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The CapMetro Board of Directors has selected Dottie Watkins as its permanent President and Chief Executive Officer, who will continue to guide the agency through its robust expansion. The announcement comes on the heels of the first Project Connect project completion: the Red Line Leander-Lakeline Double Tracking project.
Watkins is an Austin native and has been with CapMetro since 1994. She's served as Interim President and CEO since June 2022, following the departure of Randy Clarke.
Watkins began her career with CapMetro as a part-time bus operator, when she was 19 years old, while pursuing her degree at the University of Texas at Austin. She has held multiple leadership roles within the agency, including Deputy CEO, Chief Customer Officer/Chief Operating Officer and Vice President of Bus Operations and Maintenance. The agency faced a staffing shortage crisis throughout the COVID-19 pandemic; Watkins led the effort to maintain transit operations and continue serving the community.
She is recognized at the agency for her depth of knowledge in transit operations, as well as her commitment to her staff and the frontline team members the agency relies upon.
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Calendar Corner: February 7 – February 13, 2023
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The Urban Transportation Commission makes recommendations to City Council on transportation-related matters, including energy-efficient transportation, transit service, active transportation options, taxicab franchises and provisions to best serve those with mobility impairments.
The City of Austin, CapMetro and the Austin Transit Partnership created an advisory committee to advise all three partners on topics related to equity and Project Connect, including efforts to curb displacement along the Project Connect system.
The 22-member Transportation Policy Board (TPB) is the governing body for the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO) and is made up of 20 elected officials and a representative from TxDOT and one from Capital Metro. The TPB is the body that makes decisions on CAMPO policy and decides how CAMPO funding is allocated.
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