VIA’s Inexperienced Line bus stops have been authorised by a Metropolis of San Antonio fee final week after the transit company made slight modifications to its designs.
The updates targeted on the colour of the proposed stations and extra signage at bus stops positioned in historic districts.
The Inexperienced Line, a complicated fast transit bus that can transfer extra rapidly between Brooks and the San Antonio Worldwide Airport utilizing devoted lanes and prioritized visitors alerts, is scheduled to open in 2027 or 2028.
VIA has already began work on road and sidewalk enhancements. Now, it’s finalizing designs for the bus stops.
Raised platforms will maintain ticket kiosks that make it simpler to get on and off the bus and 26 such stations can be distributed alongside its 11.7-mile route.
Town’s Historic and Design Assessment Fee gave the inexperienced mild to 6 of these stations on Feb. 4.
VIA agreed to make changes to these stations after getting suggestions from the HDRC and from native residents, stated Artwork Herrera, VIA’s director of particular tasks.
The six stations are in historic districts. Three are within the Monte Vista neighborhood — the northbound Elsmere, Mulberry and Woodlawn stations. One is in King William referred to as the southbound Pereida Station. And two are within the Mission Historic District often called the north and southbound Roosevelt Park Station.
Herrera stated these stations may have signage acknowledging the historic neighborhood, together with a emblem, written narrative and a plaque acknowledging college students whose paintings was integrated within the station design.
VIA stated it could use a darker inexperienced colour at these stations. Officers additionally agreed to make use of rock from a earlier wall in its design for the Roosevelt Park Station.
Herrera added that digital signage on the stations may very well be used for messaging, as properly.
“There could also be a chance the place a portion of that signal is devoted to push out messages, not solely to our riders, but additionally to anybody strolling up and down alongside the station,” he stated. “One of many issues we might push is the brand of the neighborhood and any occasions arising.”
VIA’s design was handed in a 9-2 vote.
“I do have a priority with the bulkiness and squareness of it,” stated James Cervantes, one of many two members of the HDRC’s board who voted no. “They’re attempting to not make it stick out. I don’t suppose there’s been sufficient change to it to try this. Whereas I help the undertaking and I help the modifications they’ve executed, I’m nonetheless slightly hesitant to help the general movement.”
The opposite commissioner who voted in opposition to it was Roland Garcia Mazuca.
