VIA Link is a rideshare program like Uber, but for the price of a bus ticket. The program's South Side expansion is growing rapidly.
Credit:A partnership between VIA Metropolitan Transit and Toyota to expand the transit agency’s rideshare program to the South Side has significantly increased residents’ access to schools and jobs, officials said Friday.
Stephanie Garcia, a spokeswoman for Toyota, said the foundation awarded the grant after the auto manufacturer partnered with the Community Transportation Association of America to complete a mobility assessment of the area. Link South connects a 12.5-mile area that includes the Madla Transit Center, Palo Alto College, Texas A&M University-San Antonio, South San High School, South Park Mall, Toyota and H-E-B.
Link South has been a huge boon for Eladio Diaz, a maintenance technician for one of Toyota’s on-site suppliers. Before the service began, Diaz’s wife would have to drop him off and pick him up every day in their shared 2020 Toyota Corolla. Between work and school, Diaz almost always has a varied schedule. Some days, he pauses his workday, goes to class for a few hours, then returns to work until about 9 p.m.
Arndt said the Link service also saves passengers time. Taking a bus within the city can be slow, given all the stops a bus makes, he said, whereas using Link is more direct.
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