DEPARTMENT: Transportation and Capital Improvements
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Mike Frisbie
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Council District 4
SUBJECT:
Lackland Air Force Base Corridor Master Plan
SUMMARY:
An ordinance authorizing approval of Lackland Air Force Base Conceptual Master Plan along the 3.5 mile stretch of SW Military Drive from U.S. Highway 90 to Old Pearsall Road, located in Council District 4.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
On November 7, 2013, a Council Consideration Request (CCR) was submitted in support of a corridor improvement study along SW Military Drive from U.S. Highway 90 to Pearsall Road, located in Council District 4. South West Military Drive is the road used to enter and exit Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland.
Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland is the largest employer in San Antonio, currently employs 52,000 military, civilian and other support contractors. The Base also is the Air Force's only basic military training center in the United States, instructing 35,000 men and women each year. The Base attracts 2,000 visitors each week for all but two weeks of the year. Additionally, it is estimated that over 3,000 families visit Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland for basic military graduation ceremonies every year. The positive economic impact of Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland on the City of San Antonio can be measured in many ways, including providing employment, utilizing local retailers and contributing to our local tourism industry.
The Study recommends improvements that will leave a lasting impression on the thousands of family members of enlisted personnel visiting the base, integrate vehicular traffic into an efficient and complete street that supports pedestrians, bicyclists, and users of the public transit as well as interegrate landscaping into the center medians other infrastructure to improve aesthetically the look and feel of the corridor.
In January 2014, the Transportation and Capital Improvements departme...
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