Center CityImplementation Plan

City of San Antonio, TexasInternational Downtown Association

2013 Downtown Achievement Awards Planning

Achieve greater balance

Diversify product types

Attract resident

s, workers

Improve living

experience

Dream It

Map It

Do It

Introduction

The Mayor of San Antonio released the SA2020 Final Report in 2010

The report outlined a community vision for 11 key areas of San Antonio by the year 2020

•Downtown Development was one key vision area

Strategic Framework Plan & Center City Implementation Plan

Centro Partnership commissioned the Strategic Framework Plan in order to meet the goals outline in SA2020

The Strategic Framework Plan Recommended: • Initiating a Housing First Strategy

- Stretch goal of 7,500 housing units by 2020

• Creating a Vibrant PlaceTo ensure these recommendations and the goals of SA2020 were achieved, the Center City Development Office created an implementation plan focusing on:

- Public Investment - Management Strategy

- Housing Incentives - Regulation Guidelines

$93 million for Downtown

Area

- Parks ($31 M)- Streets ($48.7 M)- Facilities ($13.1 M)

CommunityEndorsed.

Downtown Public Investment

San Antonio River Improvements Project& San Pedro Creek• The San Antonio

River Improvements Project connects cultural institutions to downtown and expands recreational areas

• The San Pedro Creek Restoration improves 1.5 miles of the creek through downtown and provides opportunities for development

Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center

Expansion

• Proposed expansion of $325 million

• Expand, improve and modernize space

• Allow for future development of Hemisfair Park

CommunityEndorsed.

A streetcar provides multimodal solutions to transform transportation downtown

• $190M project • 4 miles of rail• Catalyst for

redevelopment

Transforming Transportation

CommunityEndorsed.

• Ballet San Antonio• Chamber Orchestra • Children’s Chorus of

SA• The Opera San Antonio• San Antonio Symphony• Youth Orchestras of SA

A public/private partnership valued at $203M that will house the:

The Tobin Performing Arts Center Comes Alive

CommunityEndorsed.

• New state of the art Public Safety Headquarters combines San Antonio Fire and Police Departments

• Total public investment of $84 million

• Best Municipal Project for 2012 recipient

• Largest public art project, Unity Plaza, in San Antonio

Safety First

CommunityEndorsed.

• An urban core requires incentive programs

• Center City established the Center City Housing Incentive Policy, an as-of-right incentive program

• 13 housing projects• 1,050 housing units• Total investment of

$160M • Total incentive

package value of $10.1M

Housing Incentives

Enhancing a

vibrant urban

place in Center

City

Streets

Public

Realm

Open Spac

e

Parking

Housing

Retail

Mission-Focused Management &

Coordination

• A system with clear management and accountability structure executes Center City initiatives and development

• Management teams with public-private partnerships consistently review and adjust initiatives and development plans

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A new Downtown Design Guide regulates downtown development and preserves strong architectural and cultural traditions

The guide contains:• 77 Unified Code

Amendments• Community Plans• Quadrant Studies

Strategic Planning & Design Review