VIA introduces new 'super' bus stop in San Antonio
Officials with VIA Metropolitan Transit, the city of San Antonio, the Texas Department of Transportation and Bexar County on Monday unveiled plans for the first "super stop" in San Antonio.
The super stop -- larger than a bus shelter but with fewer features than a park and ride -- is designed to provide seating for riders and covering from the weather.
It will also feature bus-arrival displays in real-time information and ticket-vending machines.
The first will be built at the corner of Culebra Road and Zarzamora Street on the city's West Side.
"By building the first super stop here, we are carrying out the work we promised to do under the (Advanced Transportation District)," VIA Board Chairman Tim Tuggey says. "VIA has already begun putting out more bus service as a result of the ATD, and now people can see actual construction work being done as we commence the capital projects."
A total of 50 super stops will be built over the next several years.
Local transportation officials are building these facilities with funds from the Advanced Transportation District (ATD), which collects a quarter-cent sales tax. San Antonio voters approved the creation of the district last November.
The district has the ability to pay for improvements to public transportation, streets, highways and related-transportation infrastructure.
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