Approved Budget and
Business Plan
Of Capital Metropolitan
Transportation Authority
Austin, Texas
Fiscal Year 2009
Approved Budget
Fiscal Year 2009
October 1, 2008 – September 30, 2009
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Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Proposed Fiscal Year 2009 Budget
Transmittal Letter
To the Capital Metro Board and Members of the Capital Metro Service Area:
It is my pleasure to submit the Proposed Budget for the 2009 fiscal year. This thoughtfully
planned budget allows Capital Metro to continue to offer new and expanded services as interest
in mass transit grows, while providing for the increased costs of fuel, infrastructure, and labor.
Over the past several months, Capital Metro has undergone a strategic overhaul designed to
galvanize every level of our organization behind the strategic vision to double ridership by 2025.
The fiscal year 2009 budget will fund services to meet fifteen objectives under three strategic
themes:
1) Customer Driven Service Excellence
2) Sustainable Business Growth
3) Strategic Partnering
As the population in our region increases and gas prices remain high, Capital Metro will continue
to offer new and expanded services, providing the citizens of central Texas a variety of mobility
options.
During FY 2009 Capital Metro will spend $182.6 million on public transportation services and
projects for the Central Texas Region. Included in the planned projects is the completion of
Capital Metro’s MetroRail Red Line, continuing implementation of the intelligent transportation
system that will provide real-time information about specific buses to riders, new vehicle
purchases, passenger amenities and continued progress towards reaching the goals of the
communitywide long-range transit plan All Systems Go!.
Quality Service
Capital Metro values quality service. Our efforts have been paying off, with sustained ridership
increases in nearly every category and a recent overall satisfaction r