Three Park Projects Could Transform San Antonio’s Most Underserved Areas

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Latinos living in undeserved areas can benefit greatly from easier access to parks and places of recreation. According to this article from the San Antonio Current, three new park projects will provide Latinos living in historically underserved areas of the city—like the Westside and Southside—with greater access to green space.

Funding for these parks will come from the City’s 2012-2017 Bond program, which has set aside $87.15 million for parks and recreation open space projects, as well as from the San Antonio River Foundation, the San Antonio River Authority, Bexar County, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Among the three new parks to be built are:

• Pearsall Park;
• Confluence Park; and
• Westside Creeks Restoration Project.

If all goes as planned, within five years Latinos living on the city’s Westside and Southside can expect to have greater accessibility to parks. Not only will these parks be situated in underserved areas but they will also connect with neighborhoods, existing trails, parks, lakes, creeks, and the city’s River Walk–changes which will encourage San Antonians to walk, bike, and explore their community more.

According to the SA Current article, Pearsall Park will connect with the Leon Creek greenway, Confluence Park to Mission Reach, and the West Side creeks will connect to Confluence Park, Elmendorf Park, Woodlawn Lake, and the River Walk.