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Is your car having trouble? Along with print repair manuals you have access to the Chilton's Auto Repair Database with your Library Card.
- Chiltons Auto Repair Library
The Chilton Library contains automotive repair information. There are thousands of year, make and model combinations covering the most popular vehicles of the past 30 years. Chilton gives you the confidence to service or repair many systems on your vehicle. Some features include step-by-step service and repair procedures, close-up illustrations, videos and wiring diagrams to help explain system operations.
Transportation Tools
The following web sites provide detailed information about transportation.
- Road Closures in San Antonio
Roads currently closed in San Antonio due to weather or other obstructions. - Via Bus Transit
Taking the bus across town? Use this website to view individual bus routes and shuttles, plan a trip between destinations, and much more. - San Antonio Bikes Use the interactive map to plan your bicycling route, view safety information or city bike ordinances, view cycling events or attend a meeting with the bicycling community.
- Walk Score
Walk Score helps people find walkable places to live. Walk Score calculates the walkability of an address by locating nearby stores, restaurants, schools, parks, etc. Walk Score measures how easy it is to live a car-lite lifestyle. - Texas Dept of Public Safety - Driver License Division Whether you're a first time driver or renewing your license, this website will give you information on how to get your license up-to-date.
- TxDot - San Antonio District Planning a road trip? Get all the road condition facts before the rubber hits the road. The San Antonio District plans, designs, builds, operates and maintains the state transportation system for Bexar and surrounding counties.
- National Weather Service Weather makes a huge difference on driving conditions. Be prepared with current weather conditions and a forecast before you hit the road.
- San Antonio Airport Use this site to track arrivals and departures, find ground transportation, and plan a trip out of the city. Check out the Library's Travel Resource Guide for distant locales and travel trips.
- Amtrak Amtrak operates a nationwide rail network, serving more than 500 destinations in 46 states on 21,000 miles of routes. Use this site to plan your rail trip.
- Greyhound Founded in 1914, Greyhound Lines, Inc. is the largest provider of intercity bus transportation, serving more than 2,300 destinations across North America.
Maps for Transportation
- Google Maps You can pinpoint an address, look at street level or satellite, and even find directions on this website for driving, public transit, walking or biking.
- Library Locations Did you know you can return books and movies at any branch library? Don't drive across town, drop off items at the closest library to you.
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Transportation
Whether you're on foot, navigating the bus system, or figuring out the best commute, we want to help you get around town and beyond. You may wish to check out our Resource Travel Guide for planning a trip or our San Antonio on Wheels Guide for local travel history.
Are you always on the go? Check out our Downloadables, or explore our online resources and databases from any location.
Avoid traffic - let the library come to you. There are bookmobile stops in several outlying neighborhoods. Check out the latest news on the Bookmobile Blog or find your Bookmobile Stop.
B-cycle
The Central Library has your ride with B-cycle.
- San Antonio B-Cycle San Antonio B-cycle is one of the first large-scale municipal bike sharing systems in the United States. There are 14 special bike stations (B-stations) in downtown San Antonio in highly visible and trafficked areas. San Antonio B-cycle members will be able to pick up one of the gray bikes at any B-station and drop it off at any B-station.
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Favorite Books - Transportation
Here is a sampling of some of the best books we have in our collection.
A inspirational memoir about two newly retired women who decided to take a spin across the US. As the journey progresses, the distance traveled becomes more a journey of the mind and spirit.
Mapsco: San Antonio Street Guide.
This street guide and directory will allow you to know any part of town in a glance and plan your route effectively.
US atlas contains maps of every U.S. state and Canadian province, an overview of Mexico, and detailed inset maps of over 75 cities and 20 U.S. National Parks.
Need a book that will make you wander and ponder? Join Nicholson as he explores walking streets from LA to NYC, sharing amusing tales of being a pedestrian. Walks, he reminds us, have inspired writers from Thoreau to Joyce, as well as musicians from Fats Domino to Aerosmith.
With troubleshooting sections to quickly identify and correct common problems, this well illustrated bicycle repair guide (now in it's 5th edition) helps you get your wheels back on the road safely and securely.
Get under the hood of the everyday activity of driving to uncover the physical, psychological, and technical factors that explain how traffic works, why we drive the way we do, and what our driving says about our culture.
Video Feature
Has it been a while since you've ridden a bicycle? Get prepared for an enjoyable ride with this video from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on safely driving, fitting and maintaining a bicycle.
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Safety
Safety depends on being aware of your driving and driving conditions. Check out these sites for reputable information.
- Share the Road Safely This US Transportation site provides valuable tips on safety for drivers, commercial truckers, bicyclists, and pedestrians.
- CDC - Motor Vehicle Safety The CDC helps provide tips on car and booster seat and seat belt use, reducing impaired driving, and helping groups at risk: child passengers, teen drivers, and older adult drivers. CDC also works to prevent pedestrian and bicycle injuries.
Transportation Poll
States laws vary when it comes to driving and cell phone use. Do you think that drivers should be allowed to use cell phones while driving?
Transportation Planning
- AACOG Commute Solutions If you can't avoid traffic, use these vital programs to plan your commute more efficiently.
- MPO Planning Organization MPO's are regional agencies created by Federal law to conduct a cooperative, continuous and comprehensive transportation planning process. Find Bike Maps, local transportation meetings, air quality alerts and more.
- Smart Way SA VIA’s Long Range Comprehensive Transportation Plan. The Plan provides a framework for community feedback and explores public transit options (bus, light rail, etc) in Bexar County.
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