City of Poteet issued the following announcement.
Atascosa County Cowboy Connect will begin operations Oct. 1 in Pleasanton, Jourdanton and Poteet. The transit system, put on by ART (Alamo Regional Transit), will have four shuttles starting routes at 7 a.m. and ending routes at 6 p.m., Monday-Friday. ART is a part of AACOG (Alamo Area Council of Governments). For schedule and route go to www.aacog.com/cowboyconnect
According to ART, the shuttle will have stops nearby or at Jourdanton Housing, Jourdanton Square Apartments, Jourdanton High School, Jourdanton City Hall, Walmart, H-E-B, Trade St. Housing, St. Francis Villa Senior Apartments, Pleasanton City Hall, Methodist Hospital South, Atascosa County Veterans Service Office, Atascosa County Courthouse, Atascosa Adult Probation, Poteet Post Office, Poteet Housing, Poteet Lowe’s, Crestview Apartments, Coastal Bend College, The UPS Store, Pleasanton Library, Pleasanton River Park and Poteet Town Hall.
Sean Scott of AACOG and ART said that this new transit system will open up economical transportation options for people to get from one of the tri-cities to another. He emphasized that safety during COVID-19 will be a priority.
“We sanitize the busses hourly,” said Sean Scott, Director of ART. “We spray the bus with disinfectant, offer hand sanitizer and riders must wear face masks,” Scott said. AACOG runs the same program in Seguin.
The cost of transit for each entry on the system is $1, or $.50 if you are a senior citizen or student. There will be the opportunity to buy tokens and use in lieu of cash.
“In February, after initially being approached by Poteet Mayor Willie Leal to discuss the viability of a daily transit system, I met with the Mayors of Pleasanton, Jourdanton, Poteet and Commissioner Mark Gillespie and Sean Scott director of ART,” said Atascosa County Judge Bob Hurley. “The meeting was very positive. We are a growing county and a transit service will be a great economic asset to business in the area while providing affordable transportation to all in need.”
Pleasanton Mayor Travis Hall said, “We look forward to serving our citizens with low-cost transportation. It will benefit those in need and especially in adverse weather conditions.”
Poteet Mayor Willie Leal acknowledged how big of an impact the shuttle will have on his residents and the county as a whole.
“I think it’s going to be a great benefit,” Mayor Leal said. “We have a lot of citizens that don’t have mobility to get to services that they need, both commercial, like H-E-B or Walmart, or needing to go to the hospital or the courthouse. So, if they don’t have this transportation system, then they have to ask people for a lift or wait for one of their family members to get off from work. So, I think it will be a big benefit for everyone in Poteet, Pleasanton and Jourdanton to have this transit available.”
Judge Hurley said the County hopes to include Charlotte and Lytle into the routes eventually.
ART will also still offer the same curbside pickup options they have under the previous transit system.
Please see route below or by visiting www.aacog.com/cowboyconnect.
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