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Newsby StaffApril 3, 2018

VIA chief elected chair of South West Transit Association Board

The regional transit association was formed in 1979 to represent transit operators and others interested in public transit issues.

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Newsby StaffMarch 27, 2018

VIA named 'Outstanding Metropolitan Transit System' in Texas

Key achievements in 2017 that helped secure this award include, beginning a total fleet conversion to replace diesel buses with CNG.

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Newsby StaffMarch 15, 2018

San Antonio's VIA unveils zoo-themed bus stop shelters

The stop serves VIA’s VIVA culture route and is part of VIA’s ongoing Passenger Amenities Improvement Program, which includes the improvement of 1,000 existing bus stops throughout the VIA service area.

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Newsby StaffMarch 13, 2018

Former MARTA CEO joins Grande West board of directors

Keith Parker is currently the president and CEO of Goodwill of North Georgia, and previously served as CEO/GM of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority.

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Newsby StaffDecember 14, 2017

San Antonio's VIA celebrates 1,000th bus stop improvement

In keeping with VIA’s ongoing commitment to support local, small, and minority-owned businesses, nearly all of the contracts awarded for VIA’s Passenger Amenities Program went to locally-owned businesses and/or certified DBEs/SBEs.

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Newsby StaffOctober 11, 2017

Transit GM Q&A: What are you doing to provide comprehensive training to both drivers and maintenance staff?

METRO asked some of the top execs in the industry what they are doing to provide comprehensive training to both driver and maintenance staff.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 18, 2017

San Antonio City Council approves $4.3M funding for VIA

Officials say recent events impacting local gasoline supplies helped shed light on the real need for efficient and attractive public transportation choices.

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Newsby StaffAugust 29, 2017

VIA providing free service to hurricane evacuees

Thousands seeking shelter, assistance offered complimentary fares throughout VIA service area.

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Newsby StaffAugust 22, 2017

San Antonio transit chief named among region's best CEOs

During his tenure as head of VIA, Jeffrey Arndt prioritized investments in innovation, implementing a system wide Wi-Fi service, and a full fleet conversion from diesel to CNG vehicles.

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NewsJuly 7, 2017

Profile: Christine Viña, Project Manager for Urban Design, VIA Metropolitan Transit

She is an ambassador for VIA and San Antonio, where she moved twenty years ago from Washington, D.C. to become executive director of the Southtown Urban Main Street Project. She started working for VIA almost nine years ago, when she accepted the position in project management and urban design.

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