More people will be able to enjoy VIA’s rideshare program, which just expanded to a sixth region in Bexar County.

On Nov. 3, VIA Link began serving people in the Southeast area. VIA Link already covers the Naco Pass, Randolph, Madla, Mainland and downtown regions.

Sandra Alba, 55, was excited about the “convenience” of the service. She doesn’t own a car and needs reliable transportation to get to and from her job at Mission Trail Baptist Hospital.

“I work in the labor and delivery postpartum area, and I love my job,” she said.

In the three years since she began working at the hospital, Alba has relied on VIA’s bus service to get to her job. The bus usually drops her off at Brooks Transit Center, a 20-minute walk to the hospital, which she sometimes endures in less-than-ideal conditions

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