That line will open as soon as 2027 and will use dedicated bus lanes, prioritized traffic signals and more frequent pickups to move riders more quickly around San Antonio.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In-person customer support<\/p>\n
The planned Silver Line will use those same methods to move riders between east and west. It\u2019s on a later schedule than the Green Line, but VIA officials are trying to engage residents and get their feedback.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re at 40% design. We\u2019re in the process of selecting a final designer,\u201d said Rod Sanchez, VIA\u2019s vice president of planning and design. \u201cFrom here, it\u2019s more design, it\u2019s more discussion with the community.\u201d<\/p>\n
VIA has already picked out the route and the stops for the Silver Line, which will run from the Frost Bank Center along Houston, Market, Buena Vista and Commerce streets to North General McMullen on the West Side.<\/p>\n
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This map is a projection of the route VIA\u2019s Silver Line will take to get riders from the East Side of San Antonio to the West Side. Credit: Courtesy \/ VIA Metropolitan Transit<\/p>\n
Sanchez said there is still a need for community input, though. VIA wants locals to talk about what stops will look like and where they go on streets and blocks.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re open to having any discussion with community members. If there\u2019s anything they don\u2019t like, please tell us,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The agency is staffing two offices, one on Buena Vista Street near the University of Texas at San Antonio\u2019s downtown office and the other at VelocityTX\u2019s East Side campus near Houston Street. VIA held a ribbon cutting for its East Side office on Monday. The West Side office opens in December.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnybody can stop in,\u201d said Tom Marks, VIA\u2019s vice president of government affairs and community engagement.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s a blueprint VIA has applied to the Green Line: putting local staff on the ground to both welcome local questions and conduct outreach. Two full-time employees are already working in the East Side office and are available between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.<\/p>\n
Most residents\u2019 concerns, Marks said, were related to construction. When VIA gets closer to breaking ground on the Silver Line, Marks said, there will be more staff and more availability at its offices.<\/p>\n
For now, he said, people can walk into those offices and ask questions or reach out to VIA at keepsamoving.com<\/a> or at 210-362-2020 and request that VIA representatives come to events or answer questions.<\/p>\n Rideshare services at Brooks<\/p>\n VIA Link, the agency\u2019s rideshare program, added service in Southeast San Antonio earlier this month.<\/p>\n