VIA Primo

Route 103 travels on Fredericksburg Road and Zarzamora Street from Crossroads Park & Ride to the Madla Transit Center.

Discounted fares are available to students, children 5–11, seniors, active-duty military, and people with disabilities.

The route begins at the Ellis Alley Park & Ride on the eastern fringe of downtown San Antonio.

Route 100 has six stations along Fredericksburg Road, including a stop at Wonderland of the Americas in Balcones Heights.

[8] Route 103 runs along Zarzamora Street from the Crossroads Park & Ride, near Wonderland of the Americas, to the Madla Transit Center, near Interstate 35.

[13] The planning process for bus rapid transit service in San Antonio began in September 2002.

[14] While Primo was originally set to include dedicated lanes for buses, VIA settled on mixed traffic operation before submitting the required environmental studies.

[16] VIA staged a free preview of Primo on December 15, 2012, and launched regular service two days later.

[19] In September 2015, VIA announced plans to expand Primo service to the Military Drive and Zarzamora Street corridors.

[21] On April 6, VIA shifted weekday service to Saturday schedules, reducing frequency on all Primo routes to 15-minute headways.

[24] Primo launched with 16 60-foot (18 m) articulated buses fueled using compressed natural gas (CNG).

[7] These buses come with free WiFi, two wheelchair positions, and space for three bicycles in the rear of the vehicle.

A DE40LFR in Primo livery waiting at the University of Texas at San Antonio Main Campus stop at one of the ends of former Route 101. This bus has now been repainted, and this route has now been downgraded to a Metro route.