MetroRapid ridership lags along North Lamar and South Congress

AUSTIN (KXAN) — As Austin nears three years with MetroRapid bus service, ridership along the North Lamar/South Congress corridor is lagging below projections.
Capitol Metro’s premium bus service including WiFi, fewer stops and other features launched in January 2014. The project cost was $47.6 million with 80 percent of that coming from the Federal Transportation Administration’s Very Small Starts program.
“Ridership in the North Lamar/South Congress corridor, led by