Bandera Road
About Corridor Plans
A corridor plan defines the relationships between a roadway and adjacent land uses. Corridor plans:
- Determine transportation system needs to support surrounding land uses.
- Outline levels of access and mobility in the area.
- Recommend better corridor designs to improve efficiency.
- Promote redevelopment to meet corridor potential.
Corridor Plans are an effective tool for assessing existing conditions and shaping a vision for a future state. Specific benefits of a corridor study may include:
- Development of coordinated land uses.
- Congestion reduction.
- Maximizing your tax dollars by improving existing infrastructure.
- Improved safety conditions and infrastructure.
- Access or mobility improvements.
- Air quality and storm water quality improvements.
Corridor Plan Objectives
- Develop a lasting and attractive corridor that achieves the community vision.
- Plan for different modes of transportation, improve traffic flow, and create an environment that is safe for all users.
- Guide future public and private development through best practices in public policy.
- Incorporate landscaping to beautify our community and provide shade for pedestrians and potential future transit riders, while intelligently managing stormwater runoff.
- Provide increased physical connections to surrounding neighborhoods and commercial districts.
Phase I
On October 21, 2018 the City of San Antonio’s Planning Department announced plans to begin a corridor plan Bandera Road (SH 16) between Loop 1604 and I-410.
The plan aimed to leverage a concurrent traffic study by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and included a Task Force which steered both studies, a Planning Group comprised of local stakeholders and neighborhood leaders, and a Technical Working Group comprised of professionals in the Planning, Engineering, and Transportation sectors as well as local and state representatives.
The Bandera Road Corridor Plan Phase I(PDF, 11MB) was adopted on December 15, 2022, as a component of the SA Tomorrow Comprehensive Plan.
Phase II
The second phase of the Bandera Road Corridor Plan began in 2022 and continues from I-410 to Culebra Road. It seeks to include multi-modal transportation, future land use, economic development, and urban design. The plan is currently in the synthesis portion of the process. This includes refining the preferred plan, input incorporation, and drafting plan content.
Phase II faces different challenges than the Phase I area:
- Traffic congestion is significantly less.
- Retail uses are less dominant.
- Residential uses are found directly along the corridor.
- Development patterns are more traditional and gridded.
In addition to the development of a modern, and flexible future land use plan that respects existing neighborhoods, the key recommendations of Phase II will be related to safety, multimodal improvements, and economic development strategies.
As this project moves forward, a human-focused approach will lead Phase 2 down a path which embraces the characteristics that continue to distinguish the Bandera corridor from others in San Antonio. Read the Existing Conditions Report(PDF, 27MB).
Study Area Map(PDF, 142KB)