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Nirenberg at a Tuesday luncheon discussed affordable housing, public transportation, and the ongoing battle between the City and the firefighters union.
VIA Metropolitan Transit will host public input sessions throughout June to collect feedback that will shape a rapid transit network draft proposal.
VIA on Wednesday discussed ideas which resemble those being discussed in ConnectSA’s pursuit for a new multimodal mass transit system.
Bexar County Commissioners appointed Akeem Brown, the COO of an Eastside business development group, to the VIA Metropolitan Transit board.
Mayor Ron Nirenberg and Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff say rail won’t be part of a new mass transit proposal presented to voters in 2019.
This week, Rick and I discuss the mayor’s formation of a nonprofit aimed at drumming up public awareness for mass transit solutions in the region.
The candidates, recommended by Council’s Governance Committee last week, will join two new County appointees on the board.