Alamo
Area Council of Governments (AACOG)
The AACOG is a voluntary association of local governments representing
cities, counties and special districts within a 12 county area covering
more than 11,000 square miles. AACOG’s general purpose is
to provide for the unified development of the region by promoting
efficiency and economy through coordination. The AACOG is a political
subdivision of the state but cannot collect a tax.
For further information, please see:
Alamo Area Council of Governments
Alamo RMA
Recognizing that communities across the state had increasing transportation
needs with minimal opportunities to address these needs, the Texas
Legislature passed a law allowing local communities to petition
the Transportation Commission for the creation of a regional mobility
authority (RMA). Alamo RMA consist of a seven member governing body
whose members are appointed by county commissioners courts, with
the governor appointing the chairman. Alamo RMA can finance, acquire,
design, construct, operate, maintain, expand, or extend transportation
projects.
The Alamo Regional Mobility Authority (Alamo RMA) was created in
2004. Its principal responsibility is to fast-track the construction
of additional lanes on congested roadways. The creation of a toll
network is the primary tool which RMA’s have in accelerating
necessary roadway construction.
For further information on the Alamo RMA please see:
Alamo RMA
Austin-San Antonio Intermunicipal Commuter Rail District
The creation of the Austin-San Antonio Intermunicipal Commuter Rail
District was authorized by the Legislature in 1997. The cities of
Austin and San Antonio, Travis County and Bexar County created the
District in 2002. The Rail District's Board first met in 2003, and
is comprised of locally elected officials, representatives of the
Austin and San Antonio business communities, urban and rural transit
providers, and members of the general public appointed by the Texas
Transportation Commission. The Rail District's current mission is
to determine the feasibility and viability of a commuter rail line
connecting Austin, San Antonio and the surrounding communities.
For further information, please see:
ASA Rail
Bexar County Public Works Department
The Bexar County Public Works Department is responsible for the
construction and maintenance of the county’s bridges and roadways.
For further information, please see:
Bexar County Public Works Department
City of San Antonio Public Works Department
The city is responsible for maintenance of approximately 3,727 centerline
miles of streets and 166 centerline miles of alleys. A comprehensive
program including city and contractual forces is responsible for
this function.
For further information, please see:
City
of San Antonio Public Works
San Antonio/Bexar County Metropolitan Planning Organization
(MPO)
The San Antonio - Bexar County Metropolitan Planning Organization
(MPO) is created by federal law to conduct a cooperative, comprehensive
and continuous transportation planning process that brings our metropolitan
area over $200 million annually in federal and state funding for
roadways, transit, rideshare, bikeways and sidewalks. The MPO's
governing body, the Transportation Policy Board, consists of ten
elected representatives and nine appointed officials representing
the state, Bexar County, San Antonio, suburban communities, VIA
Metropolitan Transit Authority, the Northeast Partnership and the
Alamo Area Council of Governments.
For further information, please see:
Metropolitan
Planning Organization
San Antonians for Effective Transportation
SAFE-T (San Antonians for Effective Transportation) is a non-profit
organization created by a group of concerned citizens advocating
for all modes of responsible and effective transportation in Greater
San Antonio and Bexar County. The mission of the organization is
to educate the public on new and alternate modes of transportation,
the proposed toll system, unique transportation funding solutions
and quality of life issues relating to transportation.
Please see:
SAFE-T
The Texas Department of Transportation's (TxDOT) "smart
highway" project called TransGuide became operational
on July 26, 1995. TransGuide, an Intelligent Transportation System,
was designed to provide information to motorists about traffic conditions,
such as accidents, congestion, and construction. With the use of
cameras, message signs, and fiber optics, TransGuide can detect
travel times and respond rapidly to accidents and emergencies.
For further information, please see:
http://www.transguide.dot.state.tx.us/docs/atms_info.html
TxDOT
The Texas Department of Transportation maintains 25 districts throughout
the state. Each district is responsible for maintaining the state
owned roadways within its jurisdiction. The San
Antonio District includes 12 counties: Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar,
Comal, Frio, Guadalupe, Kendall, Kerr, McMullen, Medina, Uvalde
and Wilson. The San Antonio District covers 12,251 square miles,
with a population of 1.9 million people. More than 1.6 million vehicles
are registered in the district.
For futher information, please see:
TxDOT-San
Antonio District
TxDOT Commission
and Department
VIA Metropolitan Transit Authority
VIA was created by a majority vote of the citizens in November 1977.
That election also authorized the collection of a half-cent sales
tax to fund the transit authority. Since that time, VIA has strived
to provide Bexar County residents, including various municipalities
within the county, with an efficient, safe public transportation
system.
In 2004, voters created the Advanced Transportation District (ATD)
and authorized a quarter-cent sales tax increase. That revenue was
split among VIA, the City and TxDOT. VIA applies its share of the
revenue to improving the public transit system. The City and TxDOT
use their revenue portion to improve upon the streets, roads and
interstates they manage.
VIA’s service area is 1,226 miles. It operates 6,487 bus stops
along 86 bus routes running from 5 a.m. to midnight.
For further information, please see:
VIA
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