San Antonio’s Transportation Department wants to hear from residents living near and around four forthcoming transit stations along the VIA Metropolitan Transit Authority’s planned Green Line route.

VIA Metropolitan Transit on Tuesday unveiled its new VIA Link Southeast zone, expanding its app-based, on-demand ridesharing service to cover a 13.8-square-mile area on San Antonio’s Southeast Side.

San Antonio’s Transportation Department is hosting four planned community open house meetings beginning this week, inviting the public to provide feedback on pedestrian safety around the forthcoming Green Line project.

The city is trying to encourage mixed development that supports the new $446 million “Green Line,” which VIA Metropolitan Transit hopes to start operating by late 2027.

VIA’s Green Line, an 11.7-mile service that will connect the airport to the historic missions, is expected to start in 2027.