Improvement is coming to Roosevelt Avenue but not fast enough for residents and business owners in the area who want to see new development.
San José Village, a proposed mixed-use development project is being planned along the Roosevelt Avenue corridor near Mission San José.As the sun was setting on a recent evening, cycling groups and other people on bike and on foot made their way down and across Roosevelt Avenue, passing restaurants and fruiterias, no-tell motels, a golf course and empty lots and a few small businesses.
The community for the most part welcomes San Jose Village, the latest newly proposed development coming to Roosevelt Avenue and East Southcross Boulevard. The multifamily and mixed-use cluster of buildings spanning both sides of the thoroughfare is being developed by James Lifshutz. Ybanez worked with Lifshutz and his design team on the project since its inception and said it is a long time coming.
Improvements for Roosevelt Avenue approved by a 2017 bond were put of hold after the Texas Department of Transportation objected to plans for lane reductions.A TxDOT spokeswoman said questions about the status of the project should be directed to the city. But if the roadwork isn’t completed by then, “that would be horrible because I see what’s happening to places like Augie’s Barbecue out on Broadway [Street],” Garcia said. “The constructionDuring a recent neighborhood meeting at Mission Library, State Rep. Liz Campos said that she plans to meet with city officials, Councilwoman Phyllis Viagran and TxDOT about the roadway project.
“It’s ugly because there are businesses that are not following code compliance,” she said. “It’s ugly because there are no sidewalks to safely walk on. It’s ugly because it hasn’t been taken care of by our city. And it’s not because families in this neighborhood did not beg for these changes.”
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