San Antonio Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===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. Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page