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San Antonio college students, faculty and staff get free access to public transit with VIA U-Pass
The initiative aims to make transportation more convenient and affordable for students.
By Brandon Rodriguez
Tags: San Antonio News, San Antonio, San Antonio Colleges, UTSA, UIW, TAMUSA, Alamo Colleges, VIA Metropolitan Transit, VIA Prímo, VIA Express, VIA Link, Public Transportation, college student discounts, free for students
Fiesta Texas Fireworks, Police Misconduct: The top 10 headlines in San Antonio this week
Also racking up big numbers were our interview with San Antonio-native funnyman Jeff Hiller and a story about a woman rolling in a pile of horse manure on 6th Street in Austin.
By San Antonio Current Staff
Tags: San Antonio News, top San Antonio headlines, top San Antonio news, Fourth of July fireworks, Six Flags Fiesta Texas, San Antonio Police Department, police misconduct, Jeff Hiller, AI art, VIA Metropolitan Transit, Victor Wembanyama, Britney Spears, San Antonio East Side, San Antonio real estate market, Artpace
San Antonio's VIA Metro Transit expects to have eight electric buses in operation by summer
VIA Metropolitan Transit has begun staff training and vehicle testing on the eight fully electric buses acquired with government funds last year.
Tags: San Antonio News, Via Metropolitan Transit, San Antonio, public transportation, environment, electric vehicles, electric buses
San Antonio officials urge Valero Alamo Bowl attendees to arrive early to avoid traffic mess
Some free parking is available downtown — for fans who arrive early enough.
By Sanford Nowlin
Tags: Sports & Recreation, Valero Alamo Bowl, San Antonio, Alamodome, parking, park and ride, shuttle, VIA Metropolitan Transit, fan fair, bowl games, sports, college football, Texas, University of Texas, University of Washington
San Antonio's VIA Metropolitan Transit warns winter weather could cause delays, detours
Riders using VIA to travel to or from any one of the city’s seven warming centers can do so fare-free starting this Thursday.
By Nina Rangel
Tags: San Antonio News, CPS Energy, Winter Weather, San Antonio, Winter Weather Watch San Antonio, arctic blast, warming centers, freeze, Christmas weather, Bexar County, VIA, VIA Metropolitan Transit, icy roads, winter weather conditions, travel
San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg says he's unsure how Boring Co. tunnel fits city transportation plan
Nirenberg's Connect SA initiative is focussed on the completion of VIA's rapid transit project.
By Michael Karlis
Tags: San Antonio News, San Antonio, Business, VIA Metropolitan Transit, Advanced Rapid Transit, Mayor Ron Nirenberg, Boring Company, Elon Musk, tunnel project, San Antonio International Airport
VIA expands its transit-on-demand ride share service to Northwest San Antonio
By Kelly Nelson
Tags: San Antonio News, San Antonio, Texas, VIA, VIA Link, public transit, VIA Metropolitan Transit, Northwest San Antonio, zone, expand, expansion, rideshare, transit on demand, UTSA, Main Campus, Northwest Vista College, 1604, Babcock, Culebra, Mainland, bus routes, ride sharing, ride share, on-demand, 1604, transit pass, U-Pass, bike rack, transit accessibility
Developer asks to tear down San Antonio's closed Cattleman’s Square Tavern for new apartments
By Richard Webner, The San Antonio Heron
Tags: Downtown San Antonio, downtown development, Cattleman's Square Tavern, David Adelman, The ’68 at Hemisfair, Maverick building, Nimitz Middle School, Tobin Hill, downtown apartments, VIA Metropolitan Transit, Centro Plaza station, Barclay Anthony, Historic and Design Review Commission, HDRC, Graciela Sanchez, Esperanza Peace and Justice Center, historic property, Whitt Printing Co., Golden Star Café, Rich Book Building, Santa Monica Hotel, AVANCE, Conservation Society
Visit San Antonio taps veteran Chicago exec Marc Anderson to oversee tourism recovery
Tags: City of San Antonio, Visit San Antonio, hospitality, tourism, conventions, Jeffrey Arndt, VIA Metropolitan Transit, Marc Anderson, Grand Hyatt convention center hotel, bond payments, River Walk, downtown, Casandra Matej, Orlando, Florida, Choose Chicago, McCormick Place
San Antonians 75 years and older no longer need an appointment to get vaccinated at the Alamodome
Tags: San Antonio, COVID-19, COVID, vaccinations, vaccines open for all adults, Texas, Texas expands vaccinations, coronavirus, pandemic. inoculations, vaccination sites, vaccination providers, Department of State Health Services, Imelda Garcia, all adults, 80 year olds, 75 year olds, walk up, walk in, no appointment necessary, Alamodome, VIA Metropolitan Transit
Despite pushback, San Antonio job training, VIA funding and pre-K initiatives win broad voter support
By Ben Olivo, The San Antonio Heron
Tags: San Antonio, ballot initiatives, VIA Metropolitan transit, Pre-K for SA, Job training, Ron Nirenberg, election, ballot measures, ballot propositions, 2020 election, November election, local initiatives, city council, progressives, housing assistance, SA: Ready to Work
In early voting, San Antonio supports job training, transportation and pre-K ballot measures
Tags: San Antonio, ballot initiatives, VIA Metropolitan transit, Pre-K for SA, Job training, Ron Nirenberg, election, ballot measures, ballot propositions, Laura Barberena, 2020 election, November election
San Antonians should reject VIA’s vague, open-ended ballot proposal
By Heywood Sanders
Tags: San Antonio, Texas, election, 2020 election, ballot initiative, VIA, transit, funding, VIA Metropolitan Transit, CityScrapes, Mayor Ron Nirenberg, tax scheme, mass transit, public transit, public transportation, pandemic, financial crisis, San Antonio economy, COVID-19, coronavirus, proposition, sales tax propositions
San Antonio's Luminaria Artist Foundation to showcase six artists in fall series
By Emily DiTomasso
Tags: Luninaria, local art, San Antonio, San Antonio River Authority, Devil River Whiskey Distillery, San Antonio Public Library, Majestic Theatre, San Antonio Botanical Garden, VIA Metropolitan Transit, things to do in San Antonio, Texas, Mark McCoin, Isolated and On Display, Pamela Martinez, Teletextile: Artemisia – Touching at a Distance, Octavio Quintanilla, Frontexto(ing), Jenelle Esparza, Through the Threshold, Raul Rene Gonzalez, Artists, Parents, & Oil Paints, Violeta De Leon Davila, They Taught You Wrong: Metanoia – A Transformative Change, works-in-progress
Poll: San Antonians' support for workforce plan drops if it's funded by shifting aquifer protection money
Tags: San Antonio, Bexar County, pre-K 4 SA, Via Metropolitan transit, public transit, Edwards Aquifer Protection Plan, Bexar Facts, poll, ballot measures, November election, 2020 election, Ready to Work, workforce development, Ron Nirenberg, funding, city budget, sales tax, pandemic, covid-19, covid 19, coronavirus, corona virus
San Antonians Should Be Wary When VIA Asks for More Money
Tags: San Antonio, Texas, buses, bus, public transit, public transportation, VIA Metropolitan Transit, VIA, VIA bus, CityScrapes, light rail proposal, light rail, tax, VIA funding, city budget, city funding, development deals, tax increase, Westside Multimodal Center, VIA Centro Plaza, downtown streetcar
San Antonio Mayor Calls Off Public Transit Vote, Shifts Focus to Economic Recovery
Tags: Ron Nirenberg, San Antonio, state of the city address, aquifer protection, Edwards Aquifer, Texas, environment, drinking water, VIA, VIA metropolitan transit, metro transit, transit system, bus system, economy, unemployment, Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff, coronavirus, corona virus, covid-19, covid 19, economic recovery, pandemic, equity issues
San Antonio's VIA Introduces Free Bus Pass for People Drawing Unemployment Benefits
Tags: VIA metropolitan transit, via, transit systems, buses, San Antonio, Texas, free passes, unemployed, unemployment benefits, public transit, coronavirus, corona virus, covid-19, covid 19, pandemic
San Antonio Wins $93 Million in Federal Funds to Sustain Public Transit Through Coronavirus Crisis
Tags: Corona virus, coronavirus, covid-19, covid 19, pandemic, San Antonio, VIA, Via Metropolitan transit, bus sevice, public transit, transportation, fees, service, bus routes, Bexar County, texas, Henry Cuellar
San Antonio's VIA Metropolitan Transit Suspends Fares in Response to Coronavirus
Tags: Corona virus, coronavirus, covid-19, covid 19, pandemic, San Antonio, VIA, Via Metropolitan transit, bus sevice, public transit, transportation, fees, service, bus routes, Bexar County, texas
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San Antonio Jim's location at Broadway and Hildebrand closes after 53 years
San Antonio Louis Vuitton pop-up gets makeover after trademark accusations
City of San Antonio closes two busy downtown streets on Monday
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