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Newsby News/Media ReleaseMay 8, 2023

VIA, Uber, Masabi to Offer Transit Tickets

Uber Transit Ticketing will enable riders across San Antonio and Bexar County to buy tickets and ride within the Uber app.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseMarch 3, 2023

VIA to Debut New Electric Buses

The addition of the 40-foot GILLIG buses expands VIA’s sustainable vehicle profile which includes nearly 500 buses fueled by compressed natural gas.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseOctober 11, 2022

VIA Dedicates First Operations, Maintenance Facility

The 11-acre property was designed to house VIAtrans operations and fleet maintenance.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseOctober 3, 2022

VIA Board Adopts $274M Operating Budget

The total consolidated budget in FY23 is $406.6 million ($274 million operating, $132.6M capital) with no fare increases.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseAugust 4, 2022

San Antonio's VIA Expands On-Demand Program

It is the third VIA Link zone to open since the on-demand transit option was introduced in 2019 with a Northeast Zone and grew in 2021 with a Northwest Zone.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseJuly 12, 2022

San Antonio's VIA Sees Ridership Trending Up

The agency has recorded growth for several months in the first half of 2022 and tracked its largest year-over-year increase in April, with a 21% bump over 2021 numbers.

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NewsApril 26, 2022

Via Clearing the Air with New Purification Systems

Installation of 562 Active Air Purification Systems was completed in March.

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NewsSeptember 22, 2021

VIA Proposes Adjustments to Balance Service Demand, Available Labor

VIA said the adjustments are meant to be temporary and will primarily focus on fixed-route bus frequency.

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NewsAugust 25, 2021

VIA Teams with Masabi, Transit app to Launch Mobile Fare Payment System

With the Transit app, VIA customers have access to an all-in-one experience that combines mobile ticketing with trip planning, real-time tracking, and connections to first-mile/last-mile services. VIA’s mobile ticketing functionality is powered by Masabi's Justride platform.

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NewsApril 21, 2021

San Antonio's VIA Adding Zero-Emission Buses to Mark Earth Day

The new electric buses will allow VIA to retire its fleet of eight Downtown trolleys that were purchased in 2005 and are considered past their useful life.

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