A design celebrating a historic Air Force Base

KAI provided architectural services for the Brooks City Base Transit Center, which is located near the corner of South New Braunfels Avenue and Sidney Brooks North Road in the City of San Antonio. It is on the historic Brooks Air Force Base, which is one of the very first training facilities for the US Army Air Corps dating to December, 1917. The transit center design takes cues from World War 1 biplanes with its curved roof and columnar support system.

The Brooks City Base Transit Center, located on Brooks City Base, will be a state-of-the-art passenger facility to support travel demands in the city’s rapidly-growing Southeast sector. The center will provide more travel options, greater comfort and enhanced conveniences for riders, including an air-conditioned waiting facility with a customer information and ticket purchasing center.

The new $1.3 million, 4,000 SF transit center includes eight bus bays located on a transit island, new bus lanes that enter from South New Braunfels and Sidney Brooks and loop around the transit island, and parking for approximately 40 patron vehicles to the South. Transit Center amenities include interior seating for 50, covered exterior seating for 30, public restrooms, ticket vending windows, active next bus displays and enhanced landscaping.