Fort Worth International Airport creates and sustains a business environment that enables disadvantaged, minority, and women-owned business enterprises (D/M/WBE) to compete equitably for business opportunities and achieve economic success, contributing to DFW’s overall mission of expanding economic benefits. Their Process For more information, please visit www.dfwairport.com. Source: Dallas Fort Worth International Airport

For owners of small- and medium-sized businesses, there are so many elements to be handled that finances often do not get the attention required to drive a sustainable and growing business. It is widely reported that 82% of small businesses shut down due to poor cash flow management, and CB Insights reports 39% ran out…

METRO’s Board of Directors has recently unanimously approved an updated policy that guides how it advances Joint Development and Transit Oriented Development (TOD) initiatives. TOD is high-density development within walking distance of a transit station with diverse uses such as housing, employment, shops, restaurants, and entertainment. It creates walkable, mixed-use spaces near high-quality public transportation…

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration, or FTA, has recently awarded CapMetro with $20 million as part of its Bus and Bus Facilities Grant Program. The funding will go toward establishing a permanent North Demand Response Operations and Maintenance facility. “As CapMetro continues to grow as an agency and as a regional partner,…