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Projects in San Antonio, Texas

Below are the "shovel-ready" projects for which this city submitted in the 2008 U.S. Conference of Mayors report. You can click on a project to read (and add to) its description. You can also discuss the project and vote on whether you believe it is critical or not.

The total cost of all the projects submitted by San Antonio is $1,060,680,450

Description City State Jobs Cost Program Type Vote Ratio
City Wide Streets Improvements San Antonio TX 2335 $88,600,000 Streets/Roads 81
Traffic Signals (Wood Pole Conversions) San Antonio TX 895 $60,750,000 Streets/Roads -104
Signalized Intersection Equipment Upgrades San Antonio TX 447 $30,330,000 Streets/Roads 10
Citywide Bridge Program San Antonio TX 295 $20,000,000 Streets/Roads 5
Intersection Improvements San Antonio TX 183 $12,438,300 Streets/Roads 35
ADA (Downtown) San Antonio TX 147 $10,000,000 Streets/Roads -44
Sidewalk Improvements San Antonio TX 103 $7,003,240 Streets/Roads 18
Alley Maintenance San Antonio TX 60 $4,000,000 Streets/Roads -62
Low Water Crossing Imrprovements San Antonio TX 24 $1,649,210 Streets/Roads 32
San Antonio River Improvements Project, stimulus funding would allow for completion of the entire Phase II portion of the project. San Antonio TX 200 $50,000,000 Water -48
Construction of New Airport Terminal C San Antonio TX 500 $125,000,000 Airport -17
Parking Revenue Control System San Antonio TX 10 $8,000,000 Airport -94
Taxiway Romeo Charlie Extension San Antonio TX 100 $4,100,000 Airport -46
Construct a multi-use, infectious disease quarantine and training facility on San Antonio International Airport property to isolate ill or potentially ill airline passengers in order to maintain the continuity of airport operations while the isolated indi San Antonio TX 45 $4,000,000 Airport -93
Develop and install a Wide Area Network (Wireless Mesh) infrastructure to provide interoperable and redundant communications to federal, state and local emergency responders during natural and man-made disasters and terrorist attacks. San Antonio TX 14 $2,571,000 Airport 33
Repair Airport Perimeter Road San Antonio TX 40 $1,400,000 Airport -14
Environmental Remediation (Apron Construction) San Antonio TX 40 $500,000 Airport -29
Stinson Airport Obstruction Clearing San Antonio TX 25 $450,000 Airport -25
Provide infrastructure support for the Airport Emergency Operations Center (AEC) San Antonio TX 5 $150,000 Airport -18
Part 150 - Limited Noise Compatibility Study San Antonio TX 7 $100,000 Airport -54
Convention Center Expansion/Improvements Phase I San Antonio TX 0 $200,000,000 CDBG -152
Traffic Signal (Wood Pole Conversions) San Antonio TX 1196 $81,250,000 CDBG -62
Central Library Modernazation/Expansion San Antonio TX 0 $75,000,000 CDBG -50
City Wide Street Impovements San Antonio TX 935 $63,518,700 CDBG 34
BRAC Road Improvements San Antonio TX 0 $42,000,000 CDBG -16
Creation of four new 10,000 SF senior multi-purpose service centers San Antonio TX 168 $20,000,000 CDBG -22
Inter-City Branch Library Renovation/Expansion San Antonio TX 0 $15,000,000 CDBG -17
Haven for Hope Homeless Campus -Child Care Center,Women's and Family Dorm San Antonio TX 220 $10,900,000 CDBG 23
City wide Sidewalks Improvements San Antonio TX 158 $10,766,200 CDBG 13
Alamodome Improvements and Repairs San Antonio TX 0 $10,000,000 CDBG -118
Construct a new Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) San Antonio TX 350 $10,000,000 CDBG -32
Park Projects San Antonio TX 106 $7,250,000 CDBG 18
Mission Drive-In Library San Antonio TX 0 $6,000,000 CDBG -85
Voelcker Park Trail System San Antonio TX 50 $5,000,000 CDBG -36
Initial Development of Crystal Hills Park San Antonio TX 0 $3,000,000 CDBG -45
Sunken Garden Park Project San Antonio TX 0 $2,000,000 CDBG -25
Creation of a new 5,000 SF senior multi-purpose service center San Antonio TX 20 $2,000,000 CDBG -22
OP Schnabel Park second entrance San Antonio TX 0 $1,500,000 CDBG -59
Increase the size of three Community Centers including the creation of career centers/labs comprised of 21 computers and kiosks. San Antonio TX 43 $1,300,000 CDBG -17
Modernization and improvement of eight Community Family Resource and Learning Centers and three Community Centers (HVAC, roofing, lighting, flooring, painting, soundproofing) San Antonio TX 100 $908,000 CDBG -11
Low Water Crossing Improvements San Antonio TX 7 $535,000 CDBG 35
Downward Lighting Retrofits around Camp Bullis San Antonio TX 0 $500,000 CDBG 21
Improvements of the Carver Community Cultural Center San Antonio TX 10 $250,000 CDBG -31
Improvements to the Carver Annex San Antonio TX 10 $200,000 CDBG -26
Renovations at the Little Carver Cultural Center San Antonio TX 5 $10,000 CDBG -39
Traffic Signal System Modernization San Antonio TX 38 $14,500,000 Energy 30
Tree Planting Initiative—200,000 trees planted in public property for the following purposes: shading of heat affected public buildings, parking, and roads; improved storm water management in high runoff and ponding locations; visual screening; air qualit San Antonio TX 30 $10,000,000 Energy 3
500 kW solar array at the south end of Terminal One short-term parking San Antonio TX 10 $5,000,000 Energy -17
Henry B. Gonzales Convention Center Solar PV Array San Antonio TX 10 $4,000,000 Energy -38
Solar Shade Initiative San Antonio TX 30 $4,000,000 Energy -32
Pay as You Save (PAYS) Green Retrofit Program San Antonio TX 100 $4,000,000 Energy -42
Lighting Retrofits for City-Owned Facilities San Antonio TX 16 $1,200,000 Energy -21
Critical Fuel Infrastructure San Antonio TX 10 $1,000,000 Energy -21
Trailer-mounted Microgrid San Antonio TX 6 $350,000 Energy -38
The Independence, Anti-idling Package by Xtreme Energy— To be installed on 14 Airport Police vehicles San Antonio TX 2 $91,000 Energy -56
Patrol Vehicles, including motorcycles San Antonio TX 0 $7,534,800 Public Safety 14
Mobile Computer Replacement ( Patrol Vehicles) San Antonio TX 0 $4,485,000 Public Safety 9
COPS Funds-Hire 50 new police officers San Antonio TX 50 $1,750,000 Public Safety 61
In car Video Equipment San Antonio TX 0 $1,300,000 Public Safety 10
Digital Imagery Capture and Storage San Antonio TX 0 $570,000 Public Safety -5
Mounted Horse Patrol Unit Horses, Stables, Tack, Equipment, Feed, Vet San Antonio TX 0 $450,000 Public Safety -28
Storefront Police Facilities ( 2) Rental, Finish-out, computers, furniture San Antonio TX 0 $280,000 Public Safety -18
Downtown Bicycle Patrol Office Rental, Finish-out, furniture, computers, Bicycle storage, etc. San Antonio TX 0 $240,000 Public Safety 28