ZARZAMORA CREEK GREENWAY TRAIL

San Antonio,

DTOS59-21-RA-RAISE FY 2021 National Infrastructure Investments Department of Transportation DOT OSDBU July 2021

CONTENTS

1 Project Description

2 Project Location: A Tale of Two Cities

8 Project Funding

8 Merit Criteria

16 Environmental Risk Review

17 Benefit-Cost Analysis

25 Project Readiness

APPENDICES/ATTACHMENTS

Bexar County Resolution: Rivers and Creeks Program City of 2017 Ordinance-Bond Program

Detailed Ingram Road Cost Estimate

Environmental Memo Letters of Support

Project Census Tract Evaluation

Project Schedule

VIA Ingram Transit Center Ridership Statistics

2021 RAISE InfoForm BCA - Zarzamora Creek Greenway

ZARZAMORA CREEK GREENWAY TRAIL San Antonio, Texas PROJECT DESCRIPTION

The City of San Antonio (City) is requesting $25 million for engineering, right-of-way and construction funds to complete the Zarzamora Creek Greenway Trail (ZCGT), a 7.1-mile segment of the 82 mile Howard W. Peak Greenway Trails System which is an accessible, multi- use trail network adjacent to the VIA Metropolitan Transit Ingram Transit Center, City, Bexar County (County), and Authority (SARA) waterways, to improve: multi-modal access to employment centers; quality of life; safety; and health of several low-income communities of color. Completion of the Zarzamora Creek Greenway Trail will add connections to over 50 trailheads, employment centers, cultural landmarks and recreational facilities throughout the City of San Antonio.

Howard W. Peak Greenway Trails In the 1990’s, San Antonio Mayor Howard W. Peak, had an idea to build a ring of trails around the City along the Salado, Leon and Westside Creeks (Alazan, Apache, Martinez, San Pedro and Zarzamora) and Medina River. What began as a network of recreational trails in 2000 – upon completion – will be 130+ miles of multi-use trails accessible to San Antonio’s rich cultural history and iconic landmarks, interspersed between major, regional employment and educational centers including, but not limited to: • The Riverwalk • The Alamo • / • National Park & Mission Reach Trail Segment • AT&T Center • The University of Texas at San Antonio • Historic West Side • Fiesta Texas As of 2021, over 82 miles of trails have been completed; 15 miles are under construction and another 17 miles are in some stage of planning or design across the City and County. Completion of this dynamic and diverse trail

ZARZAMORA CREEK GREENWAY TRAIL San Antonio, Texas 1 network will provide a vital connection to the City’s W. Peak Greenway Trails System to inform future natural resources while providing mobility options planning and development. Many of the survey’s to San Antonio’s historically under-served Westside key findings highlight the desires of the 3,600+ communities. Since its inception, the Howard W. respondents to close many of the trail gaps and Peak Greenway Trail System has been funded connect to more neighborhoods. Most telling from through a voter-approved 1/8-cent Sales Tax Initiative the survey is the potential latent demand for use of (Prop 2) which started in 2000 and has consistently the trail network during the weekday mornings and been approved over three consecutive elections.1 low number of survey respondents from some of San Antonio’s poorest communities. Between November 2020 and January 2021, the City of San Antonio Parks & Recreation Department surveyed residents about their use of the Howard

Figure 1. Zarzamora Creek Greenway Trail Project City & Country Context

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PROPOSED ZARZAMORA GREENWAY BOND IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS

Proposed Zarzamora Greenway Ingram Transit Center Trailhead Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces Streets, Bridges and Sidewalks (Leon Creek Greenway to Monterrey Park 8 Ingram Road Tierra Del Sol Park) 4.7 miles 4 Garza Park (Potranco Road to Dead End)

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22 36th Street Park 24 Memorial Branch Library

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The trail connection between the VIA Ingram Transit Center and Zarzamora Creek at Ingram Road will connect three of the City’s poorest zip codes zip codes (78238, 78228 and 78227) in the Project Area, which – as seen from the top ten survey respondent zip codes below – are not even listed. The VIA Ingram Transit Center serves 10 routes including three of the top 20 highest ridership routes in the entire VIA system (Routes 552, 534 and 82). Additional VIA ridership statistics are provided as an Appendix.

DEMOGRAPHICS Age Range Gender 35-44 (25%) Male (54%) 45-54 (23%) Female (44%)

ZARZAMORA CREEK GREENWAY TRAIL San Antonio, Texas 5 PROJECT LOCATION: A TALE OF TWO CITIES

The proposed Zarzamora Creek section of the Howard a training facility for the nation’s most elite soldiers, W. Peak Greenway Trails System to be completed with who can often be found biking, walking and hiking the RAISE funds is located in San Antonio, West of the trails’ paved and off-road sections. Connecting our historic Alamo and famous Riverwalk. The segment nation’s military to free resources like the Greenway extends north along the Zarzamora Creek from Tierra Trails is but one of the reasons San Antonio has made del Sol Park to Ingram Road, where it then extends the list of the Country’s most affordable places to live west to connect to the Leon Creek Greenway Trailhead – and retire – according to USA Today – for our at the VIA Metropolitan Transit Ingram Transit Center military and anyone looking for a great quality of life. – the second, most-used segment of the Howard W. Peak Greenway Trails network – just behind the Salado Creek segment, which is located northeast of .

As one of the nation’s most important defense installations, the 1956 National Interstate and Defense Highways Act, better known as the Eisenhower Federal Interstate System, was instrumental to ensuring fast and efficient deployment of the military during times of war. For Military City USA many years, San Antonio was just second to Los As the 7th largest metropolitan city in the United Angeles, California in the number of freeway miles. States, with almost 1.6 million residents, San Antonio According to data reported in 2017, Bexar County has a storied history as the had one of the nation’s largest freeway systems with “Home of the Alamo” and 1,004 centerline miles and 3,384 lane miles of state- “Military City USA”, with maintained roadways. At that time, the urbanized over 300 years of continuous area of San Antonio had 258 centerline miles and military presence. As a City 1,435 lane miles of freeway, which carries over 50 that has the largest percent of all local traffic in the San Antonio concentration of military metropolitan area. bases in the Country, graduating over 39,000 new The number of freeways and military installations in graduates annually from installations including the San Antonio, although a source of great economic Defense Department’s largest medical center at access and opportunity, have come with a cost to Fort Sam Houston, the Howard W. Peak Greenway many communities. In the middle of the 20th Trail – and the future connection to the Zarzamora Century, construction of the Federal Interstate Creek Greenway Trail segment – naturally serves as System

ZARZAMORA CREEK GREENWAY TRAIL San Antonio, Texas 6 displaced thousands of San Antonians. However, the The Historic West Side has been challenged by growth and development of Kelly Air Force Base and myriad social, physical and economic shifts in other military installations in San Antonio during the infrastructure in San Antonio - once known as the same period would provide decades of employment “cultural capital” of Mexican American life in the and educational opportunities to generations of San United States. The presence of the military in San Antonians, to support what would become one of the Antonio had a profound effect on the economy of the largest populations of middle class Mexican region and the Country. The impact of the military on Americans. Sadly, with the Defense Department’s the City was most evident in the lives of many Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC), Kelly and Mexican Americans who, according to research, Brooks Air Force Bases would not fare well and were comprised over 60 percent of the workforce on the eventually closed in 2001 and 2011, respectively. The Kelly Air Force Base at its height in the later part of support of these and other military installations were the 20th Century. The activation of the Kelly Air Field centered around connectivity and access for vehicles; – which would later become the Kelly Air Force Base – not alternative modes of today. in December 1941 when the United States entered World War II, created significant opportunities for many San Antonians. Kelly Air Force Base would become the largest employer on the West Side of San Antonio, employing over 25,000 civilians – primarily Mexican Americans. The Historic West Side of San Antonio, like many communities of color in the United States suffered from years of disinvestment perpetuated from the construction of the Eisenhower Federal Highway System, which often led to the demolition of significant community resources, but more importantly, less access to opportunities as jobs left the Central Business District (CBD) for suburban areas of Bexar County for more affordable housing and employment. As investments continued in the suburbs, less infrastructure was supported in the The Mexican “Mecca” West Side, as shown in the City’s Equity Atlas, which San Antonio’s military history often overshadows the highlights the areas of persistent poverty, primarily unique and rich ’s Historic West populated by low-income, primarily Hispanic and Side, where the Zarzamora Creek Greenway Trail African-American Households. Project connects to what was once home to one of the largest populations of middle class, Mexican Americans in the nation AND continues to be a wellspring of cultural firsts for Latino Americans since its heyday in the early to middle 20th Century. Connecting the Zarzamora Creek Trail via Ingram Road and the VIA Metropolitan Transit Ingram Transit Center to the Leon Creek Greenway Trail will provide a life-line to many residents on the West Side by connecting them to the burgeoning technology jobs accessible in the City by the transit and bicycling the Howard W. Peak Trail network.

ZARZAMORA CREEK GREENWAY TRAIL San Antonio, Texas 7 PROJECT FUNDING

Funding Sources this funding is not directly realized on this project, it The City of San Antonio will appropriate the funding represents investment in the area and commitment match from their 2022 Bond Program. Ordinance to connecting the adjacent SARA waterways and documents and Letters of Support from City and trails. County organizations are included as an Appendix. Funding Uses RAISE Funds $25,000,000 City of San Antonio $2,750,000 The RAISE award will support the City of San Antonio Bexar County $3,500,000 and its partners in constructing a 12-foot wide, shared-use section of trail along the Zarzamora Creek section of the Howard W. Peak Greenway Trails System which connects to the San Antonio River Authority’s Westside Creeks Restoration Project to $31.25 the south – which the Biden-Harris Administration million recently allocated $2.34 million in its Fiscal Year 2022 budget, for design and engineering - and the VIA Ingram Transit Center and Leon Creek Greenway Trail on the north end. The City, County and SARA will support the preliminary design and engineering for the Zarzamora Creek Trail section with local funds The San Antonio River Authority (SARA) has and through the metropolitan planning process with committed funding of $2.34M to adjacent trails. While the Alamo Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (AAMPO) and the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT).

MERIT CRITERIA

Primary Criteria much cheaper to build than a roadway on a per-mile basis.3 Economic Competitiveness Long-Term Job Creation Long-Term Efficiency, Reliability, and Affordability Based on a 2012 study that showed more jobs being Completing the Zarzamora Creek Greenway Trail created by greenways, sidewalks, and bicycle will result in a return on investment related to facilities than by any other transportation investment, both transportation congestion and construction completing this section of trail would create jobs for cosst. Building more lanes of roadway only this community of persistent poverty.4 2 encourages an ‘induced demand’ effect , while building more miles of trail encourages alternative means of transportation, such as walking and biking. Additionally, research shows that active transportation infrastructure (like a multi-use trail) is

2 https://bikehouston.org/what-is-induced-demand/ 3 https://www.railstotrails.org/resource-library/resources/active-transportation- transforms-america/ 4 https://www.railstotrails.org/resource-library/resources/active-transportation- transforms-america/

ZARZAMORA CREEK GREENWAY TRAIL San Antonio, Texas 8 Environmental Sustainability developed sustainability goals, strategies, and metrics of success that are being tracked and reported. To Improves Energy Efficiency, Reduces Emissions, complement a bright future focused on innovation and Avoid/Mitigates Environmental Impacts livability, the City of San Antonio is building on the SA The proposed Zarzamora Creek Greemway Trail Tomorrow Sustainability Plan with SA Climate Ready, a project would support the goals and objectives of strategic initiative that prepares us for the future as we the City to improve energy efficiency and reduce focus on economic prosperity, environmental transportation emissions by providing a regional regeneration and an equitable quality-of-life for all trail for pedestrian and bicycle use, and also residents.6 connecting to mass transit to reduce the demand for single-occupancy vehicles (SOV) use for many Climate Change trips. The proposed Zarzamora Creek Trail would support the proactive climate change goals and objectives of the The City of San Antonio’s Office of Sustainability is City. On June 22, 2017, the City Council passed working with partners to save water, improve air Resolution No. 2017-06-22-0031R in support of the quality and reduce energy consumption within its Paris Climate Agreement; directing city staff to municipal operations and community. San Antonio develop a plan to help San Antonio meet the is a U.S. Pioneer of CitiesWithNature, a program objectives of this agreement. On October 17, 2019, the of ICLEI, Local Governments for Sustainability. As City Council adopted the Climate Action & Adaptation such, the City is committed to prioritizing nature- Plan (CAAP) by Ordinance 2019-10-17-0840. based solutions to climate change, accounting for ecosystem services and making sure residents in our community have easy access to nature and the outdoors.5

The SA Climate Ready CAAP requires the Office of Sustainability to complete a Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Inventory every two years. After passage of the plan in late 2019, the opportunity arose to pursue data collection for a 2019 inventory. This action allows for a

more up-to-date depiction of the impact of GHG’s in San In 2016, the City adopted the SA Tomorrow Antonio. Sustainability Plan as a roadmap for enhancing our community’s quality of life and overall resilience. The City of San Antonio is a National Association of City It’s Transportation Officials (NACTO) partner and American a plan to balance the impact of our expected Cities Climate Challenge designee and builds on our growth to 2.6 million people by 2040 while history of leadership in sustainability and current 7 enhancing economic, environmental and social momentum promoting a resilient city. resources of the City. During the planning process the City engaged a broad range of thousands of 5 City of San Antonio, Conservation (sanantonio.gov) 6 City of San Antonio Office of Sustainability, 2018 Progress Report San Antonians to share their concerns and offer 7 City of San Antonio, American Cities Climate Challenge (sanantonio.gov) ideas on how they want their city to look in the near and distant future. The community then

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The Climate Challenge will not only help San Antonio reduce greenhouse gas emissions but will also accelerate the City’s efforts to improve air quality, expanding clean energy and transportation options, and enhancing San Antonio’s competitive position in the world marketplace.

The Climate Challenge provides the City with access to the country’s leading technical assistance providers Of the nine Census Tracts located in the Zarzamora around a variety of issues: Creek Greenway Trail impact area, four Census Tracts are identified as Areas of Persistent Poverty: • Reducing building energy use • Expanding renewable energy • CT 1805.04 • Reducing vehicle miles traveled • CT 1805.1 • Advancing transportation electrification • CT 1816.02 • CT 1817.05 In partnership with NACTO, the City and VIA are The red Census Tracts (1805.04 and 1805.04) represent working cooperatively to identify ways to enhance areas where over 97% “Speak English less than very pedestrian, bike and scooter accommodations for the well.” And the combined income and race score are 9 disabled, and under-served populations. The out of 10. Further Census Tract and Equity data and Zarzamora Creek Greenway Trail will support maps are included in the Census Attachment. multimodal connections to public transportation in one of the City’s most impoverished communities. Incorporation of Electrification and Zero Emission Vehicle Infrastructure Environmental Justice The proposed trail is designed for multimodal The Zarzamora Creek Trail impact area includes nine transportation (pedestrian and bicycles), while also Census Tracts. According to the City of San Antonio providing system linkages to public transportation. This Equity Atlas, the combined score of race and income proposed trail would encourage the use of zero in the project area in the tracts immediately adjacent emission transportation (bike/ped) to connect to VIA’s to the project site - on a scale of 2 to 10, with 10 being fleet comprised of a diverse mix of energy sources with the highest- is 9, in Census Tracts 1805.04 and a commitment to reducing emissions. 1816.02. These areas represent the highest concentrations of low- income and people of color Building a modern EV charging system can increase out of 4,704 and 5,924 households, respectively. consumer confidence in electric vehicles. The City of San Antonio, working with CPS Energy, is analyzing

ZARZAMORA CREEK GREENWAY TRAIL San Antonio, Texas 10 ways to enhance publicly accessible and private threatens the health of children, people who are charging infrastructure. In addition, the EVSA active or work outdoors and those with respiratory program unifies programs, policies, education and illnesses.9 infrastructure initiatives to make San Antonio a more EV-friendly city. The Howard W. Peak Greenway Trails System is located almost entirely within floodplains of the waterways which they follow. To protect water quality, mitigate the effects of flooding, and improve ecosystem function, it is important to incorporate “Green Infrastructure” elements in future trail design and improvements. Low Impact Development (LID) refers to landscape elements which use natural systems for water infiltration, detention, and retention to minimize negative impacts of development near water bodies. These methods can be adapted to a wide variety of contexts and climates; however the central principles remain consistent.10 The design of a sustainable trail that connects to public transportation supports the goals and objectives of the City to reduce air pollution. The LID design of the proposed Zarzamora Creek Trail trail would meet or exceed local, state, and Federal water quality requirements and enhance and restore the floodplain ecosystem. In 2017, VIA began to replace the agency’s fleet of clean-diesel-powered buses with vehicles that are Modal Shift to Reduce Emissions fueled by Compressed Natural Gas (CNG). VIA has The proposed project supports the City’s goals and diversified its fleet further by integrating new, objectives to incorporate multimodal transportation. alternative power sources such as propane, The Howard W. Peak Greenway Trails is part of the electricity, and hybrid technology. VIA continues to Multimodal Transportation Plan. San Antonio will monitor fuel and propulsion technologies that help continue to experience significant population growth improve air quality.8 over the next 25 years. SA Tomorrow is an unprecedented, multi-faceted planning initiative to accommodate this growth and has a comprehensive land use plan, sustainability and multi-modal plan elements. The planning effort will explore how to preserve the San Antonio culture and increase livability by ensuring connections between housing and transportation choices as our City grows.11 The Multimodal Transportation Plan covers the entire City of San Antonio and its extraterritorial jurisdiction.

8 VIA, About VIA-VIA Metropolitan Transit (viainfo.net) Reduction of Air/Water Pollution 9 City of San Antonio, Sustainable Transportation Overview (sanantonio.gov) 10 City of San Antonio, Greenway Trails (sanantonio.gov) In recent years, levels of air pollution in San 11 City of San Antonio, The Transportation Plan : San Antonio Multimodal Antonio have been measured higher than Transportation Plan (satransportationplan.com) allowed by federal clean air standards. Prolonged exposure to polluted air particularly

ZARZAMORA CREEK GREENWAY TRAIL San Antonio, Texas 11 It also takes into account all modes of transportation for input from the residents, business community, including: auto, freight, rail, transit, biking, and and other stakeholders as to what a Resilient San walking. The Multi-modal plan identifies: 1.) The Antonio means. This information will be used to City’s transportation strategy for the future; 2.) evaluate possible strategies and policies to build our Proposed improvements that address all modes; and community’s resilience and maintain “La Buena Vida” 3.) Method of prioritizing projects. as we live, work, and play in the Alamo City now and in the future.12 The Multimodal Transportation Plan fulfills the transportation component of the San Antonio Two key pillars of the plan include public health and Comprehensive Plan, implements the goals of SA 2020; infrastructure. The proposed trail supports both of complements the Alamo Area MPO’s Mobility 2040: these goals: Metropolitan Transportation Plan; and VIA’s 2040 plan to maximize infrastructure investments. 1. Public Health: As we experience a changing climate, we will see increases in extreme heat- related illnesses, deteriorated outdoor air quality, increased flooding, increased vector-borne diseases, and increased water and flood-related infections. Many of these impacts will be borne by our most vulnerable populations: children, seniors, and our low-income residents. 2. Infrastructure: A damaged climate threatens the well-being of San Antonio residents and the essential infrastructure we depend on. Essential infrastructure systems such as water, energy supply, and transportation will increasingly be compromised by interrelated climate change impacts.

Support of the Renewable Energy Supply Chain The City’s goal is to make San Antonio carbon neutral by 2050—meaning that three decades from now, the City will contribute no net carbon into the atmosphere. Cultural resources studies will be conducted in compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. In 2018, San Antonio was recognized as the number seventh city in the nation-and first in Texas- for locally installed solar photovoltaic capacity. Throughout the design, construction, and maintenance of the project, the The section of the proposed Zarzamora Creek Trail City will look for ways to support the renewable along Ingram Road will incorporate Low-Impact energy supply chain. Development (LID) practices like the vegetative bump-outs shown in the graphic on page 13. As seen Resiliency and Disaster Preparedness on the Ingram Road Typical Section on page 14, the As part of the implementation of the SA LID design is seen in the grassy buffer between the Tomorrow Plans, the City of San Antonio asked driving lane and shared-use path.

12 City of San Antonio, Resilient SA (sanantonio.gov)

ZARZAMORA CREEK GREENWAY TRAIL San Antonio, Texas 12 Quality of Life Bexar County Bond Program section of trail, expanding access for under-served Increase of San Antonio is included in communities. Transportation Choices the Urban Waters Federal and Equity Improvement of Connectivity to Essential The fastest growth Partnership Program helping Services in bicycling is among urban and metropolitan The Zarzamora Creek Trail improves the the Hispanic, African areas, particularly those connectivity from the neighborhoods of American, and Asian that are under-served or Culebra Park, Thunderbird Hills, and Ingram American population.13 economically-distressed, Hills to many community resources. Such Therefore, by constructing resources include public and private schools the proposed Zarzamora connect with their waterways (ranging from elementary to high school), Creek section of trail, and work to improve them. parks (Garza Park, Ingram Transit Center not only would there be Trail, and Leon Creek Greenway), Forest Hills an alternative means of Library, and Ingram Park Mall. transportation, there would be an alternative means of transportation Proactive Address of Racial Equity and for an under-served and diverse community that is Barriers to Opportunity: Multimodal populated by the specific groups experiencing the Mobility Investments fastest growth in bicycling. Completion of a trail segment that connects to other trail segments will provide a safe place Expanding Access for Under-served Communities for, and promote, physical activity for The proposed Zarzamora Creek section of trail is a everyone. Walking/biking along a trail is a crucial piece of the Howard W. Peak Greenway free activity, making a trail system an ideal Trails System because it will connect to a means of transportation for low-income completed section of trail, communities.14 This section of trail is and a proposed Bexar County Bond Program especially instrumental in connecting the section of trail, expanding access for under- Zarzamora Creek area to the VIA Ingram served communities. Transit Center. 13 The New Majority: Pleading Towards Equity, page 3 14 https://keepsamoving.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/KSAM_plan_summary.pdf

The section of the proposed Zarzamora Creek Trail along

Ingram Road will incorporate Low-Impact Development (LID) practices like the vegetative bump-outs shown; Less invasive infrastructure supports the two key pillars of the SA Tomorrow Plan by protecting water quality and designing green infrastructure.

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Occurrence of Crashes, Injuries, and Fatalities THE The section of the Zarzamora Creek Greenway Trail AVERAGE along Ingram Road will create a dedicated bike/ped trail. This type of infrastructure allows for a more VIA RIDER comfortable and safer experience for pedestrians and • Is employed full-time cyclists of all ages. From 2018 through April of 2021 there were 15 pedestrian crashes on Ingram Road. • Uses VIA 5-7 days a week Three of these crashes resulted in a serious injury. • Works at least one weekend day The 1.8–mile section along Ingram Road will allow • Doesn’t have a vehiclee in the more direct access to multimodal options at the VIA household Ingram Transit Center and greater connectivity to • Lives below the federal poverty other educational and recreational facilities in the line (a household income under area. $25,000 annually) With our 21st-Century push to utilize alternative Source: “Who is the Rider” 2019 Survey means of transportation, improving pedestrian infrastructure is paramount. According to a July 2020 The vital connections of the Zarzamora Creek serve Vision Zero San Antonio report, between 2014 and the most impoverished portions of the City. Of 10 2018, 121 severe bicyclist injury crashes16 and 847 routes served by the VIA Ingram Transit Center, three severe pedestrian injury crashes17 occurred on San routes are in the Top 20 Highest Ridership Routes in Antonio roadways. Callaghan Road from Ingram Road the VIA system (90 routes total) making the Ingram to Farrgut Drive, and Culebra Road from Laven Drive Transit Center a vital transfer point. More information to Vanley Drive were even identified as Severe regarding VIA Ingram Transit ridership statistics can be Pedestrian Injury Areas in 2020.18 found as an Appendix. These worrisome statistics are not unique to San Safety Antonio. In Texas, pedestrian fatalities totaled 717 (8.47 percent increase from 2019), and pedal/cyclist Safe Movement of Goods and People fatalities totaled 79 in 2020 (16.18 percent increase A survey for already-completed sections of the from 2019). Furthermore, total pedestrian and Howard W. Peak Greenway Trails System showed that pedal/cyclist crashes in Texas were 4,844 and 2,170, the Top 5 Reasons for trail use included pedestrian 19 15 respectively. Additionally, Texas was part of the Top safety. 20 Most Dangerous States for Pedestrians (2010-2019)

list20 (See map on Page 15).

San Antonio has the opportunity to be a leader and example for the rest of Texas and the United States, in the movement for more protected pedestrian infrastructure through completion of the Howard W. Peak Greenway Trail network in San Antonio.

15 https://www.sanantonio.gov/Portals/0/Files/Parks/Linear%20Creekways/Survey%20Report.pdf?ver=2021-05-24-182432-293 16 https://www.visionzerosa.com/Portals/38/Files/2020%20Vision%20Zero%20SBIA%20FINAL%20In%20Pages%20CORRECTION%20Reduced.pdf?ver=2020-09-22-095138-670 17 https://www.visionzerosa.com/Portals/38/Files/2020%20Vision%20Zero%20SPIA%20FINAL%20In%20Pages_Reduced.pdf?ver=2020-09-09-115349-287 18 https://gis.sanantonio.gov/PW/VisionZero/index.html 19 https://ftp.txdot.gov/pub/txdot-info/trf/crash_statistics/2020/07.pdf 20 https://smartgrowthamerica.org/dangerous-by-design/

ZARZAMORA CREEK GREENWAY TRAIL San Antonio, Texas 13 State of Good Repair conditions occurs regularly using equipment outfitted with information-gathering tools to generate information Plans for Maintenance of System for Parks’ Maintenance staff concerning obstacles in the In 2012, San Antonio voters approved a bond to clear zone, deteriorating pavement conditions, fallen fund parks, recreation and open space which trees, boulders or encroachments in the trail right-of-way generates revenue for operations, maintenance, that would hinder the regular use of the transportation and capital project improvements on trails, parks corridor. and open space in the City. The Zarzamora Creek Greenway Trail will be designed Based on past budgets, annual trail maintenance and constructed to City of San Antonio Design is estimated at $95,000/mile. Trail maintenance Guidance Manual, NACTO – Urban Bikeway Design activities are tracked based on visual inspection Guide (2012); AASHTO – Guide for the Development of during weekly maintenance activities, citizen action Bicycle Facilities (2012); ADA Accessibility Guidelines requests and use of ratings in a pavement (ADAAG)’ and Public Right-of-Way Accessibility management system. Trail surfaces are replaced Guidelines (PROWAG). according to industry-standard maintenance schedules. Inspection of trail surfaces and

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Sustainable Revenue for Life-Cycle Costs this project will be carried-out by TxDOT pursuant to 23 Upon completion, the Zarzamora Creek Greenway Trail U.S.C. 327 and a Memorandum of Understanding dated section will be incorporated in the Howard W. Peak December 9, 2019, and executed by FHWA and TxDOT. Trails System Plan for regular and preventative The City will serve as the project sponsor and coordinate maintenance to enable use of this transportation asset with TxDOT for NEPA and other applicable Federal for the duration of its engineered life cycle and safe environmental laws and requirements. conditions for the public. Partnership Secondary Criteria Community Outreach and Public Engagement Innovation The City of San Antonio has been reporting regularly on the Zarzamora Creek Trail project to the Linear Creekway Environmental Permitting Parks Advisory Board (LCPAB) and taking their input Due to federal transportation funding through the (verbally) on scopes of work and design. LCPAB members RAISE Grant, this project will be subject to the are citizens from each council district, appointed by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). In Texas, City’s 10 Council members. Public meetings in compliance FHWA has delegated NEPA to the Texas Department with the AAMPO/TxDOT public engagement guidelines are of Transportation (TxDOT). Therefore, the anticipated for this project as part of the development environmental review, consultation, and other actions process. required by applicable Federal environmental laws for

ZARZAMORA CREEK GREENWAY TRAIL San Antonio, Texas 15 The Howard W. Peak Trail projects were approved industry. With support and engagement with the by San Antonio voters in and the project lists are Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, the City will promote regularly reviewed/approved by the LCPAB during this new trail segment and its connections to hospitality, their open meetings. technology, education and other job opportunities throughout the City. Additionally, as part of the AAMPO Coordination with Economic Alamo Commutes program, the City and the Development Transportation Department will survey and identify latent demand for transportation alternatives/education The San Antonio River Authority (SARA) will be to inform business owners of the myriad alternative making the Westside Creeks Restoration transit and bike opportunities their employees can use improvements to an area that the proposed trail for their commute. will be connecting to on the southern end. A key element of the coordination with SARA is Sharing the economic benefit of alternative connecting the Mission Reach/Riverwalk trails to transportation options and savings they can potentially the Zarzamora Creek Trail segment to advance experience will help create enhanced partnerships with connections to the tourism economy of San VIA, the City and the Chamber of Commerce member Antonio. The City’s myriad Chambers of organizations. Education about trails is a major obstacle Commerce and SARA work cooperatively to to increasing the use of multi-use trails for work educate and promote the vital water resources in commutes. These alternative modes can also defray the City and County through the tourism industry, costs associated with building and constructing more where the City lost almost $475 million in revenue parking structures, which are a significant cost to during the COVID-19 pandemic. businesses. Walking or bicycling to a transit center is more convenient than parking at transit centers.21 The Zarzamora Creek Trail segment will connect the most vulnerable San Antonians on the Historic West Side with job opportunities in the hospitality

ENVIRONMENTAL RISK REVIEW

Environmental risk for the Zarzamora Creek section outside the range of Federally-listed threatened, of the regional trail is low. The schedule to obtain endangered, or candidate species. No coordination or environmental clearance (a Categorical Exclusion permitting would be required with the U.S. Fish and (CE) determination) from TxDOT is anticipated to be Wildlife Service (USFWS) under the Endangered Species approximately five months. The National Act (ESA). Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process will begin The project may require review and approval by the when the Advanced Funding Agreement (AFA) has U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) under Section 404 been signed by the City and TxDOT and will be of the Clean Water Act. However, avoidance and handled concurrently with the design. minimization measures will be incorporated into the An environmental desktop survey has been design so that the project would qualify for a non- conducted for this project to evaluate the reporting Nationwide Permit 14 for transportation environmental risk and NEPA requirements. For projects. No environmental mitigation is anticipated to more details review the attached Environmental be required for crossing waters of the U.S. An Document in the application. Based on the environmental desktop survey has been conducted for environmental review for this project, it is this project to evaluate the environmental risk and NEPA anticipated that this project would be classified as requirements and can be found in full in the a CE, specifically a c(3) CE. No Environmental Environmental Documentation attachment.

Assessment (EA) or Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) would be required. This project is 21 Active Transportation Doc, pg 31

ZARZAMORA CREEK GREENWAY TRAIL San Antonio, Texas 16 No-Build Scenario BENEFIT-COST ANALYSIS Under the no-build scenario, the trail does not exist, and thus would lack all recreational benefits. The Introduction potential health benefits and safe mobility options for This BCA report provides the technical background bike and pedestrian commuters would not exist. This for the analyses conducted in support of the RAISE could result in higher incidences of obesity and other grant application for the Zarzamora Creek illnesses linked to physical inactivity or lack of access Greenway Trail Project (ZCGT). Included are the to affordable recreational facilities. There is also approach and methodology for comparing the no- the potential for an increase in vehicular accidents build and build scenarios. and emissions as the population growth would only be sustained by the existing roadway network with The BCA spreadsheet in the Appendix that limited active transportation choices. Additionally, accompanies this report is broken into several tabs property value would potentially see limited increases which present the methodologies, inputs, and data in value due to lack of investment in the area. sources used to calculate the costs and benefits presented here. Analysis Period

Benefit Cost Analysis Spreadsheet Based on USDOT’s guidelines, this analysis covers the period from which the ZCGT project was proposed Approach through construction and the subsequent 30 years of The BCA spreadsheet that accompanies this report is operation. The 30-year analysis period was chosen to broken into several subject areas which present the reflect the intended long-lasting duration of the methodologies, inputs, and data sources used to project within the City of San Antonio. It is anticipated calculate the costs and benefits presented here. that the benefits which accrue from the project will be seen long after the initial 30-year analysis period as Approach and Methodology the Howard W. Peak Greenway Trails System continues to expand into its envisioned footprint. In accordance with USDOT BCA guidelines, the BCA analyzes the effects of implementing the proposed project against the no-build scenario. The net Inflation and Discounting Adjustments benefits from both scenarios are compared to The BCA analysis incorporates the USDOT’s guidelines understand the project’s expected impact. for inflation adjustments in the calculations of the benefits and costs. All benefits and costs are Build Scenario estimated in 2022 dollars with future dollars discounted in compliance with RAISE, using a The build scenario assumes the construction of the 7 percent real rate. Below are the assumptions that ZCGT. The proposed project will improve health were applied in the BCA model to ensure costs and benefits by providing recreational facilities and benefits were accurately reflected: increasing physical activity, while also providing a safe mobility option for commuters who walk or bike to • The costs and benefits in this BCA analysis work, school, etc. At the same time, the project will correspond to the effects of the full build-out of the enhance vehicular safety at surrounding intersections ZCGT. and eliminate pollution emissions by inducing users to • Input prices are in 2022 dollars. walk or bike instead of drive to their destinations. Lastly, the project is expected to enhance surrounding property values by facilitating increased development.

ZARZAMORA CREEK GREENWAY TRAIL San Antonio, Texas 17 • Analysis begins in 2022 (Scoping) and ends in 2054. Forecasting Future Demand Project development and construction are assumed Using the existing demand as a foundation, future in 2022–2023, with O&M covering the entire 30- demand for cyclists and pedestrians along the project is year period from 2024 – 2054. calculated using methodology from the NCHRP Report • The first year of benefits is 2025 and no ramp-up 552: Guidelines for Analysis of Investments in Bicycling benefits are assumed for 2024. Facilities. There are three parameters used to provide • A 7 percent real discount rate is assumed assumptions for statistics involving commuter and throughout the period of analysis. recreational demand for the new trail. The first focuses on the population within 0.5 miles of the ZCGT project to remain consistent with the NCHRP report. The Demand Estimation NCHRP also provides assumptions for calculating the Demand estimation is based on the NCHRP 552 commuter statistics for pedestrians and cyclists. The Report recommended approach: report assumes that 80 percent of residents are adults, and based on national averages, 50 percent of Number of Adult Commuters = R * 0.4 adults commute resulting in an estimate of 40 percent Daily Existing Commuters = R * C * 0.4 of the population commuting to determine the bicycle and pedestrian commuters along the trail. The bike T(moderate) = 0.4 +1.2C commuter share is estimated to be 1.99 percent of the population. The pedestrian commuter share is Existing Users = R * T * C estimated to be 6.1 percent of the population.

Ld = Distance from Project (L(400m) = 2.93, L(800m)

= 2.11, L(1600m) = 1.39) New Adult Users = ∑(Existing Adult Users * (Ld - 1)

New Commuters = ∑(Existing Commuters * (Ld - 1)

New Recreational Users = New Adult Users - New Commuters THIS AREA INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK Where: - R = Population in Buffers of 1600, 800, 400 Meters from the Project - C = Commuter Share (Cyclists or Pedestrians) - T = Total Adult Bicycling Rates By Low, Moderate, or High Rates (Moderate was used for this analysis) - Ld = Likelihood Multiplier for Determining Project Usage Based on Distance

ZARZAMORA CREEK GREENWAY TRAIL San Antonio, Texas 18 Costs Benefits The ZCGT BCA is based on proven national research Capital Expenditures conducted in previous studies related to multi-use an The capital expenditures are the primary Use recreational trail benefits, while also expenditures for this analysis. The costs for the incorporating statistically significant findings, proven project include preliminary engineering and methodologies, and national averages from the U.S. construction for an estimated $31.25 million. The City Census, American Community Survey, and other data of San Antonio, Bexar County hand SARA ave sources relevant to the City of San Antonio. identified the funding sources. The BCA approach monetizes the annual economic benefits that will result from completion of the Operations & Maintenance Costs project, summarizes the annual benefits over 30 The O&M costs are estimated. The historical costs for years discounted to present value. The present value O&M of the existing trails is based on length. The benefits and associated costs were then compared to Zarzamora Creek section (1.78 miles) is multiplied by determine the net economic benefits. the average annual trails maintenance cost of $95,000/mile/year provided by City of San Antonio Parks and Recreation.

Zarzamora Creek Greenway Trail Cost Estimate (2021 Dollars) Segment along Segment along Ingram Road Zarzamora Creek from from Zarzamora Creek to Leon TOTAL Tierra Del Sol Park to Creek Greenway at Ingram Ingram Road Transit Center Council Districts 7 6, 7 6, 7 Miles 2.5 1.78 4.28 Land Acquisitions $200,000 $1,160,000 $1,360,000 Design (18% of Construction) $1,125,000 $2,500,000 $3,625,000 Design Contingency (10% of Design) $112,500 $250,000 $362,500 Permitting (5% of Construction) $312,500 $683,000 $995,500 Construction $6,250,000 $13,675,740 $19,925,740 Construction Contingency (10% of construction) $625,000 $1,367,574 $1,992,574 Inspections, Fees, Staff, etc. (15% of construction) $937,500 $2,051,186 $2,988,686 TOTAL COST $9,562,500 $21,687,500 $31,250,000 City of San Antonio Match $842,600 $1,907,400 $2,750,000 Bexar County Match $1,072,400 $2,427,600 $3,500,000 RAISE Grant $25,000,000 TOTAL FUNDING $31,250,000

ZARZAMORA CREEK GREENWAY TRAIL San Antonio, Texas 19 – Reduction in Emissions Modal Diversion • Increase in Property Values within 1/2 Mile Work Zone Impacts Quality of Life Benefits Agglomeration Economies The proposed ZCGT project is expected to achieve three of the USDOT’s quality of life guidelines: State of Good Repair • Increased Recreational Cyclists Resilience • Increased Recreational Pedestrians • Increased Health Benefits from Active Noise Pollution Transportation

Loss of Emergency Services The number of new recreational cyclists and pedestrians expected to use the project were Quality of Life analyzed to determine the recreational benefits for this group. The NCHRP 552 Report referenced in the Property Value Increases Demand Estimation Section. The moderate adult bicycling rate was used to be conservative for this analysis.

There are two primary documents used during this Adult Cyclist and Pedestrian Demand analysis to define the benefits to immediate users of 2021 Values the trail. The first is The National Cooperative Users Highway Research Program (NCHRP): Report Bike Pedestrians 552, (2006) which details demand calculations as well Existing Adult Users 20 67 as monetizes the associated benefits and provides New Adult Users 22 75 formulas and assumptions for calculating the benefits Existing Adult Commuters 19 57 related to recreation, health, and safety. The second New Adult Commuters 21 63 document is the USDOT’s Benefit-Cost Analysis Guidance for Discretionary Grant Programs, which New Adult Recreationalists 1 12 provides recommended values for vehicular emissions The new adult recreationalists for bikes and and safety benefits. pedestrians were calculated by taking the difference Based on the available information, the value from between the new adult users and the new adult constructing the ZCGT and quantifiable benefits commuters. included in the analysis are: The NCHRP 552 Report utilizes a value of $10 for • Quality of Life Benefits every hour of recreation per new adult recreationalists, multiplied by 365 days in a year. As – Reduction in Mortality Rates the NCHRP 552 Report value is from 2004, it was – Increase in Bike and Pedestrians Users adjusted for inflation based on the USDOT BCA Guidance to $13.02. Applying the population growth • Safety Benefits – Reduction in Vehicular Crashes – Reduction in Bike and Pedestrian Crashes • Environmental Benefits

ZARZAMORA CREEK GREENWAY TRAIL San Antonio, Texas 20 rate to the number of new adult recreationalists over to live a healthy lifestyle will reduce healthcare costs the 30 year project analysis, along with the value per for the population. recreationalist, the benefits were realized for cyclists and pedestrians. Health Benefits per Recreational User Over Project The NCHRP 552 Report uses a health benefit In Project Benefit Name Lifecycle calculation that takes the new adult recreationalists Opening Year calculated above to determine the annual benefit (in Constant $) Total Reduced from the project. The formula for carrying out this $274,140 $8,224,200 calculation is as follows: Mortality Rate

Annual Health Benefit = Safety Benefits Total New Recreationalists * $180 Currently, most cyclists in the project area travel Based on the demand calculations in the Cyclist and along sidewalks or ride on busy streets due to a lack Pedestrian Recreational benefits section above, the of bike lanes in the area. At the same time, new recreationists were multiplied by the health pedestrians must cross busy intersections, many of benefit of $128. The $128 value was determined as which are unsignalized. This underscores that the the median value between 10 studies conducted to proposed trail would address an urgent need for a determine the value that a trail provides. As this value safe connection for pedestrians and cyclists traveling was determined in 2001, it was inflated to $180 to to work, school, commercial nodes, and recreational reflect 2021 dollars. These values are calculated from opportunities. the assumption that providing the ability for residents

Vision Zero Pedestrian Crash ⚫ Killed ⚫ Suspected Serious Injury Cyclist Crash  Killed  Suspected Serious Injury Vehicle Crash  Killed

— Severe Bicyclist Injury Areas Severe Pedestrian Injury Areas —

ZARZAMORA CREEK GREENWAY TRAIL San Antonio, Texas 21 The number of vehicular and pedestrian/cyclist Value of Crashes Avoided crashes avoided due to the project were calculated 2021 2052 using the USDOT BCA Guidelines in Table A-1 for monetized values of injury and fatal crashes. Crash Crash Peds/ Vehicles Peds/ Vehicles data within on roadways surrounding the trail Type Cyclists Cyclists location for the last three years was averaged for Fatal $0 $7,091,067 $4,254,640 fatal, injured, and property damage only. The total Injury $250,600 $26,897,733 $7,518,000 $16,138,640 accidents were 1,558. Others $17,600 $1,809,867 $528,000 $1,085,920 Total $268,200 $35,798,667 $8,046,000 $21,479,200 3-Year Crash Totals 2021 Crash Type Environmental Benefits Peds/Cyclist Vehicles By inducing commuters to active modes of Fatal 0 2 transportation, the ZCGT has the potential to reduce Injury 3 322 the number of vehicles on the road, which would Others 12 1,234 improve air quality through the reduction in auto use.

The methodology for the reduced carbon dioxide (CO2) and nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions is as follows: 3-Year Crash Rates 2021 Reduction in Emissions = Crash Type Peds/Cyclist Vehicles ((Annual Commuter Trips * Average Trip Length) / Conversion Factor) * Emission Rate by Mile / Fatal 0 0.7 Weekday Peek Occupancy of Commuters Injury 1 107.3 Others 4 411.3 The new adult daily commuters were calculated for the cyclists and pedestrian demand calculations. Using the For pedestrian and cyclist crashes, the analysis average trip length, it is assumed that 3,250 annual assumes a 100 percent crash reduction rate since vehicular commuter trips will be removed with the pedestrians and cyclists will no longer travel along new trail. The conversion factors to convert the local roads to reach destinations. For vehicular emissions into their correct form, as well as the crashes, the crash rates were reduced by the emissions rates per pollutant, can be found in the “Reduced Miles Per Year” growth rate from 2030 to Attachments. 2050 calculated in the pavement maintenance Emission Reduction Inputs savings benefits. The crashes avoided by mode for Commuter Details Modal Shift 2030 and 2050. Applied to the USDOT BCA Guidance 2018 cost per accident values of $10,636,600 for New Adult Daily Commuters 13 fatalities, $250,600 for injuries, and $4,400 for Annual Commuter Trips 3,250 others. Average Trip Length 1.8 Weekday Peak Occupancy of Commuters 2

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In Project Net Present Values Discount Value Opening Year COSTS Construction Costs $25,000,000 $3,284,178 Maintenance Costs $1,710,000 $224,638 Total Costs $26,710,000 $3,508,816 BENEFITS The nature of the project Travel Time Savings will not produce travel time savings Operating Cost N/A Reduced Cyclist/ Safety $8,046,000 $1,056,980 Pedestrians Accident Costs Reduced Vehicular $21,479,200 $2,821,661 Accident Costs Environmental Benefits Reduced Emissions Savings $4,358 $4,073 Included in QoL & Additional Users Emissions benefits Included in emissions and Modal Diversion crash benefits Agglomeration Community Technologies State of Good Repair Resilience Noise Pollution Loss of Emergency Services Value to Recreational Quality of Life $109,500 $14,385 Cyclists Value to Recreational $131,400 $17,262 Pedestrians Reduced Mortality Rate $8,224,200 $1,080,389 Property Value Property Value Increases $7,453,537 $979,150

Total Benefits $45,448,195 $5,973,899

Net Present Value (NPV)

Benefit Cost Ratio 1.70

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Emission Rates per Mile Non-Contributing Benefit Classifications Auto Emissions Travel Time Savings- The nature of the pedestrian Vehicle Type (Grams per bicycle trail and the associated impact on traffic will mile per car) not result in a measurable travel time savings. Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) Emissions per mile 1.39 Operating Costs- The construction of the trail will not Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions per mile 4 have a measurable impact on reducing he operating cost of the roadway network. Emission Type $/Short Ton ($2021) Agglomeration Technologies- At this point in time the Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) Emissions benefit of agglomeration technologies cannot be Total 30-Year Savings 4,211.140618 determined, however the construction of pedestrian/ bicycle paths will support future Mobility as a Emission Type $/Short Ton ($2018) Service Applications, which combine real-time traffic information from transit, TxDOT, City and other Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) Emissions 2 sources to provide mode-shift based travel options. 30-Year Savings 47.90636136 State of Good Repair, Resilience, Noise Pollution and reduced impact of Loss of Emergency Service Property Value Increases response due to congestion are potential benefits, Trails can be associated with higher property value. however data to support these benefits is not Trails, like good schools or low crime, create an available at this time. amenity that commands a higher price for nearby homes. Trails are valued by those who live nearby as Comparing Benefits to Costs places to recreate, convenient opportunities for physical activity and improving health, and safe This will include a summary of expected benefits and corridors for walking or cycling to work or school. costs relative to a “no-build” baseline. When trails increase property value, local governments receive more property tax revenue. Depending on the trail, this revenue boost can help to partially offset the trail’s construction and maintenance costs. In San Antonio, Texas, neighborhood trails were associated with a two percent house price premium. Trails that were surrounded by greenbelts were associated with a five percent house price premium.

ZARZAMORA CREEK GREENWAY TRAIL San Antonio, Texas 24 PROJECT READINESS

The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 requires that FY 2021 RAISE funds are only available for obligation through September 30, 2024. All funds may be expended by September 30, 2029. As indicated on the schedule below and included as in the Appendix, this project will fully expend awarded funds prior to September 30, 2029.

Zarzamora Creek Greenway Trail Schedule

Task Name Start Finish 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Zarzamora Creek Greenway Trail Mon 7/12/21 Sun 9/30/29 Zarzamora Creek Greenway Submit RAISE Application Submit RAISE Applica�on Mon 7/12/21 Mon 7/12/21 7/12

Notice of Award No�ce of Award Thu 9/30/21 Thu 9/30/21 9/30

Advance Funding Agreement Fri 12/31/21 Fri 3/4/22

Design/ PS&E Fri 10/1/21 Mon 5/1/23

NEPA Environmental Clearance Fri 3/4/22 Fri 8/5/22

5/26 Public Involvement Thu 5/26/22 Thu 5/26/22 Public Involvement

ROW Acquisi�on Mon 8/29/22 Wed 8/2/23

U�lity Reloca�on Thu 8/3/23 Wed 1/31/24

Project Letting (January 2024) Project Le�ng (January 2024) Fri 1/5/24 Fri 1/5/24 1/5

Deadline for Funding Obliga�on Mon 9/30/24 Mon 9/30/24 9/30 Deadline for Funding Obligation

Construc�on Fri 3/29/24 Thu 11/6/25

Deadline for Funding Expenditures Sun 9/30/29 Sun 9/30/29

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