 |  Enter a drawing to win a one-year Bcycle pass | Before the month is over, exchange your Alamo Commutes points to enter a drawing to win a one-year Bcycle pass. The winner will be announced on August 1st. | Each year the City of New Braunfels' budget allocates funds for street maintenance projects to be completed throughout the next fiscal year. During the budget development process, the City’s Public Works Department solicits input from the public on which of the city’s 893 miles of city roads need to be addressed in the coming year. Over the last five years, the City has taken on more than $8 million in street maintenance projects along with more than $100 million in roadway and drainage repairs from the 2013 and 2019 bonds. Each project is selected based on need and input from New Braunfels residents. The Street Maintenance Plan online outreach is open through Friday, July 29. |  Image Source: SA BCycle | VIA Metropolitan Transit has partnered with San Antonio BCycle to enhance the customer experience with the ease and convenience of using only one app. Riders can plan a bus and bike trip, purchase their VIA pass, and unlock their BCycle bike in a matter of minutes. The integrated experience is now available in the free Transit app available on the Apple Store or Google Play. “We are focused on enhancing our customers’ experience, including providing new, convenient tools that make it easier to choose and use VIA and all available public transit options,” VIA President/CEO Jeffrey C. Arndt said. “Partnering with the Transit app and BCycle to make it a seamless experience for our riders is part of the plan to use innovative transit technology that helps keep San Antonio moving.” VIA riders can now add bikeshare passes and unlock bikes with their Transit account for San Antonio BCycle’s network of more than 50 stations and 250 e-bikes. |  Read the PDF of the Public Draft Plan | | The City of San Antonio is working closely with community partners including the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), the City of Leon Valley, and others, to facilitate an inclusive planning process. This process prioritizes public participation. The Bandera Road Corridor Plan explores the potential of improved mobility along the 6.5 mile study area from Loop 410 to Loop 1604. This plan informs recommendations related to multimodal transportation, future land use, economic development, and urban design. The draft plan is available for review and comment. Comments are due by Sunday, August 14, 2022. Please submit comments by filling out the form online, or by emailing Joshua Jaeschke, Project Manager for the Bandera Road Corridor Plan at Joshua.Jaeschke@sanantonio.gov. | A community campaign is underway right now to create a safer Culebra Road for all roadway users. What have you observed along Culebra Road, and what changes or improvements would you recommend? Join the community in completing a 1-2 minute survey and use the interactive map to pinpoint areas of concern at www.saspeakup.com/CulebraSafety Visit the website www.saspeakup.com/CulebraSafety or send your comments via phone, email or standard mail. Phone Number: 855-925-2801, ext 2942
Email: CulebraSafety@publicinput.com
Mailing Address:
City of San Antonio Transportation Department
Attn: Joe Conger
100 West Houston, 16th Floor
San Antonio, Texas 78205 You can help by doing your part! ▪ Look out for pedestrians and bicyclists
▪ Slow down and maintain legal driving speeds
▪ Use crosswalks whenever you are crossing
| ▪ | Look out for pedestrians and bicyclists | | ▪ | Slow down and maintain legal driving speeds | | ▪ | Use crosswalks whenever you are crossing | |  What improvements would you recommend for Culebra Road? Provide your feedback | | Warm temperatures can quickly become dangerous. During extremely hot and humid weather, your body's ability to cool itself is challenged. When the body heats too rapidly to cool itself properly, or when too much fluid or salt is lost through dehydration or sweating, body temperature rises and you or someone you care about may experience a heat-related illness. It is important to know the symptoms of excessive heat exposure and the appropriate responses. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides a list of warning signs and symptoms of heat illness |  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides warning signs and symptoms of heat illnesses | | Cooling Centers are being offered throughout San Antonio to provide residents relief from extreme heat—usually when temperatures exceed 100 degrees. VIA will offer fare-free services whenever the City of San Antonio Cooling Centers are open. Call 311 to learn when Cooling Centers are open in your area. There are currently more than 30 San Antonio locations that are open to the public as Cooling Centers. Click the link below to find one near you. VIA SERVICE Complimentary trips are available on any regular VIA, VIA Link or VIAtrans service for people who need a ride to a cooling center in their area. VIA BUS passengers should inform the operator they are traveling to a cooling center when they board. VIA LINK passengers are encouraged to book their trip by phone and alert the booking agent they are traveling to or from a Cooling Center. Please also inform the operator when boarding. Call (210) 655-Link [5465] to reach a VIA Link agent. VIAtrans clients are allowed to make same-day reservations for cooling center destinations only. Passengers must already be registered VIAtrans clients to use this service. Anyone requiring assistance to travel and are not VIAtrans clients should call 311 to arrange transportation. | Heat stroke is one of the leading causes of non-crash-related fatalities among children. Vehicle heatstroke occurs when a child is left in a hot vehicle, allowing for the child’s temperature to rise in a quick and deadly manner. Whether you’re a parent, caregiver, or bystander of a child left in a car, it’s vitally important to understand children are more vulnerable to heatstroke than adults. Prevention Tips: ▪ Look before you lock. Make it a habit to look in the back seat before you lock.
▪ Keep your vehicle locked and keep your keys out of reach; nearly 3 in 10 heatstroke deaths happen when an unattended child gains access to a vehicle.
▪ TAKE ACTION if you notice a child alone in a car! Protecting children is everyone’s business—learn what to do if you see a child alone in a car.
| ▪ | Look before you lock. Make it a habit to look in the back seat before you lock. | | ▪ | Keep your vehicle locked and keep your keys out of reach; nearly 3 in 10 heatstroke deaths happen when an unattended child gains access to a vehicle. | | ▪ | TAKE ACTION if you notice a child alone in a car! Protecting children is everyone’s business—learn what to do if you see a child alone in a car. | what you need to know, now. ▪ It is never okay to leave a child alone in or around a car for any reason.
▪ Even in cooler temperatures, your vehicle can heat up to dangerous temperatures very quickly. An outside temperature in the mid-60s can cause a vehicle’s inside temperature to rise above 110 degrees Fahrenheit. The inside temperature of your car can rise almost 20 degrees Fahrenheit within the first 10 minutes.
▪ Heatstroke does not only occur during the summertime or in the Sun Belt States. This deadly issue can occur at any time of year, in any weather condition, in any community—or any parent.
| ▪ | It is never okay to leave a child alone in or around a car for any reason. | | ▪ | Even in cooler temperatures, your vehicle can heat up to dangerous temperatures very quickly. An outside temperature in the mid-60s can cause a vehicle’s inside temperature to rise above 110 degrees Fahrenheit. The inside temperature of your car can rise almost 20 degrees Fahrenheit within the first 10 minutes. | | ▪ | Heatstroke does not only occur during the summertime or in the Sun Belt States. This deadly issue can occur at any time of year, in any weather condition, in any community—or any parent. | |  Total number of U.S. pediatric vehicular heatstroke deaths, 2022: 11 | | If you see a child alone in a vehicle, call 911 and get the child out of car. These simple steps can save a life. Don’t turn the other way.
Don’t mind your business.
Get involved. Visit NHTSA.gov for ways to keep your child safe in and around your vehicle. They offer prevention tips and information about vehicle features to avoid rollaway, backover, heatstroke, and other dangers to children. |  If you see a child alone in a vehicle, call 911 and get the child out of car. | | VIA Link is a new on-demand ride-sharing program that offers affordable public transit options to neighborhoods and cities in the VIA service area where traditional bus routes are not feasible. The new VIA Link South zone will begin on August 8 to serve an area that includes the Madla Transit Center, Palo Alto College, Texas A&M University-San Antonio, South San High School, South Park Mall, Toyota Motor Manufacturing and H-E-B. VIA Link South will operate from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. seven days a week. See the VIA Link South service area below. |  NEW VIA Link South Zone arrives August 8, 2022 | |  TxDOT posts upcoming construction closures. | | The Alamo Area MPO has three regular meetings that occur each month. All AAMPO meetings are open to the public and all meeting agendas are posted on our website, www.alamoareampo.org. The next Technical Advisory Committee meeting will be held online and in person on Friday, August 5, 2022 at 1:30 p.m. Access the meeting here or at the TxDOT District Office in the Building 2 Hearing Room, 4615 NW Loop 410, San Antonio, Texas 78229. The next Active Transportation Advisory Committee meeting will be held online and in person on Wednesday, August 10, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. Access the meeting here or at the MPO office at 825 S. Saint Mary's Street, San Antonio, Texas 78205. The next Transportation Policy Board will be held online and in person on Monday, August 22, 2022 at 1:30 p.m. at the VIA Metro Center Community Room at 1021 San Pedro Avenue, San Antonio, TX 78212. As a reminder, you can watch meetings of the Transportation Policy Board live online at alamoareampo.org/mpolive. Meetings are archived the following day and available for you to view 24 hours after the meeting concludes. | | |
