Perhaps more than ever, community leaders and residents alike are seeing more investment in long forgotten East Side neighborhoods within sight of downtown San Antonio.
SAGE sought community feedback in surveys and through focus groups.
For instance, it found the East Side is “a more flourishing and sustainable community with more diverse and engaged neighborhoods.” Yet, it showed “changes, challenges and barriers remain.” The report showed the challenges include generational poverty, gentrification and access to capital for small businesses, while perceived crime and safety is among the barriers to economic growth on the East Side.
She cautioned against using a broad brush to depict how various communities feel about the East Side and what’s going on now.
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