
New city director: Transportation is ‘my personal ministry’
The City of San Antonio has hired Tomika Monterville to become director of the newly-formed Transportation Department.
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Community leaders rally support for VIA-funding Proposition A
A diverse coalition of community and business leaders have pledged support for Prop A, which would increase funding for mass transit.

TxDOT prepares to open Bexar County’s first HOV lane
The county’s first high-occupancy vehicle lane is set to open next week on eastbound Interstate 10 north of 1604.

COVID-19 shrinks VIA’s 2021 budget
On Tuesday, the VIA Metropolitan Transit board passed its 2021 budget – slightly lower than the previous year’s due to the coronavirus.

San Antonio goes online to develop bike plans, micromobility policy
This week, the City launched an interactive website and survey to complete new bicycle implementation plans for downtown and Midtown along with a citywide micromobility policy.

Updated transportation plan gives Bexar County more than $2 billion for highways
Each year, the Texas Transportation Commission updates its 10-year funding plan for construction projects around the state.

VIA approves putting sales tax reallocation on November ballot
VIA board members voted unanimously Thursday to ask voters to reallocate a one-eighth-cent sales tax to transit starting in 2026.

City’s proposed plan: Collect sales tax for 4 years before revenue goes to VIA
November ballot proposals will ask voters to give the City a one-eighth-cent sales tax for workforce development before it goes to transit.

VIA Approves Transforming Former Nightclub into New Service Facility
Graham Central Station once hosted Tejano music legends. VIA plans to build a new centralized paratransit facility there.

Small Plane Crash Leaves One Dead, Two Injured
A small plane crashed just outside of the Stinson Municipal Airport Saturday morning.

VIA, Mayor Compromise: Voters Can Fund Pandemic Recovery and Transit With Sales Tax Shift
After some back and forth between VIA Metropolitan Transit and Mayor Ron Nirenberg, the two parties have agreed to a sales tax reallocation solution.

‘Not Easy, But Attainable’: VIA Determined to Push Hard for Sales Tax Election
A VIA Metropolitan Transit committee talked about the transit agency’s new strategic plan and the proposed sales tax reallocation measure.

VIA Votes to Advance Sales Tax Reallocation Measure
The VIA Metropolitan Transit board of trustees voted Thursday to move forward with putting a sales tax reallocation measure on the November ballot.