Where will San Antonio be in ten years? (Dallas, Austin: condominiums, construction)

[Dopo]

The 1st step should be to control the insane developments that are going on in the city/county.
I would tax the crap out of the builders to finance the schools, roads, etc, etc. that are required for the people that are going to live in those developments.
At the same time, it would slow down growth to a more sane pace.

[doss1]

Originally Posted by Dopo

The 1st step should be to control the insane developments that are going on in the city/county.
I would tax the crap out of the builders to finance the schools, roads, etc, etc. that are required for the people that are going to live in those developments.
At the same time, it would slow down growth to a more sane pace.

I agree with the principle. But, by taxing/increasing the costs to build out there, the developer will simply just pass the cost on to the consumer.

[Athena78]

Due to current population projections and patterns...

SA 2020 City Pop. 1,600,000+
SA 2020 Metro Pop. 2,500,000+

The city will be forced to upgrade its roads. After the 281 and 1604 superstreets, there will most likely be toll roads on those two highways and HOV lanes on IH35. IH10 to Seguin will be widened to accommodate incoming traffic from Texas 130 tollroad and the growing population of Seguin and New Braunfels as well as all commercial traffic coming in from Austin and Georgetown.

With Julian Castro's vision of revitalizing downtown, there will most likely be lots of new infrastructure built to accommodate people who will live downtown. With the BRAC realignment, the East side will most likely change and see lots of new development in and around the base.

IH410 in the southside will most likely be widened, especially in the SW side of town with the new Verano neighborhood, A&M, and Toyota nearby. A new outlet shopping center on old Pearsall Rd can also affect that.

That's some of the few things I can think of just by keeping up with the news.

[HillCountryHotRodMan]

Uhhh I think the population will be greater than the numbers you quoted....

[J1ndo]

Originally Posted by Dopo

The 1st step should be to control the insane developments that are going on in the city/county.
I would tax the crap out of the builders to finance the schools, roads, etc, etc. that are required for the people that are going to live in those developments.
At the same time, it would slow down growth to a more sane pace.

I think that outward growth will be inhibited by rising fuel prices. In the next ten years demand for petroleum is going to continue to grow faster than we can get it out of the ground, so we're going to pay a lot more for our gas than we do now. That alone will make outlying developments less appetizing.

[Dopo]

Originally Posted by TexasNick

I agree with the principle. But, by taxing/increasing the costs to build out there, the developer will simply just pass the cost on to the consumer.

That's the point,
Tax revenue, plus slow down of growth because the housing is not "dirt cheap".
Besides, the city has to get money from somewhere to build the roads, street lighting, schools, sidewalks, etc, etc. that all those people are going to need.

Originally Posted by J1ndo

In the next ten years demand for petroleum is going to continue to grow faster than we can get it out of the ground, so we're going to pay a lot more for our gas than we do now.

A few years ago gas was $4.00 a gallon, today is $2.50

[J1ndo]

Originally Posted by Dopo

A few years ago gas was $4.00 a gallon, today is $2.50

And it will spike back up to $5, and then back down to 2.75, then up to $6 and then back to down $3, etc.

[The Sweet Pickles Bus]

In ten years I predict San Antonio will get an IKEA store

[Proffer]

I think that the city has been slipping backwards in some key ways. In 2004 there was a sense of up-and-coming excitement, with the Spurs' success, and ATT, etc. We've since lost that. For instance, what's happening with the "movie studio" that was slated to be built near Sea World? (exactly...)

[Quattro72]

Originally Posted by The Sweet Pickles Bus

In ten years I predict San Antonio will get an IKEA store

Ha! I hope it will not take that long but I am not surprised if that's the case since we are talking about San Antonio. El Paso will probably get one before SA does. LOL.