DEPARTMENT: Economic Development
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Alejandra Lopez
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: 3
SUBJECT:
Approval of $250,000 from the Economic Development Incentive Fund (EDIF) to conduct a study to determine preliminary alignment and feasibility for an east/west connector between Pleasanton Road and Highway 281 South.
SUMMARY:
This item seeks to approve $250,000 from the Economic Development Incentive Fund (EDIF) to study a planned road between Pleasanton Road and Highway 281 South, a portion of an arterial road in the Major Thoroughfare Plan that will provide east-west connectivity to the Southside of San Antonio. The study will be performed by Pape-Dawson through its On-Call Traffic Engineering Services Agreement approved by City Council through Ordinance No. 2018-10-11-0818.
BACKGROUND:
In the last two decades the neighborhoods south of Interstate 410 and near Highway 281 have transitioned from largely agricultural to advance manufacturing, residential, and higher education. The Toyota production facility employs 3,200, and with 23 on-site suppliers, total employment at the plant site exceeds 7,200. The TJX distribution center employs over 1,000. Enrollment at Texas A&M San Antonio now exceeds 6,500, increasing 340 percent since it became a stand-alone university in 2008, and plans to grow to 25,000 students by 2025. Next to the campus, the master planned VIDA San Antonio is designed for a mix of 5,700 residential units. The Navistar production facility will employ 600 initially, with future employment increases possible. Navistar is also exploring the potential of an onsite supplier network.
The City utilizes the Major Thoroughfare Plan (MTP) to identify the location, alignment and function of roadway facilities that are needed to meet projected long-term growth for the San Antonio area. The MTP has several east-west arterials routed south of Interstate 410 due to the lack of connectivity in this direction on the Southside. The arterial study also a...
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