LOCAL PARTNER ENTITIES

SAMCo supports funding for transportation projects being developed by the following entities:

AACOG – The Alamo Area Council of Governments is a voluntary association of member municipalities and counties served through planning, information, and coordination programs since 1967. In 2010, AACOG established the Alamo Regional Transportation Steering Committee, which serves as the policy board for regional transportation coordination activities in the Alamo Region. AACOG is also the lead agency for the Alamo Regional Rural Planning Organization, a committee of elected officials in the rural areas within the AACOG service area who identifies transportation priorities and provides recommendations to the Texas Department of Transportation regarding funding. AACOG also operates Alamo Regional Transit, a public transportation service operating in the 12 rural counties of the Alamo region. For more information, visit AACOG.com.

ALAMO AREA MPO – The Alamo Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) is a public agency that conducts the federally-required transportation planning process for a region home to 2.2 million people. The Transportation Policy Board (TPB) is the MPO’s board of directors. The TPB is comprised of 21 elected and appointed officials representing the Advanced Transportation District, Alamo Regional Mobility Authority, Bexar County, Comal County, City of New Braunfels, City of San Antonio, City of Seguin, Greater Bexar County Council of Cities, Guadalupe County, Kendall County geographic area, Northeast Partnership, Texas Department of Transportation, and VIA Metropolitan Transit. For more information, visit www.alamoareampo.org.

ALAMO REGIONAL MOBILITY AUTHORITY – The Alamo RMA through local transportation partnerships leverages funding to develop and provide for a system of added-capacity projects in Bexar County to accelerate congestion relief and provide motorists with additional choices in daily commutes.  In late 2015, the Alamo RMA together with Bexar County entered into a partnership to bring forward 15 key transportation projects within the next 10 years.  For additional information visit, www.bexar.org/339/Alamo-Regional-Mobility-Authority.

BEXAR COUNTY – Bexar County is a key partner in the development of pass-through funding agreements with state transportation officials to advance projects along Blanco Road, Culebra Road, FM 1957 (Potranco Road), SH 211 (Hill Country Parkway), and Loop 1604 to IH 10 East. The County also operates and maintains over 1,200 miles of dedicated public roads and rights of way. For more information, visit www.bexar.org.

CITY OF SAN ANTONIO – On February 27, 2020 the name Public Works Department was restored after 6 years as Transportation & Capitol Improvements.  The department contains a workforce of over 800 employees dedicated to meeting the infrastructure needs of the City of San Antonio.  For additional information, visit https://www.sanantonio.gov/PublicWorks.

PORT SAN ANTONIO – Port San Antonio is a master-planned, 1,900 acre aerospace, industrial complex and international logistics platform. Created from the former Kelly Air Force Base, Port San Antonio is approximately equidistant from the East and West coasts of the United States and at the center of the NAFTA Corridor between Mexico and Canada. The entire development enjoys designation as a Foreign Trade Zone. For more information, visit www.portsanantonio.us.

TXDOT SAN ANTONIO DISTRICT – The San Antonio District plans, designs, builds, operates and maintains the state transportation system in the following counties: Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Frio, Guadalupe, Kendall, Kerr, McMullen, Medina, Uvalde and Wilson. www.dot.state.tx.us/local_information/san_antonio_district/.

VIA Metropolitan Transit – VIA connects our community to opportunity, supports economic vitality, and enhances quality of life throughout the region with convenient, affordable mobility options.  Each year VIA provides over 36 million passenger trips, including over 1 million paratransit trips for passengers in the disability community.  VIA serves 14 member cities and unincorporated areas of Bexar County, operating bus, van and new on-demand transit service, VIA Link.  In 2020 VIA introduced its Keep SA Moving plan to connect more people to jobs and economic opportunity. For more information, visit www.viainfo.net and KeepSAmoving.com.

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