VIA will offer fare-free service to locations where individuals can remain cool established by the City of San Antonio, consisting of designated town libraries, senior centers, recreation center, public swimming pools and splashpads throughout San Antonio, when temperature levels strike 100 degrees.
Please note: most City of San Antonio centers will be closed on Monday, June 19, in observance of Juneteeth (see info listed below), however will use 14 areas to remain cool.
POSITIONS TO REMAIN COOL
There are more than 60 San Antonio areas available to the general public as locations to remain cool. To see all the all the designated areas, check out the City of San Antonio Interactive map on its website at SanAntonio.gov or click the map listed below.
STRATEGY YOUR THROUGH JOURNEY
♦ Call the by means of goLine at (210) 362-2020
♦ Download the complimentary by means of goMobile+ app
♦ VIA’s online Trip Planner can help you discover a bus path to your nearby area.
♦ VIA Link clients can call (210) 655-Link [5465] to reach a VIA Link representative.
♦ VIAtrans clients can reserve their journey by calling (210) 362-5050 for help.
UNIQUE NOTIFICATION
| The City of San Antonio will observe Juneteenth on Monday June 19. Most city centers are closed and in anticipation of severe heat on Monday, the City is opening 14 locations for homeowners to remain cool (noted below). These centers will be open from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. In the occasion somebody gets here with an animal, Animal Care Services will offer a kennel. | |
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| Lions Field Adult & Senior Center | 2809 Broadway Street |
| Copernicus Community Center | 5003 Lord Rd |
| Harlandale Community Center | 301 Sussex Ave |
| Miller’s Pond Community Center | 6075 Old Pearsall Rd |
| San Juan Community Center | 2307 S Calaveras St |
| Cuellar Community Center | 5626 San Fernando St |
| Ward Community Center | 435 E Sunshine Dr |
| Bob Ross Senior Center | 2219 Babcock Rd |
| Walker Ranch Senior Center | 835 W Rhapsody Dr |
| Hamilton Community Center | 10700 Nacogdoches Rd |
| Carver Branch Library | 3350 E Commerce St |
| McCreless Branch Library | 1023 Ada |
| Cortez Branch Library | 2803 Hunter |
| Bazan Branch Library | 2200 W Commerce St |
REGULARLY ASKED CONCERNS
When does VIA use complimentary flights to Places to Stay Cool?
VIA will use fare-fare complimentary services on VIA bus, VIA Link or VIAtrans service when temperature levels reach 100 degrees and the City of San Antonio’s Places to Stay cool are open. Call 311 or see SanAntonio.gov to find out more.
Who certifies?
Any individual who requires transport to or from among the city’s centers can ride fare-free on THROUGH.
VIA BUS guests need to notify the operator they are taking a trip to a cooling center when they board.
THROUGH LINK guests are motivated to reserve their journey by phone and notify the reservation representative they are taking a trip to or from of the city’s area. Please likewise notify the operator when boarding. Call (210) 655-Link [5465] to reach a VIA Link representative.
VIAtrans customers are enabled to make same-day appointments for cooling locations just. Passengers should already be signed up VIAtrans customers to utilize this service. Anyone needing help to take a trip and are not VIAtrans customers need to call 311 to organize transport.
Can by means of choice me up at my residence?
VIA Bus and VIA Link service to cooling centers will run per typical and are not door-to-door services. Passengers need to utilize existing bus stops or by means of link virtual stops for their journeys. VIAtrans customers can reserve same-day journeys, following the typical procedure.
Can I bring food or beverages with me?
VIA’s Food and Drink Guidelines use when taking a trip on a VIA vehicle. Eating on a bus or other VIA vehicle is not enabled. Drinking drinks on VIA bus or other VIA automobiles is just enabled a spill-proof or screw leading container.
Where do I require more info about VIA’s fare-free service?
Riders can call the VIA goLine at (210) 362-2020 to find out more about our services. VIAtrans clients can reserve their journey by calling (210) 362-5050.
Where do I require more info about the cooling centers?
Call the City of San Antonio’s info line at 311 or check out the City’s website at SanAntonio.gov.
