San Antonio

==Transportation==
===Air===
[[File:San Antonio International Airport Ticket Counters September 2014.JPG|thumb|Ticket counters at [[San Antonio International Airport]]]]
The [[San Antonio International Airport]] (SAT) is located in uptown San Antonio, about {{convert |8|miles||spell=in}} north of Downtown. San Antonio International Airport is the [[List of the busiest airports in the United States|6th busiest airport based on passenger boardings]] in Texas and 44th in the United States as of 2015.<ref>{{cite web|title=Calendar Year 2014 Passenger Boardings at Commercial Service Airports|url=http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger/media/cy14-commercial-service-enplanements.pdf|publisher=[[Federal Aviation Administration]]|access-date=November 19, 2015|page=1}}</ref>  It has two terminals and is served by 20 airlines, 15 passenger and 5 cargo ones, serving many destinations throughout the United States and Mexico. [[Stinson Municipal Airport]] is a reliever airport located {{convert|6|mi|km|spell=in}} south of Downtown San Antonio. The airport has two runways serving primarily [[general aviation]] and is also home to the [[Texas Air Museum]].

===Mass transit===
{{Further|VIA Metropolitan Transit}}
[[File:San Antonio Intersection.JPG|thumb|upright=1.15|A VIA bus, stopped at a Downtown San Antonio intersection]]
A bus system is provided by the city's metropolitan transit authority, [[VIA Metropolitan Transit]]. VIA began operating a [[bus rapid transit]] line known as [[VIA Primo]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.viabrt.net/ |title=Destination 2012 |access-date=November 28, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081201083147/http://www.viabrt.net/ |archive-date=December 1, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> in December 2012, which connects [[Downtown San Antonio]] to the [[South Texas Medical Center]], the main campus of the [[University of Texas at San Antonio]], and the independent enclave city of [[Leon Valley, Texas|Leon Valley]]. Additionally, VIA also offers VIAtrans [[Paratransit]] Service,<ref>{{Cite web|title=VIAtrans Paratransit Service|url=https://www.viainfo.net/viatrans-paratransit/|access-date=July 14, 2021|website=VIA Metropolitan Transit|language=en-US}}</ref> a wheelchair accessible ride-share service for people with disabilities.

In August 2010, VIA Metropolitan Transit unveiled buses that are powered by diesel-electric hybrid technology.<ref name="viainfo.net" /> The 30 hybrid buses were put into service on VIA's express routes to serve daily commuters across the city. This set of buses follows the introduction of new vehicles powered by compressed natural gas, which were unveiled in May 2010. In the fall of 2010, VIA took delivery of three new buses that are powered by electricity from on-board batteries. These buses serve the Downtown core area, and are the first revenue vehicles VIA operates which have zero emissions.<ref name="viainfo.net" />

VIA offers 90 regular bus routes and two Downtown streetcar routes.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bus Services|url=https://www.viainfo.net/bus-schedules/|access-date=December 23, 2020|website=VIA Metropolitan Transit|language=en-US}}</ref> This includes express service from Downtown to park and ride locations in the south, west, northwest, north central and northeast sides of the city, with service to major locations such as [[University of Texas at San Antonio|UTSA]], Six Flags Fiesta Texas and [[SeaWorld]]. VIA also offers a special service to city events including [[San Antonio Spurs|Spurs]] games and city parades from its park and ride locations.

===Rail===
San Antonio is served by two [[Amtrak]] routes: the daily Chicago to San Antonio ''[[Texas Eagle]]'' and the thrice-weekly New Orleans to Los Angeles ''[[Sunset Limited]].''<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.texaseagle.com/home.htm |title=Amtrak's Texas Eagle &#124; Welcome aboard! |publisher=Texaseagle.com |access-date=June 30, 2010}}</ref> On the days that the ''Sunset Limited'' operates, a section of the ''Texas Eagle'' continues west with it, offering Chicago to Los Angeles through service. The [[San Antonio station (Texas)|old Sunset Station]] is now an entertainment venue owned by VIA and neighbored by the current station and the [[Alamodome]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sunset-station.com/ |title=Sunset Station San Antonio near the Convention Center, Alamo and River Walk Hotels |publisher=Sunset-station.com |access-date=June 30, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/eqs12|title=Nancy Beck Young, "San Antonio, Uvalde and Gulf Railroad Company"| publisher=[[Texas State Historical Association]] on-line| access-date=April 28, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.txtransportationmuseum.org/history-rr-sa-uvalde-gulf.php| title=Hugh Hemphill, "San Antonio Uvalde and Gulf Railroad"| publisher=txtransportationmuseum.org| access-date=April 28, 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130512071002/http://www.txtransportationmuseum.org/history-rr-sa-uvalde-gulf.php| archive-date=May 12, 2013| url-status=dead}}</ref>

San Antonio became the largest American city without an intra-city rail system when [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]], the former largest city without such a system, [[Valley Metro Rail|procured one in 2008]]. A proposed passenger rail line, Lone Star Rail, would have linked San Antonio to Austin, but was cancelled in 2016 after 19 years of planning.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.kut.org/post/campo-vote-derails-lone-star-rail-project|title=CAMPO Vote Derails Lone Star Rail Project|last=Maas|first=Jimmy|date=October 18, 2016|work=KUT News|access-date=January 23, 2020|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180705003943/http://kut.org/post/campo-vote-derails-lone-star-rail-project|archive-date=July 5, 2018}}</ref>

===Road===
{{Further|List of highways in San Antonio}}[[File:US 281, San Antonio, Texas.JPG|upright=1.15|thumb|US 281 southbound towards Downtown San Antonio]]
San Antonio is served by these major freeways:
* [[Interstate 10 in Texas|Interstate 10]]: McDermott Freeway (Northwest) runs west toward [[El Paso, Texas|El Paso]], [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]] and Los Angeles. Jose Lopez Freeway (East) runs east toward [[Seguin, Texas|Seguin]], [[Houston]], [[New Orleans]] and [[Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville]]
* [[Interstate 35 in Texas|Interstate 35]]: Pan Am Expressway (Northeast/Southwest)—runs south toward its southern terminus [[Laredo, Texas|Laredo]] and runs north toward [[Austin, Texas|Austin]], [[Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex|Dallas–Fort Worth]], [[Oklahoma City]], [[Wichita, Kansas|Wichita]], [[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]], [[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines]], [[Minneapolis-Saint Paul|Minneapolis-St. Paul]], and finally to its northern terminus in [[Duluth, Minnesota|Duluth]].
* [[Interstate 37]]: Lucian Adams Freeway (Southeast)—runs from San Antonio through its junction with [[U.S. Route 281 in Texas|US Highway 281]] south ([[Edinburg, Texas|Edinburg]] and [[McAllen, Texas|McAllen]]) near [[Three Rivers, Texas|Three Rivers]] and into [[Corpus Christi, Texas|Corpus Christi]] through its junction with [[Interstate 69E]]/[[U.S. Route 77|US Highway 77]] south ([[Kingsville, Texas|Kingsville]], [[Harlingen, Texas|Harlingen]] and [[Brownsville, Texas|Brownsville]]) to its southern terminus at Corpus Christi Bay.
* [[Interstate 410]]: Connally Loop—simply called Loop 410 (four-ten) by locals is a {{convert|53|mi|km|adj=on}} inner beltway around the city.
* [[U.S. Route 90|US 90]]: Cleto Rodriguez Freeway (West) through [[Uvalde, Texas|Uvalde]] and [[Del Rio, Texas|Del Rio]] to its western terminus at I-10 in [[Van Horn, Texas|Van Horn]]. Prior to I-10 East and US 90 West expressway being built US 90 traveled through the west side via West Commerce Street (westbound) and Buena Vista Street (eastbound) and Historic Old Highway 90 (known as Enrique M. Barrera Parkway from 2015 to 2022<ref name="oldhwy90">{{cite news|url=https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/San-Antonio-renames-Barrera-Parkway-Old-Highway-90-16853549.php|title=San Antonio residents, businesses reclaim Old Highway 90 with new street name|last=Santana|first=Steven|publisher=mysanantonio.com|language=en|date=February 11, 2022|access-date=February 11, 2022}}</ref>). On the east side it traveled along East Commerce Street to its current alignment which runs concurrent with I-10 East to [[Seguin, Texas|Seguin]].
* [[U.S. Route 281|US 281]]: McAllister Freeway (North) to [[Johnson City, Texas|Johnson City]] and [[Wichita Falls, Texas|Wichita Falls]]. Southbound, it runs [[concurrency (road)|concurrent]] with I-37, then I-410 for {{convert|4|mi|km|0}}, then heads south to [[Pleasanton, Texas|Pleasanton]]. Prior to I-37 and McAllister Fwy. being built US 281 traveled through the north side via San Pedro Avenue and the south side via Roosevelt Avenue.
* [[Texas State Highway 151|State Highway 151]]: Stotzer Freeway runs from US Highway 90 West through Westover Hills which includes [[SeaWorld San Antonio|SeaWorld]] to its western terminus at State Loop 1604.
* [[Texas State Highway Loop 1604|State Loop 1604]]: Charles W. Anderson Loop—simply called 1604 (sixteen-oh-four) by locals—is a {{convert|96|mi|km|adj=on}} outer beltway around San Antonio.
Other highways include:
* [[U.S. Route 87 in Texas|US 87]]: Southbound to [[Victoria, Texas|Victoria]] along Roland Avenue then Rigsby Avenue. It runs concurrent with I-10 for {{convert|52|mi|km|0}} where it goes to [[San Angelo, Texas|San Angelo]] northbound.
* [[U.S. Route 181|US 181]]: Starts {{convert|0.5|mi|km|1}} south of I-410/I-37/US 281 interchange and heads toward [[Corpus Christi, Texas|Corpus Christi]] via [[Beeville, Texas|Beeville]]. Prior to I-37 being built, US 181 traveled along Presa Street from Downtown to its current alignment.
* [[Texas State Highway 16|State Highway 16]]: From [[Zapata, Texas|Zapata]], it runs concurrent with I-410 for {{convert|17|mi|km|0}} along southwest San Antonio, over to Bandera Road to [[Bandera, Texas|Bandera]]
* [[Texas State Highway 130|State Highway 130]]: Starting at its southern terminus at I-35 South, it travels along East South Loop 410 until I-10/US-90, where it runs concurrently with the interstate until outside of [[Seguin, Texas|Seguin]], turning into a state toll road.
* [[Texas State Highway Spur 421|State Highway Spur 421]]: Also known more commonly as "Culebra Road" and "Bandera Road" inside Loop 410.
* [[Texas State Highway Spur 422|State Highway Spur 422]]: Known as the Poteet Jourdanton Freeway. It was originally planned to have a high speed direct connection to I-35.
* [[Texas State Highway Loop 345|State Loop 345]]: Fredericksburg Road by locals; is the business loop for I-10 West/US-87 North.<ref>{{TxDOT|SL|345}}</ref>
* [[State Highway Loop 368 (Texas)|State Loop 368]]: Broadway and Austin Highway by locals; is the business loop for I-35 North.<ref>{{TxDOT|SL|368}}</ref>
* [[Wurzbach Parkway|State PA 1502 (Wurzbach Parkway)]]: Limited-access, high speed road parallel to north IH-410. It has connections to I-35 (via O'Connor Road) and I-10 (via Wurzbach Road) across the north side of town.
* [[Texas State Highway Loop 353|State Loop 353]]: Nogalitos Street and New Laredo Highway is the business loop for I-35 South.<ref>{{TxDOT|SL|353}}</ref>
* [[Texas State Highway Loop 13|State Loop 13]]: Is the city's inner loop on the south side serving [[Lackland Air Force Base|Lackland AFB]], [[Port San Antonio]], South Park Mall and [[Brooks City-Base|Brooks CityBase]] traveling along Military Drive on the south side and WW White Road on the east side to its junction with I-35/I-410. The northern arc of the loop is now I-410.
Along with [[Farm to Market Road 471|FM 471]], [[Farm to Market Road 1957|FM 1957]], and [[Texas State Highway 211|State Highway 211]]

Also, the city has multiple streets with the same (or similar) names. As examples:
* "Military Drive", "Military Highway.", and "Military Drive West"—Military Drive loops around the western and southern parts of the city. Military Highway, also called "Northwest Military Drive" by the locals, serves the northwestern part of the city. Military Drive West serves the far western portion of the city. None intersect each other.
* "Wurzbach Road", "Wurzbach Parkway", and "Harry Wurzbach Road"—Wurzbach Road serves the northwestern part of the city. Wurzbach Parkway, an expressway, is an east–west road serving the northwestern and northeastern parts of the city (and can be considered an extension of Wurzbach Road). Harry Wurzbach Road runs past Fort Sam Houston and Terrell Hills on the city's northeast side, and it does not intersect Wurzbach Road or Wurzbach Parkway.
* "Hausman Road" and "South Hausman Road" are two roads serving [[Helotes, Texas|Helotes]] and the far northwest side of the city. Hausman is a major road, and a route used by locals of Helotes and NW San Antonio as an alternative to Loop 1604 connecting to I-10. South Hausman is a suburban road that does not connect with Hausman (despite its name).

A large portion of trade between Mexico and the United States passes through the San Antonio area's interstate highway system.<ref>{https://www.expressnews.com/business/article/booming-port-laredo-puts-san-antonio-in-heart-18507293.php|title=Booming Port of Laredo a linchpin in global trade, and San Antonio's 'right in the heart of it}</ref>

Of the five largest cities in Texas, San Antonio (within city limits) is the largest city in the state without toll roads.  (Houston, Dallas, Austin, and Fort Worth have toll roads.)

San Antonio enjoys less traffic congestion than other large Texas cities. In a 2022 study by TomTom, San Antonio is only the 41st-most congested city in the U.S. and the fifth-most congested city in Texas. By comparison, Houston, McAllen, Austin, and Dallas-Fort Worth rank higher than San Antonio for traffic congestion.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.tomtom.com/traffic-index/united-states-of-america-country-traffic/ | title=United States of America traffic report &#124; TomTom Traffic Index }}</ref>

===Bicycle paths===
San Antonio has about {{convert|136|mi|km}} of bike lanes, routes or off-road paths.<ref>[http://www.sanantonio.gov/oep/sabikes/bicycleMP.aspx ''San Antonio Bikes'']; City of San Antonio Official Web Site</ref> Off-road trails travel along the [[San Antonio River]], linear greenways, or city parks. Although largely disconnected, the progress to create a bicycle-friendly environment was recognized when San Antonio was designated a bronze-level "Bicycle Friendly Community" in 2015 by the League of American Bicyclists.<ref>[http://sanantonio.bizjournals.com/sanantonio/stories/2010/09/13/daily16.html ''Alamo City Named Bike-friendly City'']; San Antonio Business Journal</ref>

===Bicycle sharing===
A bike sharing service was approved by the city council on June 17, 2010.<ref>[http://www.ci.sat.tx.us/news/NewsReleases/nr10bikeshare.asp?res=1600&ver=true ''News Release – Bike Share Program''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110617062147/http://www.ci.sat.tx.us/news/NewsReleases/nr10bikeshare.asp?res=1600&ver=true |date=June 17, 2011}}</ref> The initial program consisted of 140 bikes at 14 locations supported by a "central hub". It is expected to serve both residents and visitors. San Antonio Bike Share, a non-profit, was formed to oversee the operation, locally operated and maintained by Bike World. B-Cycle, the same system used in Denver, supplies the bike share system. It began operation in March 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/politics/bicycling_proposals_gear_up_96533734.html?c=y&page=1#storytop|title=Bicycling proposals gear up|website=Mysanantonio.com|date=June 17, 2010}}</ref>

===Walkability===
{{As of|2021}}, [[Walk Score]] ranks San Antonio as the least [[Walkability|walkable]] American city a population greater than one million and calls it car-dependent. This is due in large part to its rapid growth after [[World War II]], the prevalence of [[single-family zoning]] and thousands of miles of missing or broken [[sidewalk]]s.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Price |first1=Shepard |title=San Antonio is the least-walkable major U.S. city. Here's why its growth is to blame. |url=https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/San-Antonio-least-walkable-city-17653984.php |access-date=11 April 2024 |work=[[San Antonio Express-News]] |date=December 19, 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

The [[Howard W. Peak]] Greenway is an {{convert|84|mile||adj=mid| system}} of hiking and biking trails that roughly forms a ring around the city. It is accessible by more than 65 trailheads and connects to dozens of parks. With construction beginning in 2007, the trails consist of the [[Leon Creek]] Greenway, the [[Salado Creek]] Greenway, the Westside Creeks, and the [[Medina River]] Greenway.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Greenway Trails |url=https://www.sanantonio.gov/ParksAndRec/Parks-Facilities/Trails/Greenway-Trails |access-date=2022-10-17 |website=City of San Antonio |publisher=San Antonio Parks & Recreation Department}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Marini |first=Richard A. |date=2021-10-20 |title=Your guide to all 84 miles of S.A.'s Greenway hike-and-bike trails |url=https://www.expressnews.com/lifestyle/article/san-antonio-greenway-trails-guide-16536651.php |access-date=2022-10-17 |website=San Antonio Express-News |language=en-US}}</ref>