Commissioners approve spending $102 million on VIA's Silver Line, connecting San Antonio’s West Side to Frost Bank Center on East Side.
Plans for an east-west rapid bus route advanced on Tuesday after Bexar County Commissioners approved paying for about a third of the total price tag.
This map is a projection of the route VIA’s Silver Line will take to get riders from the Eastside of San Antonio to the Westside.The first $100 million will be used for construction and $2 million will go toward passenger fares for the first year of operation. The ADT will pay VIA about $80 million from existing funds and the remaining $22 million over time. Based on projections, the remainder will be paid by September 2025, said County Manager David Smith.
Recent reports have confirmed that Spurs Sports & Entertainment is negotiating with the City on a joint economic venture — involving potentially a new Spurs arena — at the site of
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