This is the first time I can remember San Antonio taking a serious look at its core and realizing it needs work. With every new article that comes out that addresses these issues and brings them to light, I become more excited and encouraged that things might be looking up.
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Web Posted: 02/11/2010 7:21 CST
Filling in urban S.A. not so easys
By Jason Buch - Express-News
The city expanded a waiver program to encourage development downtown and on the East and South sides. But developers say that those incentives will not be enough to launch a rebirth of these neighborhoods.
Building in the urban core is more expensive than building in other parts of town. But even if costs are somewhat offset by the incentives, it's still a challenge to attract development to an area that has a lack of parking, a lack of public transportation and decaying infrastructure — issues not faced by new development across the northern reaches.
"It's still just too easy and too lucrative to go out to the edge of town and develop something in a greenfield,” said developer James Lifshutz.
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