History
VIA was created in 1977 when the citizens of Bexar County voted in favor of one-half cent sales tax to fund the service. Subsequently, VIA purchased transit assets from the City of San Antonio and began operations in March 1978, taking its name from the Latin word for "road". In 2004, San Antonians approved the formation of the Advanced Transportation District. This quarter-cent sales tax expanded and improved VIA operations.
Throughout the 20th Century, VIA used Propane as fuel for their buses. It wasn't until 2000 when VIA started to use diesel fuel to operate their bus fleet.
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