VIA Metropolitan Transit
VIA connects our community to opportunity, supports economic vitality, and enhances quality of life throughout our region. VIA, recognized by the Texas Transit Association in 2018 as the Outstanding Metro Transit Authority of the year, serves 14 member cities and the unincorporated areas of Bexar County, operating seven days a week on 92 routes. In 2017, VIA provided nearly 40 million passenger trips across the region. It's AAA bond rating reflects the organization’s sound management and financial practices. Visit VIAinfo.net for more information. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram to learn more about our programs, services and connections in the community. www.viainfo.net
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Oct 13, 2026
Gavin JenkinsHOST
All right.
Gavin JenkinsHOST
Uh, so Brandon, I think that this discussion leads really well with your discussion that you have with, uh, with Tremell Brown, who is the Deputy CEO of VIA Metropolitan Transit in San Antonio, Texas.
Gavin JenkinsHOST
Uh, do you have anything you wanna say before we hear this interview?
Brandon LewisHOST
Correct.
Brandon LewisHOST
Yes, Gavin.
Brandon LewisHOST
So Tramell, he also directly manages key operating divisions including fleet and facilities, safety, transit police, and training and system security at VIA Metropolitan Transit.
Brandon LewisHOST
He also serves as the agency's chief safety officer and incident commander for emergency management response, and he began his career at the agency as a bus operator in 1990.
Brandon LewisHOST
So he has seen, obviously, v- various incidents throughout his career, and the, the agency just installed these new high definition camera on these buses, and w- we're very open with the public about how these cameras are going to be installed to help riders feel safer.
Steve ShortHOST
The foundation hopes to reach three thousand SAISD educators this year, nearly four times the number currently served through teacher grants.
Steve ShortHOST
The Via Metropolitan Transit Board of Trustees approved a seven hundred sixty-seven million dollar fiscal year twenty twenty-seven budget last week.
Steve ShortHOST
The budget is focused on maintaining financial sub- stability with continued investments in service improvements, customer experience, and major capital projects like the Rapid Green Line.
Steve ShortHOST
This also includes the installation of one hundred fifty additional bus shelters, a new overnight pilot, and the planned launch of Via Link Stone Oak.