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An accessory dwelling unit situated behind a home in the Arsenal neighborhood.

Fight brewing over proposal that could make it easier to build casitas in San Antonio

by Iris Dimmick June 30, 2022June 30, 2022

Development rules in San Antonio can make it difficult for property owners to build casitas in their backyards. New rules aim to change that.

A recycle collection truck passes by as Councilwoman Ana Sandoval (D7) and St. Mary's University President Tom Mengler prepare to cut a ceremonial ribbon for the launch of the 'Share the Streets" pilot program on Cincinnati Avenue.

San Antonio’s ‘Share the Streets’ Initiative Launches Pilot on Cincinnati Avenue

by Iris Dimmick June 8, 2020June 9, 2020

No Cars Go: City to Test Bicycle, Pedestrian-Focused Streets in West SA

by Iris Dimmick May 22, 2020May 22, 2020

A perspective of 100 Labor Street from Labor Street looking north.

Business & Tech

SA Housing Authority Plans 215-Unit Apartment Complex in Lavaca Neighborhood

by Iris Dimmick December 3, 2018January 31, 2020

East Meadows provides new, mixed-income homes on what was once the site of Wheatley Courts, one of the oldest public housing developments in San Antonio.

Housing Policy Task Force Calls for 10-Year, $3.9 Billion Plan

by Iris Dimmick August 13, 2018October 25, 2018

Mayor Ron Nirenberg listens as Mayor's Housing Policy Task Force Member María Antoinetta Berriozába speaks to the proposed plan.

Housing Task Force Recommends Sweeping Changes to Alleviate Market, Policy Shortfalls

by Iris Dimmick June 20, 2018January 31, 2020

(From left) Moderator Jim Bailey, panelists John Cooley, Peter French, David Bogle, Anisa Schell, Ashley Smith, and Liz Franklin.

Developers, Neighborhood Advocates Focus on Density and SA’s Growth

by Edmond Ortiz June 14, 2018January 31, 2020

Construction workers start to build up the frames of the 32 single-family homes. Photo by Kathryn Boyd-Batstone.

City Council To Hear Housing Task Force’s Policy Proposals Next Week

by Iris Dimmick June 11, 2018June 11, 2018

Trinity University Associate Professor of Sociology and Anthropology Christine Drennon gives a presentation on "Housing and Neighborhoods through the 'Equity Lens'" at the first Mayor's Housing Policy Task Force meeting at San Antonio Central Library.

Same Song, Second Verse? Another City Task Force Tackles Housing Policy

by Iris Dimmick February 25, 2018February 27, 2018

Business & Tech

Infill Development Could Make or Break San Antonio

by Jim Bailey August 10, 2017August 13, 2017