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San Antonio’s VIA Metropolitan Transit suspends fares in response to coronavirus

March 21, 2020 By San Antonio Current 1 Comment

A VIA bus passes The Culinary Institute of America, San Antonio at the Pearl. Courtesy VIA Metropolitan Transit

Beginning Saturday, San Antonio’s VIA Metropolitan Transit stopped collecting fares for VIA fixed-route bus service, VIAtrans trips and VIA Link on-demand services.

Filed Under: Transportation

Scooters banned from sidewalks beginning June 30

May 30, 2019 By Gaige Davila 7 Comments

By June 30, riding scooters on sidewalks will be prohibited, a new regulations to dockless vehicles the City Council adopted in a 9-1 vote.

Filed Under: City of San Antonio, Scooters, Streets & Sidewalks, Transportation

Electric scooters could soon be kicked off Texas sidewalks, if state Senate gets its way

May 5, 2019 By The Texas Tribune 2 Comments

The upper chamber passed a bill Wednesday that would add several restrictions on the popular, but controversial, machines. The measure would require scooter renters to be at least 16 years old and it would prohibit more than one person from riding at a time.

Filed Under: Scooters, Texas Legislature, Transportation

City wants to reduce scooter population by more than half

April 22, 2019 By Gaige Davila 1 Comment

By Oct. 1, the city could allow a maximum of three dockless vehicle companies to have 5,000 permits between them, Assistant City Manager Lori Houston said during a city-hosted telephone town hall last week.

Filed Under: City of San Antonio, Scooters, Transportation

Ride-share giant Lyft joins e-scooter fray

February 20, 2019 By Ben Olivo Leave a Comment

Lyft launched roughly 250 e-scooters today, bringing the total number in operation to 9,750, based on the latest figure provided by the city of San Antonio.

Filed Under: Scooters, Transportation

City Council approves tighter scooter rules

February 14, 2019 By Gaige Davila 1 Comment

In a 9-1 vote Thursday, the City Council added tougher regulations to the dockless vehicle pilot program, which is set to end April 19, in response to public concerns over reckless riding and e-scooter clutter on sidewalks.

Filed Under: City of San Antonio, Scooters, Transportation

VIA is slowly preparing Scobey complex for mixed-use redevelopment

February 13, 2019 By Ben Olivo 62 Comments

In recent months, VIA Metropolitan Transit staff and members of the HDRC have met twice to assess the six-building Scobey industrial complex on the near West Side in preparation for a future mixed-use development.

Filed Under: Development, Housing, Transportation, West Side

Tighter scooter regulations likely arrive Thursday with City Council vote

February 11, 2019 By Ben Olivo Leave a Comment

Revisions to the city’s dockless vehicle pilot program, a response to complaints of scooter-strewn sidewalks and unsafe riding, are on the City Council’s agenda for its Thursday meeting.

Filed Under: City of San Antonio, Scooters, Transportation

Mayor Nirenberg on e-scooters: ‘Pedestrian safety must be our top priority’

January 29, 2019 By Ben Olivo 1 Comment

Mayor Ron Nirenberg believes e-scooter usage has “grown beyond expectations.”

Filed Under: City of San Antonio, Scooters, Streets & Sidewalks, Transportation

City suspends scooter permits, more regulations likely

January 23, 2019 By Gaige Davila 1 Comment

The city’s Transportation Committee, which is composed of five City Council members, issued a moratorium on e-scooter and e-bike permits, effective immediately, on Tuesday, for the duration of the dockless vehicle pilot program which ends on April 19.

Filed Under: Scooters, Transportation

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