Upcoming SA Airport terminal reflects city’s unique culture
With a design in line with development projects sweeping through downtown San Antonio, the new terminal will evoke a sense of place, using natural light, local materials and local color palettes.
According to SA Airport documents, creating a sense of place was a major priority for several stakeholders, such as city leaders, community members and airport users. To pinpoint and establish a set of guiding principles for the design, the project consultant team orchestrated several workshops with SA Airport staff and executive leadership. These workshops identified four key guiding themes.
To pay homage to the city’s unique history, culture and environment, the designers chose to create an indoor-outdoor transition, built around regional plants, limestone, bridges, water features and walkways reminiscent of the River Walk.
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San Antonio City Council moves forward with sports, entertainment district
During its Feb. 27 meeting, San Antonio City Council approved a memorandum of understanding, which is a nonbinding agreement valid through Dec. 31, between the city, Bexar County and the San Antonio Spurs to move forward with the proposed sports and entertainment district.
The MOU includes three main objectives, six proposed major projects and potential funding sources for the projects.
MOU objectives:
- The renovation of the Frost Bank Center and the Freeman Coliseum, and the redevelopment of the Freeman Coliseum grounds and the surrounding area to support continued attraction of major national sporting, musical, cultural, family and community events
- The creation of a downtown sports and entertainment district, the proposed expansion of the convention center, renovation of the Alamodome, the construction of a land bridge over I-37 that will connect downtown with the east side, and the encouragement of development of other retail, entertainment and housing developments downtown
- The new downtown arena will be designed and constructed to support the primary occupancy of the Spurs Basketball Team for professional basketball and ancillary related uses. The new area will be comparable with professional basketball areas and facilities for the NBA
Shavano Park council moves forward with grant application for trail to Salado Creek
During its Feb. 24 meeting, Shavano Park City Council voted unanimously to move forward with applying for a Metropolitan Planning Organization grant from Alamo Area Metropolitan Planning Organization to help fund the construction of a new trail.
According to city officials, the resolution was needed for the city to continue with the application process. The prospective trail would connect to Salado Creek trail and would include a trailhead near Shavano Park City Hall.
City officials said the trail may also include a parking area, benches, bike racks, a public drinking fountain, a dog drinking fountain, information kiosks and an emergency call box.
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CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital to close Medical Center location
CHRISTUS Health announced Feb. 24 that it will close its CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital-Medical Center location April 25 and will consolidate care into local CHRISTUS hospitals.
According to a news release, CHRISTUS Santa Rosa’s decision to close its Medical Center location came after an evaluation of the hospital's operations as well as a way to address the changing needs of the community.
For inpatient beds, CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital-Westover Hills is opening a new tower in the spring and will have room for all inpatient beds occupied in CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital-Medical Center. Additionally, CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital-Alamo Heights is adding advanced diagnostic and surgical equipment, and will open a critical care unit and an expanded emergency department. Both locations also have full-service emergency departments and surgical capacity.
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