THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT
- LANDFORM:
- Rolling to flat (table land with moderate relief).
- Altered riparian.
- Central Texas Plateau/Blackland Prairie.
- WATER AND WATERWAYS:
- Old waterways.
- Existing improvements underground.
- Water feature established.
- Existing improvements, channelization and lining.
- CLIMATE:
- Semi-arid.
- Increased urban development has effected evapotranspiration,
temperature and air quality.
- FLORA AND FAUNA:
- Historically altered.
- Typical urban wildlife.
- Scattered exotics.
- NATURAL HISTORY:
- Historically grasslands.
- Irregular plains.
- Transition to agricultural land before development.
THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT
- LAND USE:
- Principally single family residential.
- Considerable open space potential.
- Neighborhood commercial.
- Institutional.
- TRANSPORTATION:
- Existing street grid with some breaks.
- Public transportation - significant contributor.
- School bus traffic.
- Trail system along drainage.
- PUBLIC WORKS:
- Extensive drainage system improvements.
- Open channel and underground drainage.
- REGULATIONS:
- City of San Antonio Unified Development Code.
- Federal Emergency Management Agency.
- San Antonio River San Authority.
- NPDES.
- DEVELOPMENT HISTORY:
- Farmland to Urban Environment.
- History of numerous rehabilitation efforts.
- Historic sites.
THE HUMAN ENVIRONMENT
- DEMOGRAPHY:
- Primarily low income residents and some lower middle
income.
- Primarily Catholic religious affiliations.
- Primarily blue collar.
- Age: children to young adults and elderly.
- CULTURES:
- Primarily Hispanic.
- Strong family oriented group with connections to
their faith.
- Less interest in the environment.
- Artistic and musical orientation.
- NEIGHBORHOODS:
- Strong organization.
- Gang influence.
- Church influence.
- Lacking coherence and connection.
- ECONOMY:
- Limited earning power.
- Property value limited within a narrow range.
- HISTORY:
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