DEPARTMENT: Office of the City Manager
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Lori Houston
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: 1
SUBJECT: Lower Broadway Corridor Construction Relief Grant Program
SUMMARY:
The 2017-2022 Bond Program's Broadway Corridor improvement project started construction in 2020. San Antonio businesses continue to face challenges related to the COVID-19 pandemic. This project has reduced access to and visibility of small businesses in the lower segment of the Broadway Corridor, creating additional challenges. The City of San Antonio has developed a grant program to provide relief to qualifying small businesses who are experiencing significant downturn associated with the Broadway Corridor improvement project and COVID-19 pandemic.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
One of the largest corridor improvement projects in the 2017-2022 Bond Program is Broadway Street between its intersections with Houston Street and Burr (Alamo Heights city limits). The work will be completed in multiple phases.
o Lower Segment (Houston Street to I-35)
* Construction (Underway): July 2020 to January 2024
o Upper Segment Phase 1 (I-35 to Mulberry)
* Construction (Not begun; in design phase): March 2022 to January 2024
o Upper Segment Phase 2 (Mulberry to Burr)
* Construction (Not begun; not funded): TBD
Small businesses in the lower segment rely on visibility by pedestrian and vehicular traffic. Visibility has been significantly reduced by the installation of construction fencing and by street closures.
ISSUE:
The beginning of construction projects on the lower segment of the Broadway corridor project has created challenges for small businesses by reducing visibility and vehicular and pedestrian access to the area. The City has developed a grant program to provide relief to small businesses affected by the project and by ongoing challenges related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Qualifying businesses with 30 or fewer employees are eligible for grants of up to $25,000 depending on the number ...
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