DEPARTMENT: Planning Department
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Bridgett White
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: 6, 7, and 8
SUBJECT:
Bandera Road Corridor Plan Consultant Professional Services Agreement Award
SUMMARY:
An Ordinance authorizing a professional services agreement with Astelle, LLC (dba Work5hop) for consultant services related to the development of the Bandera Road Corridor Plan, in the amount not to exceed $400,000 as included in the FY 2019 - FY 2024 Capital Improvement Program.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Project Background
The City of San Antonio is projected to grow significantly over the next two decades and ascertaining how to accommodate that growth was the driving objective for the development of the SA Tomorrow Comprehensive Plan. The SA Tomorrow Comprehensive Plan was adopted on August 11, 2016. This Comprehensive Plan identifies three types of sub-area plans: Regional Center Plans, Corridor Plans, and Community Plans.
Corridor Plans are one of the key building blocks of our City's future. In order to leverage their potential to help absorb San Antonio's projected growth, we need a clear vision and strategic plan for key corridors throughout the city. These corridor plans will focus on detailed land use and urban design; multimodal alternatives; economic development; sustainability and innovation; and an implementation strategy.
Though the Planning Department has not secured consultant services to-date, the Department has been collaborating with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) as they begin their studies of Bandera Road. Currently, TxDOT is conducting a complementary study into potential future alternatives for Bandera Road, but this study is mainly confined to the right-of-way and is limited in scope. The City's study will address some facets that cannot be accomplished in TxDOT's work, such as a land use scenarios, related multimodal alternatives, and a high-level market study. Once the City's corridor plan is completed and ado...
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