Medical Center Area Regional Center Adopted Plan
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SA TOMORROW SUB-AREA PLANNING: MEDICAL CENTER AREA REGIONAL CENTER PLAN ADOPTED: OCTOBER 3, 2019 Acknowledgements Mayor Planning Department Consultant Team Ron Nirenberg Bridgett White, AICP MIG, Inc. Bobbye Hamilton Economic & Planning City Council Patricia Renteria Systems, Inc. Roberto C. Treviño, District 1 Rudy Niño, Jr., AICP MOSAIC Jada Andrews-Sullivan, District 2 Chris Ryerson, AICP Cambridge Systematics, Inc. Rebecca J. Viagran, District 3 Priscilla Rosales-Piña Auxiliary Marketing Dr. Adriana Rocha Garcia, District 4 Iris Gonzalez Services Shirley Gonzales, District 5* Jacob Floyd, AICP SJP|A Melissa Cabello Havrda, District 6 Micah Diaz BowTie Ana Sandoval, District 7 Garrett Phillips, AICP Manny Peláez, District 8 Clint Eliason, AICP Special Thanks John Courage, District 9 Brenda V. Martinez District 7 City Council Staff Clayton Perry, District 10 Sidra Schimelpfening District 8 City Council Staff * Comprehensive Plan Committee Chair Heather Yost Susan Guinn, Office of the Carlos Guerra II – Medical City Attorney City Manager's Office Center Area Regional Transportation & Capital Improvements Erik Walsh, City Manager Center Plan Project Department Lori Houston, Assistant City Manager Economic Development Manager Shepard Beamon Department Peter Zanoni, Former Deputy City Jana Punelli San Antonio Medical Manager Channary Gould Foundation Sheryl Sculley, Former City Manager Sarah Serpas, AICP Medical Center Alliance Kayla Leal Northside Neighborhoods Ana Villarreal Planning Commission for Organized Christopher Garcia, Chair Jennifer Sheppard Development (NNOD) Connie Gonzalez, Vice Chair VIA Metropolitan Transit George Peck, Pro-Tem San Antonio River Authority Michael Garcia, Jr. Texas Department of June Kachtik Transportation Julia Carrillo Sub-Area Planning Jennifer Ramos Technical Working Group Dr. Cherise Rohr-Allegrini SA Tomorrow Sub-Area Planning: Medical Center Area Regional Center Plan Table of Contents 1 Introduction ......................................................................................................................................... 1 Process and Timeline ................................................................................................................................... 1 Stakeholders ................................................................................................................................................ 2 The Planning Team ...................................................................................................................................... 3 2 Existing Conditions ............................................................................................................................... 5 A History of the Medical Center Area .......................................................................................................... 5 Assets .......................................................................................................................................................... 5 Challenges ................................................................................................................................................... 5 Opportunities .............................................................................................................................................. 6 Sub-Area Plans and Existing Neighborhood and Community Plans ............................................................ 6 3 Vision and Goals ................................................................................................................................... 7 What is a Vision Statement? ....................................................................................................................... 7 Establishing the Vision and Goals ................................................................................................................ 7 Vision ........................................................................................................................................................... 9 Goals .......................................................................................................................................................... 10 4 Plan Framework ................................................................................................................................. 11 Establishing the Plan Framework and Recommendations ........................................................................ 11 Plan Framework Overview ........................................................................................................................ 13 Land Use .................................................................................................................................................... 14 Focus Areas ............................................................................................................................................... 24 Mobility ..................................................................................................................................................... 29 Amenities and Infrastructure .................................................................................................................... 38 Catalytic Projects ....................................................................................................................................... 42 Housing ...................................................................................................................................................... 46 Economic Development ............................................................................................................................ 49 5 Neighborhood Profiles and Priorities .................................................................................................. 52 Neighborhood Snapshot ............................................................................................................................ 53 Neighborhood Priorities ............................................................................................................................ 54 6 Implementation ................................................................................................................................. 55 Plan Purpose .............................................................................................................................................. 55 Intent of the Plan ....................................................................................................................................... 55 How to Use This Plan ................................................................................................................................. 55 Coordination with Adopted Plans ............................................................................................................. 55 Statutory Requirements ............................................................................................................................ 56 Implementation – Land Use ...................................................................................................................... 57 Implementation – Focus Areas .................................................................................................................. 58 Implementation – Mobility ....................................................................................................................... 60 Implementation – Amenities and Infrastructure ....................................................................................... 63 Implementation – Catalytic Projects ......................................................................................................... 65 Implementation – Housing ........................................................................................................................ 66 Implementation – Economic Development ............................................................................................... 67 Appendix: Maps, Figures, and Exhibits ....................................................................................................... 69 List of Maps, Figures, and Exhibits ............................................................................................................ 69 SA Tomorrow Sub-Area Planning: Medical Center Area Regional Center Plan 1 Introduction Process and Timeline The process of developing the Medical Center Area Regional Center Plan was approximately 2 ½ years from project chartering to City Council adoption. Planning Department staff worked with a wide range of community members that included neighborhood organizations and representatives, business and property owners, employers, educational and medical institutions, and partner organizations and City departments to create a realistic and implementable plan for this important Regional Center. Phase 1: Project Chartering April - June 2017: The first phase of the project focused on project chartering, which included determining the Planning Team membership and finalizing the detailed plan area boundaries. Phase 1 also included an analysis by the Project Team to refine estimates for capture of growth in all regional centers and to determine how total projected growth for the City should be allocated into each Regional Center, and more generally to the future high capacity transit corridors as delineated in the adopted Comprehensive