SAN ANTONIO – One of the City’s high-attended public meeting happened earlier this week.

  • Learned more about the Planning Department’s Corridor Planning process 
  • Discussion on TxDOT’s ongoing traffic study
  • More public meetings are expected

On Monday, the Bandera Road Community meeting had over 600 residents in attendance to provide input on the future of Bandera Road.

“Our team did a great job of inviting the public to a discussion that everyone wants to have. Bandera Road has been a problem for residents since the days of stagecoaches,” Councilwoman Ana Sandoval said. “Our residents have been clamoring for engagement and an opportunity to shape its growth.”

Attendees at the meeting learned more about the Planning Department’s Corridor Planning process and TxDOT’s ongoing traffic study of Bandera, and answered several polling questions about the plan’s priorities.

The two studies complemented each other; TxDOT’s focused on traffic patterns, while the City’s focused on economic development, land use, and safety along the corridor.

“This is a unique opportunity to bring together and harmonize the City’s long-range planning efforts with great work of TxDOT. Bandera Road is an important corridor for San Antonio and for the entire San Antonio region,” Planning Department Assistant Director Rudy Nino Jr. said.

As part of the presentation, the planning department also included plans for extensive community engagement.

The department plans to hold quarterly meetings for the members of the Bandera Road Planning Team including: business forums, meetings with residents, property owners, and neighborhood associations. In addition, two community forums like Monday’s meeting will be held. The department will also engage residents through “pop-up” meetings at community events.

The planning department expects to complete the Corridor Plan by Fall 2020. The plan will inform the simultaneous TxDOT engineering and design studies, which are expected to be completed by Fall 2022.

Following this, the City and TxDOT will identify project funding, complete a final project design, and then begin construction.

“I’m excited to get Bandera moving,” Sandoval said. “There is no silver bullet for a roadway like this, only silver buckshot.”

The presentation for the evening, including the polling results and survey, is available on the City’s website.