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The Source: Improving Mass Transit In San Antonio

A file photo of a VIA bus in San Antonio.
Ryan Loyd | Texas Public Radio
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A VIA bus makes a stop in downtown San Antonio.

After San Antonio city leaders pulled the plug on the biggest mass transit project in several generations–streetcar–many are looking to VIA, the city-wide transit system, to still find ways to more efficiently move people around. 

City Council Member Rey Saldaña, determined to get a ground-level view, took the bus and only the bus for a month. Now he has some ideas on how to improve it.

Guest:

  • Rey Saldaña, district 4 City Council Member
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Paul Flahive is the technology and entrepreneurship reporter for Texas Public Radio. He has worked in public media across the country, from Iowa City and Chicago to Anchorage and San Antonio.