AGENDA - San Antonio Housing Authority

VISION AND PRINCIPLESBuilding aNeighborhoodFrameworkThe planning team recordedin real-time opportunities asthey were voiced during thework sessions. A neighborhoodplan was sketched, andthe residents and planningteam together created a neighborhoodframework. Based onadditional stakeholder engagement,public input, and commercial/residentialanalyses,a final community-based planvision emerged that targetscritical areas for new retail development;creates an “educationcorridor” to highlight thestudy area’s important institutions;increases, improves,and shares the area’s greenspace and connects them tothe surrounding open spacenetwork; and, targets strategicinfill housing developments inan effort to revitalize neighborhoodstreets block by block.Potential for long-term infilldevelopment to screen edge ofrailyard and reinforce street aspart of neighborhoodWork with city to turn adjudicatedand vacant properties into newhousing, community gardens,possible pocket parksCreate newopportunities forshared-use ofrecreational spaceLinear park alongcreek, whichconnects to largeropen-space systemsEASTSIDE CHOICE NEIGHBORHOOD TRANSFORMATION PLANPrioritize the revitalization of commercial/retail space.Highlight this as center of business initiatives and jobopportunities. Potential for façade improvement grants(SAGE). Urban farm/community garden.Pedestrianimprovementsto larger-scaleshopping areaEducation corridor/sto connect WheatleyCourts to St. PhilipsEnhance/utilize as greenspace to increase openspace opportunitieswithin study areaHaysas bikeboulevardThis illustrative concept plan was developed with the residents to identify key priorities and potential redevelopmentinitiatives across the study area.9