Vision San Marcos Comprehensive Plan

BRIDGES

provide transit service to the urbanized

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SERVICES

area for a minimum of three years. CARTS

Given the environmental and

in conjunction with the City of San Marcos

In 2012, the City of San Marcos was

topographical nature of San Marcos,

and the urbanized area will develop a

defined as an urbanized area by the US

the necessity for bridges is vast. The

comprehensive public transportation plan

Census. The Urbanized Area includes

responsibility of maintaining bridges is

to address future public transportation

portions of the city limits of San Marcos

similar to that of roadway maintenance,

issues.

and Martindale as well as areas in

with TxDOT maintaining interstate and

Texas State University provides public

Caldwell and Guadalupe Counties.

highways and the City and County

transportation opportunities to its students,

Under this urbanized area designation,

maintaining local streets. According to

faculty and staff which is funded solely

federal and state public transportation

the most recent Geographic Information

through the student bus fee. San Marcos

funding moves from the rural category to

System (GIS) data available from the

may chose to partner with the University

small urban and an Urban Transit District

Capital Area Metropolitan Planning

to create a seamless and comprehensive

must be created. A Public Transportation

Organization (CAMPO), there are 12

public transportation system for the City.

Conference was conducted in 2012 by

bridges classified as either structurally

Lone Star Rail District was created in 2003

representatives of the governing bodies

deficient or functionally obsolete.

to evaluate and operate a commuter rail

within the urbanized area to solicit public

service to connect

comment. Based upon the outcome

of the conference, Capital Area Rural

Transportation System (CARTS) agreed to

create an Urban / Rural Transit District and

Vision San Marcos: A River Runs Through Us pg 101