1. City of San Antonio, Texas International Downtown Association 2013 Downtown Achievement Awards Planning

2. Achieve greater balance Diversify product types Attract residents, workers Improve living experience Dream It Map It Do It Introduction The Mayor of San Antonio released the SA2020 Final Report in 2010 The report outlined a community vision for 11 key areas of San Antonio by the year 2020 Downtown Development was one key vision area

3. Strategic Framework Plan & Center City Implementation Plan Centro Partnership commissioned the Strategic Framework Plan in order to meet the goals outline in SA2020 The Strategic Framework Plan Recommended: Initiating a Housing First Strategy -Stretch goal of 7,500 housing units by 2020 Creating a Vibrant Place To ensure these recommendations and the goals of SA2020 were achieved, the Center City Development Office created an implementation plan focusing on: - Public Investment- Management Strategy - Housing Incentives- Regulation Guidelines

4. $93 million for Downtown Area - Parks ($31 M) - Streets ($48.7 M) - Facilities ($13.1 M) Community Endorsed. Downtown Public Investment

5. San Antonio River Improvements Project & San Pedro Creek The San Antonio River Improvements Project connects cultural institutions to downtown and expands recreational areas The San Pedro Creek Restoration improves 1.5 miles of the creek through downtown and provides opportunities for development

6. Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center Expansion Proposed expansion of $325 million Expand, improve and modernize space Allow for future development of Hemisfair Park

7. Community Endorsed. A streetcar provides multimodal solutions to transform transportation downtown $190M project 4 miles of rail Catalyst for redevelopment Transforming Transportation

8. Community Endorsed. Ballet San Antonio Chamber Orchestra Children’s Chorus of SA The Opera San Antonio San Antonio Symphony Youth Orchestras of SA A public/private partnership valued at $203M that will house the: The Tobin Performing Arts Center Comes Alive

9. Community Endorsed. New state of the art Public Safety Headquarters combines San Antonio Fire and Police Departments Total public investment of $84 million Best Municipal Project for 2012 recipient Largest public art project, Unity Plaza, in San Antonio Safety First

10. Community Endorsed. An urban core requires incentive programs Center City established the Center City Housing Incentive Policy, an as-of- right incentive program 13 housing projects 1,050 housing units Total investment of $160M Total incentive package value of $10.1M Housing Incentives

11. Enhancing a vibrant urban place in Center City Streets Public Realm Open Space Parkin g Housin g Retail Mission-Focused Management & Coordination A system with clear management and accountability structure executes Center City initiatives and development Management teams with public-private partnerships consistently review and adjust initiatives and development plans

12. HR&A Advisors, Inc. 11 A new Downtown Design Guide regulates downtown development and preserves strong architectural and cultural traditions The guide contains: 77 Unified Code Amendments Community Plans Quadrant Studies Strategic Planning & Design Review