Visit SA and Centro SA said they are investing in the planning effort because what happens in downtown San Antonio affects the entire city.
It's our privilege to produce journalism that fosters democracy this election year, but we can't do it alone. Will you contribute today to helpThe City of San Antonio will develop a new strategic framework plan for downtown, covering topics from housing to public safety, through a partnership with Centro San Antonio and Visit San Antonio.The “Decade of Downtown” ended in 2020.
Whoops! There was an error and we couldn't process your subscription. Please reload the page and try again. The original plan, developed in 2016, focused on a housing-first strategy that led to the Center City Housing Implementation Policy and 9,000 residential units added to downtown. A strategic plan, developed with the help of outside experts, is needed, DeBerry said. “I think instinctively we can tactically think what we think downtown should be, but if we don’t have a strategy, I think we’re all kind of shooting from the hip,” she said.
Councilwoman Teri Castillo said her constituents are more likely to support a downtown plan that results in more housing. Otherwise, “it is going to be a hard sell,” she said. Councilwoman Sukh Kaur , whose district encompasses downtown San Antonio, welcomed the effort to develop the plan and thanked her council colleagues for recognizing the value to all of San Antonio of investing in the center city.
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