The Alamo Area MPO is seeking your input as we develop our two transportation plans!

Log on to a virtual public meeting Tuesday, June 15 at 6 p.m. to hear directly from AAMPO staff about the plan update. Or, provide input online anytime from June 1 to 27.

Your feedback will help us identify what is most important when it comes to our future transportation system. It will also help us prioritize projects to award federal transportation funding.

Find out more at alamoareampo.org/yourmove.

You can also schedule a speaker for your neighborhood association, club or community group!

The City of San Antonio, in partnership with the Texas Department of Transportation, is looking for ways to improve Culebra Road between Loop 1604 and IH 10. A survey is online now to engage local residents and businesses and ensure that recommended improvements enhance safety, comfort and mobility along Culebra Road.

This survey is out of the ordinary and should be fun to complete! You will be asked to mark up a map and answer questions about specific places.

Complete the survey.

Whether you normally drive to work or you resumed driving to work after telecommuting for the past year, you may find yourself “running out of gas”. Studies indicate that driving alone to work is more stressful and less satisfying than literally every other commute mode, including by bike or foot, riding transit, carpooling, or working from home. Refuel your tank; discover a more fulfilling commute!

Check out our decision tree over on the Alamo Commutes blog to kick off your new commute! Then follow our tips for more information.

All VIA Metropolitan Transit buses and vans will return to full capacity beginning Tuesday, June 1. VIA is lifting the passenger limits instituted in April 2020 as a precaution against the spread of COVID-19. The change will apply to fixed-route buses, VIAtrans vans, and VIA Link vehicles.

Customers and employees will still be required to wear a mask, according to guidelines set by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and a mandate from the federal government that remains in effect until September 13. VIA will continue daily and enhanced cleaning of all vehicles and encourages the community to observe good hygiene practices, including frequent hand-washing and hand-sanitizer.

Read more about lifting passenger limits.

VIA will also be holding public meetings on June 2 and 3 about proposed service changes. Find out more.

Later this month, AAMPO will host our next Walk & Bike Night. Our panel will shed light on the national Bicycle Friendly America (BFA) program and how community partners are working to make communities across the state more bike-friendly.

Amelia Neptune, Director of the BFA Program under the League of American Bicyclists, will headline the panel and discuss how the Bicycle Friendly America program provides a roadmap, hands-on assistance and recognition for states, communities, universities and businesses.

Mark your calendar.

Construction work will begin tonight, June 1, 2021 at 8:30 p.m. on the IH 35 southbound frontage road near FM 306 in New Braunfels. Read more about the ongoing project at www.my35.org.

Or, find out if construction is scheduled in your area this month.