Logistics and Service Centers
Greater Airport Area
The following section provides the results of the regional center analysis and measures how a center performs relative to the future vision for its category.
The Greater Airport Area includes the San Antonio International Airport, large concentrations of office uses and major retail destinations, making it the most economically diverse regional center. Located at Highway 281 and Loop 410, the area is well connected by a variety of transportation infrastructure to facilitate the movement of people and goods. This commercial diversity and regional and international activity contribute to a high number of jobs; making the Greater Airport Area the biggest employment hub of all regional centers. Although the airport is a major anchor, an estimated 60% of employment is not airport related.
Tasks Ahead: The Greater Airport Area regional center should prioritize walkability and transit connectivity.
The Roissypole district at the Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport includes office buildings, light manufacturing and distribution, hotels and several transit stations.
How to use the Regional Center Profiles
This study uses data from the Comprehensive Plan Initial Studies, the U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics (BLS), VIA Metropolitan Agency, WalkScore.com and the U.S. Census, including the Location Affordability Index (LAI). The analysis utilizes nine indicators of existing conditions that illustrate differences between the centers. The indicators are grouped by type:
- Social: Job diversity, Housing and Transportation (H&T) Index, Per Capita Income
- Connectivity: Transit Utilization, Walkability, Median Commute Distance
- Mix of Uses Ratio of Workers to Residents, Residential Density, Employment Density
An analysis of potential for land development complements the regional center profiles. It includes indicators for population and employment per developed acre and the percent of acres developed in each center.
The city and stakeholders developed aspirational scores and ideal measures of success for each of the indicators, tailored to the three regional center types. Comparing the existing conditions scores in each center to the aspirational scores shows how each center is performing well and where it needs improvement to reach its potential.
Aspirational scores vary based on the urban form, land use mix and anticipated specialization of each of the three regional center types. For example, Activity Centers have high aspirational scores for transit use and residential density, while these criteria are less relevant for Logistics/Service Centers and Special Purpose Centers based on the descriptions of the regional center types on page 5.2
How well a center is currently meeting its aspirational score is demonstrated by bar graphs. The profiles on the following pages tell the story of each regional center’s analysis. Each one provides:
| Strengths | A |
|---|---|
| Introductory Text | B |
| Locator Map | C |
| Key Economic and Demographic Facts | D |
| Existing Conditions and Aspirational Scores | E |
| Tasks Ahead | F |
| Precedent Photo | G |
