Mass transit drives future growth: Robert Thompson VIA Transit Center Vision Plan

Civic + Cultural, Planning, Economic Development

Alamo worked with Economic Planning Systems to plan and prove the feasibility of a high-intensity multi-modal transportation district centered on the Robert Thompson Transit Center on the eastern edge of downtown. The study analyzed regional and micro-market conditions to project capture rates over a multi-year build-out.

VIA Metropolitan Transit

San Antonio, Texas

29 acres

Completed 2017

Perspective sketch includes related parcels of public and privately owned development.

3D model shows potential infill development around the Alamodome above East César A. Chávez Boulevard.

Project Area Diagram: The Vision Plan Study Area focuses on the Robert Thomson Transit Station, incorporating a potential transit-oriented development project that includes enhanced bus stops on Montana Street with direct transit connections to Primo, VIVA, and local bus services.