The newness of the VIA Park & Ride facility in Stone Oak has faded, as well as commuter Zachary Morse’s hope that it will one day fill up with commuters.

“I don’t think that it was a very good idea,” Morse said.

VIA opened the Park & Ride facility in Stone Oak in 2018.

People can park their cars there for free and catch a bus.

“Nearly every day I would drive past here, and I would regularly, you know, look over to the side and see this very large building behind us, and it appeared mostly empty,” Morse said.

The facility and the land it’s built on cost $25.1 million. According to VIA, bond funds and state and federal grants helped fund the majority of the project.

“Do you think that this was a good use of money?” KSAT Investigates asked.

“In its current state, no,” Morse replied.

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