VIA Park & Ride service sees highest ridership in additional than a decade

Fans flooded downtown for a number of occasions on Oct. 25, 2025, utilizing public transportation in file numbers.

VIA Metropolitan Transit recorded its highest Park & Ride particular occasion ridership in additional than a decade on Oct. 25, offering 23,254 rides to and from the Robert Thompson Transit Station on the Alamodome — surpassing all earlier occasions since October 2013.

“We’re proud to reach this milestone and even prouder of how riders are choosing VIA as an affordable, convenient way to connect with their city,” mentioned VIA President & CEO Jon Gary Herrera. “Each trip represents more than a ride — it’s fewer cars on the road, less congestion downtown and stronger connections to the people and places that matter most. When you use VIA to get to major events, you take the hassle out of your plans and have the best and easiest access to downtown.”

VIA, the City of San Antonio — together with the Alamodome and Police Department — Centro San Antonio and its Alamo City Amigos, and organizers from Muertos Fest labored collaboratively to make sure residents and guests have been educated on mobility choices for Saturday, as officers had estimated that properly greater than 100,000 individuals could be attending occasions in downtown on Saturday. The efforts by means of this partnership, together with encouraging occasion attendees to decide on public transportation, led to file special-event utilization of VIA providers, together with Park & Ride and fixed-route service.

The prime particular occasion ridership totals since October 2013 are:

♦ October 2025: Muertos Fest and Paul McCartney live performance: 23,254
♦ December 2013: Alamo Bowl, UT vs. Oregon: 21,762
♦ April 2015: USA vs. Mexico soccer match: 16,982
♦ June 2014: Spurs Championship Celebration: 16,800

For extra details about upcoming Park & Ride particular occasion service, go to our Park & Ride Events web page.