UTSA students board the Fiesta Texas shuttle.
Parking in a Nutshell: To save some time, 'do the shuttle'
(Aug. 29, 2003)--The Fall 2003 semester is bring record numbers of students to UTSA.
So, for a good start and fewer parking hassles, the Office of Parking and Transportation offers these guidelines to UTSA students, faculty, staff and visitors.
- See the 1604 Campus shuttle stop map.
- See the Downtown Campus shuttle stop map.
- Allow an extra 30 minutes to arrive on time for classes, meetings or campus events.
- Do the Fiesta Texas shuttle: Park and ride - take the free shuttle from Fiesta Texas to the 1604 Campus. (You can drive around for an hour looking for the perfect parking space, or you can "do the shuttle," which arrives approximately every fifteen minutes.)
- Do the apartment shuttle: The free apartment shuttle service to the UTSA 1604 Campus is available for UTSA students who live in several nearby apartment complexes.
- Do the Saturday shopping shuttle: The free Saturday shopping shuttle goes from the 1604 Campus to shopping areas along I-10.
- Do the shuttle between campuses: To go between the 1604 and Downtown campuses, use the free VIA express shuttle. (The trip takes 45 minutes, and runs from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., Monday-Friday.)
- Use the parking lot at the Downtown Campus under the freeway, south of Durango Boulevard.
- If you need help, contact the UTSA Police Department at 210-458-4242. (Additional police staff will be on duty during the first two weeks of classes to assist with traffic control, parking and general police services.)
- More relief is coming: 1,200 parking spaces are under construction on the east side of the 1604 Campus, and are due to be completed by spring 2004.
Shuttle and parking details:
Park and ride: Fiesta Texas shuttle to 1604 Campus parking lot 3
Arrangements have been made with Six Flags Fiesta Texas to provide 1,000 parking spaces from 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday. Express shuttle service is available to and from the Fiesta Texas parking lot from 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday.
With departures every 15 minutes, the shuttle stops at 1604 Campus parking lot 3, north of the Business Building.
Fiesta Texas is located at I-10 and La Cantera Parkway, north of the 1604 Campus.
Directions to Fiesta Texas parking:
From the north, exit I-10 at the La Cantera exit, make a quick left off La Cantera Parkway onto Fiesta Texas Drive. Turn right into the parking lot. The shuttle stop is close to Fiesta Texas Drive at the northeast area of of the lot.
From Loop 1604 West, take the La Cantera exit. Turn north onto La Cantera Parkway at the north edge of the UTSA 1604 Campus. Proceed up the hill as the parkway curves right. (You will be driving east toward I-10.) Turn right onto Fiesta Texas Drive and then turn right into the parking lot.
Park and ride: Shuttles on the 1604 Campus from parking lots 10, 11 and 12
Express Shuttle service will be available to parking lots 10, 11 and 12 from 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m., Monday-Friday. Shuttles pick up passengers every 15 minutes.
502 parking spaces are available in lot 10, located on George Brackenridge Avenue, north of University Oaks Apartments Phase III.
Parking lot 11 is located on UTSA Boulevard, west of University Oaks Apartments (with "lots" of historically under-utilized parking spaces). Lot 10 and 11 shuttles stop at the Biosciences Building.
Parking lot 12 is on West Campus (of the 1604 Campus) south of the Sculpture and Ceramics Studio (with "lots" of historically under-utilized parking spaces). (Lot 12 was formerly designated as "lot 11A.") The lot 12 shuttle stops at Chisholm Hall and the Humanities and Social Sciences Building.
Apartment shuttle: From apartment complexes to the 1604 Campus
The apartment shuttle service to the UTSA 1604 Campus is available to UTSA students who live in several nearby apartment compleses. The service runs from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m., Monday-Friday, except on UTSA holidays, with passenger pick-up approximately every 45 minutes.
The service is provided for the Highlands, Campus Side, Blue Bonnet Hills, Las Colinas, Chase Hill, Alpin Park and Maverick Creek apartment complexes with a stop on the UTSA 1604 Campus in lot 3, north of the Business Building.
The route begins at 7:30 a.m. in front of the Highlands apartments with pick-up points in front of the Campus Side apartments and at the VIA bus stops at the other complexes.
Saturday shopping shuttle: From the 1604 Campus to shopping areas off I-10
The Saturday shopping shuttle service for UTSA students runs from noon to 4 p.m. beginning Aug. 30.
Shopping shuttle stops are:
- Chisholm Hall, adjacent to the housing office
- University Oaks Apartments, Phase III shuttle stop
- Wal-Mart garden center
- Huebner Oaks Shopping Center, next to Border's book store
- H-E-B, De Zavala store left entrance
The last shopping shuttle pick-up on campus is 3 p.m., and the last pick-up at H-E-B is at approximately 3:40 p.m.
Do the shuttle: Between the 1604 and Downtown campuses
Through an agreement with VIA Metropolitan Transit, UTSA students, faculty and staff can utilize VIA express route 94 at no charge with a valid UTSACard. The shuttle goes between the 1604 and Downtown campuses from 7 a.m to 10 p.m., Monday through Friday.
The route 94 shuttle stops at the Downtown Campus Buena Vista Street Building and at 1604 Campus parking lot 3, located north of the Business Building.
Parking for students and visitors at the Downtown Campus
Parking at the Downtown Campus for students with UTSA parking permits is available under the freeway, south of Durango Boulevard. Visitors can park in the same location under the freeway, but must request a visitor's pass from a security office at the entrance gates. Parking for students with UTSA permits is also available in the Durango Loop parking lot, which offers parking convenient to the campus.
Parking in the Downtown Campus garage is open to students with UTSA parking permits on levels B2 and B3 at night from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 a.m., Monday-Friday. Level B1 remains reserved at all times for garage administration permit holders. Note: There is no shuttle this year from the freeway and Durango Loop lots to campus.
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