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Downtown Planning Team Me e ting # 2 T ue sda y, Aug ust 22, 2017 Ce ntra l L ib ra ry Audito rium 600 So le da d Stre e t 12:00PM 2:00PM Downtown Proj ect Team Jacob Floyd, Project Manager City of San Antonio Jay Renkens,


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Downtown Planning Team

Me e ting # 2

T

ue sda y, Aug ust 22, 2017

Ce ntra l L

ib ra ry Audito rium 600 So le da d Stre e t

12:00PM – 2:00PM

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Downtown Proj ect Team

  • Jacob Floyd, Project Manager

City of San Antonio

  • Jay Renkens, Principal-in-Charge

MIG, Inc.

  • Andy Rutz, Co-Project Manager

MIG, Inc.

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Meeting Obj ectives

  • Review existing conditions findings and maps
  • Continue discussion of assets, opportunities,

and challenges

  • Identify a vision for Downtown
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Pla nning T e a m I ntro duc tio ns

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Midtown Planning Team Introductions

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STOP

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START

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Pro c e ss Upda te

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Proj ect Phases

2

Analysis & Visioning

Existing conditions research; vision/goals framework; stakeholder input; Community Meeting #1 Summer through early Fall 2017

3

Plan Framework

Opportunity areas; catalytic projects; develop Plan elements; stakeholder input; Community Meeting #2 Fall 2017 through Winter 2018

4

Recommendations & Implementation Strategies Action and phasing strategies; draft Plan

elements; stakeholder input; Community Open House Winter through Spring 2018

5

Documentation & Adoption

Public Hearings, adoption, final summary and ePlan Spring through Summer 2018

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Comprehensive Plan Technical Working Group

  • Arts and Culture
  • Development Services (DSD)
  • Human Services (DHS) –

(Senior Services)

  • Economic Development (EDD)
  • Neighborhood and Housing

Services

  • Office of Historic Preservation

(OHP) City of San Antonio Departments

  • Office of Military

Affairs (GPA)

  • Office of Sustainability
  • Parks and Recreation
  • SA Metro Health

Departments

  • Transportation and

Capital Improvements (TCI)

  • World Heritage Office

(WHO)

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Other Agencies and Organizations

  • AACOG
  • AAMPO
  • Big Red Dog
  • Chamber of Commerce
  • CPS Energy
  • disABILITYsa
  • Health Collaborative
  • JBSA Camp Bullis
  • Pape Dawson
  • San Antonio Housing

Authority (SAHA)

  • San Antonio Water

System (SAWS)

  • Potentially: TxDOT

Comprehensive Plan Technical Working Group

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Stakeholder Suggestions f rom PT Meet ing #1

  • Bexar County
  • Arts Organizations
  • Library
  • Fiesta Commission
  • Zoning Staff
  • Union Pacific
  • Tobin Center
  • San Pedro Creek
  • CPS Energy
  • Hemisfair
  • KIPP School
  • Boys & Girls Club
  • Alamo
  • Churches
  • Salvation Army
  • GrayStreet Partners
  • San Antonio Independent School

District (SAISD)

Connect with these and other stakeholders in the following ways…

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Engagement

  • Focus groups/interviews

– By topic or interest area

  • Intercept events

– “Intercept” people at popular locations or events – Need you to assist at events!

  • Community meetings and open houses
  • Digital design charrettes

– Work sessions using 3D modeling to explore ideas

  • Social Media, Website, Online Surveys
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Do wnto wn Pla n F

  • unda tio n
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Continuing the Effort

  • SA Tomorrow’s Phase 1
  • f the Sub-Area Planning

is the continuation of work to date.

– Neighborhood Plans – SA 2020 – Corridor Plans and Master Plans – 2017 Bonds – SA Tomorrow Comprehensive Plan

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Why Plan Now?

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SA Tomorrow Cross Cutting Themes

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Plan Framework

  • Building Blocks
  • Neighborhoods
  • Corridors
  • Urban Centers
  • Regional Centers
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Regional Centers

  • Three types
  • Activity Centers
  • Logistics Centers
  • Special Purpose

Centers

  • Four tenets
  • Focus Growth
  • Walkable
  • Connected by Transit
  • Live, Work, Play
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Plan Elements

  • 9 Elements
  • Identified Key Issues
  • Goals
  • Policy Theme Areas
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Place Types

  • Multimodal and Mixed-Use

Place Types

  • Trails, Parks, and Open Space

Place Types

  • Adaptive Re-Use

Place Types

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Sta te o f Do wnto wn: E xisting Co nditio ns

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Existing Conditions

  • Demographics and

Employment

  • Land use
  • Transportation and

mobility

  • Amenities and access
  • Natural systems
  • Land Use
  • Parks, Public Space, and

Recreation

  • Mobility and Access

Improvement

  • Infrastructure and Amenities

Improvement

  • Catalytic Site Concepts and

Placemaking

  • Economic Development and

Housing

Existing Conditions Analysis (“Atlas”) Plan Elements (“Framework”)

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Downtown Regional Center Area

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Districts

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E xisting Co nditio ns: De mo g ra phic & E mplo yme nt Ove rvie w

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Population and Housing

Annual Household Growth | 2010-2016 Total Population (2016) | 25,405 Total Households (2016) | 8,649

2.3% 1.0% 1.7% Downtown City of San Antonio San Antonio MSA

  • The Downtown population is on average
  • lder than the City but has a higher

concentration of millennials (age 25 to 34)

  • Significant amount of residential

development since 2010 with over 4,700 apartments recently built, under- construction or proposed

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Population and Housing

Average Household Size

2.20 persons

2.73 - City of San Antonio Average

Owner Renter Vacant 49% 43% 8% Owner Renter Vacant

Housing Tenure

28% 59% 13%

  • The average households is smaller than the

city with a greater concentration of non- family and 1-person households

  • Higher than average housing vacancy (13%)

Total Population (2016) | 25,405 Total Households (2016) | 8,649

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Employment

Total Employment (2016) 83,828 Largest Employment Sectors

Health Care, Public Admin., Finance/Insurance, and Accommodation

19.0% 17.6% 13.0% 9.8% 40.2% Accommodation/Food Services Public Administration Health Care/Social Assistance Finance/Insurance Other

  • Economic base anchored by health

care, tourism, and education

  • Limited office development in recent

past but major projects underway (Frost Bank and Hemisfair) will increase inventory

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Employment

Total Employment (2016) 83,828 Education

55% of workers have some college or higher

18% 27% 33% 22% Less than high school High school or equivalent, no college Some college or Associate degree Bachelor's degree or advanced degree

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Wage Distribution

40% earn more than

$3,333 per month

21% 38% 40% Less than $1,250 $1,250- $3,333 Greater than $3,333

  • Emerging hub for IT and professional

services jobs

  • Center of entrepreneurship in City

with several entities and organizations focused on start-up businesses

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Public Investments

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E xisting Co nditio ns: L a nd Use

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Land Use in the Downtown Area

SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCES

Houses and residential properties

MULTI-FAMILY Apartments and condominiums COMMERCIAL Retail, office, restaurants and shopping areas INDUSTRIAL Warehouses, assembly, manufacturing INSTITUTIONAL AND/OR TOTAL TAX EXEMPT Schools, hospitals, public spaces OPEN SPACE/PARK Greenbelts, natural areas PRIVATE OPEN SPACE Private shared-use fields, golf course activities VACANT Includes buildable and unbuildable land

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Institutional Single Family Commercial Industrial Vacant Multi-Family Open Space/Park Private Open Space 7% 6% <0.1% <0.1%

Land Use Composition

33% 24% 19% 11% Single Family Vacant Institutional Industrial Commercial Multi-Family

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Predominant Uses and Locations

  • Commercial and institutional uses

(especially hospitality) are most prominent in the core of downtown.

  • Other than open space, multi-family

makes up the smallest percentage of

  • verall land use in this area (6%).
  • Downtown commercial and residential

uses are segregated.

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Residential Neighborhoods

  • Although single family residential

accounts for 24% of the overall land use in this area, most is concentrated south

  • f Caesar Chavez Blvd.
  • Historic districts and neighborhood

conservation districts have been successfully employed in this area to encourage both preservation and re- investment.

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Industrial Uses and Vacant Land

  • Nearly one-fifth of the study area is

vacant (7%) or industrial (11%).

  • Majority of vacant and industrial uses are

along freeways at the edge of the study area.

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E xisting Co nditio ns: T ra nspo rta tio n & Mo b ility

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Transportation and Mobility

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Pedestrians

  • Walkable environment

– SA’s most walkable area – Central Business District – King William – Lavaca

  • Poor sidewalk connectivity

– Narrow – Gaps – Obstacles

  • Little access to services
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Bicyclists

  • Incomplete network of

bicycle facilities

  • Few lanes and marked routes

– Main – S. Flores – St. Mary’s – Carolina/Florida – Avenue B – River Trails

  • Focuses on recreational

cycling

  • Majority of B-Cycle stations
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Motorists

  • Significant amount of

surface parking & garages

  • Roadway conditions

analysis shows most “nearing capacity”

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Transit

  • Transit reliability is a

key need

– VIA evaluating rapid transit options and regular service improvements

  • Pedestrians and

riders compete for space

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E xisting Co nditio ns: Ame nitie s & Ac c e ss

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Amenities and Access

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Civic Amenities

  • Regional destinations
  • Local destinations
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Parks and Open Space

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E xisting Co nditio ns: Na tura l Syste ms

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Natural S ystems

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Natural Systems

  • San Antonio River &

Riverwalk

– Cherished resource – Important part of City’s history

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Natural Systems

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Disc ussio n

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Discussion

Vision:

  • What would you like

Downtown to be like 20 years from now?

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Ne xt Ste ps

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Coming up…

  • Submit vision video or audio

recordings Ongoing

  • First Friday

September 4

  • Other intercepts and focus groups

TBA/Ongoing

  • Community Meeting

September 12, 6:30-9:00 pm La Orilla del Rio Ballroom

  • Next Planning Team Meeting

November - TBD

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Downtown Planning Team

Me e ting # 2

T

ue sda y, Aug ust 22, 2017

Ce ntra l L

ib ra ry Audito rium 600 So le da d Stre e t

12:00PM – 2:00PM