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Regional Transportation Coordination
Engaging Regional Stakeholders in Public Transportation
Background
The Alamo Area Council of Governments, Planning Region 18, is the lead agency for regional transportation coordination activities and efforts in the Alamo Region. Regional transportation coordination plans and activities for the Alamo Region responds to Texas legislation that requires transit planning focused on filling service gaps, eliminating overlaps in transportation services, and pursuing opportunities among public transportation providers to share resources.

Transportation Goals for the Alamo Region
In the summer 2010, AACOG established the Alamo Regional Transportation Steering Committee to respond to the needs of transit planning in the region. The Regionally Coordinated Transportation Plan for the Alamo Region encompasses the following four goals: 
  • Goal 1: Enhance the quality of the customer's travel experience
  • Goal 2: Expand the availability of services to those who are un-served
  • Goal 3: Increase the cost-effectiveness and efficiency of service delivery
  • Goal 4: Establish and sustain communication among stakeholders in the region's transportation plan

Alamo Regional Transportation Steering Committee & Subcommittees
The Alamo Regional Transportation Steering Committee or ARTSC is comprised of various direct and indirect stakeholders within the field of transportation in the Alamo Region. Moreover, the ARTSC serves as the policy board for regional transportation coordination and as a focal point for leadership on transportation issues in the Alamo Region. The ARTSC is chaired by the Honorable Judge James Barden, Medina County; 1st Vice Chair David Frost, VIA Metropolitan Transit; and 2nd Vice Chair Ben Herr, Alamo Regional Transit.

The ARTSC is also comprised of six standing subcommittees. These subcommittees were established to focus on the region's transportation needs. Those subcommittees are as follows:

  • Health & Human Services
  • Rural Senior Transportation
  • Transit Agency
  • Urban Senior Transportation
  • Veterans
  • Workforce


News
Two ART Drivers compete at CTAA National Vehicle Roadeo
For the first time, Alamo Regional Transit (ART) sent of its two drivers, Philip Pummer and Keith Hoegenauer, to participate in the CTAA National Vehicle Roadeo this year. Read on...
June 20 is "Dump The Pump" Day
VIA Metropolitan Transit is joining transit agencies across the nation to promote Dump the Pump Day on Thursday, June 20, a day when people are encouraged to leave their vehicles at home and try public transportation. Read on...
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Alamo Area Council of Governments
8700 Tesoro Dr., Suite 700
San Antonio, TX 78217-6228
Ph: (210) 362-5200
Fx: (210) 225-5937
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