San Antonio’s Eastside Gets Help from the Feds
It's name sounds like the next summer blockbuster movie, but San Antonio’s Promise Zone is a government designation offering help from federal agencies. Here’s President Obama (photo courtesy of the White House) making the announcement that San Antonio is among the first five designations along with Philly, LA, Southeastern Kentucky, and the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. For San Antonio’s Eastside neighborhood, it means (among other things): federal assistance to create a multi-modal transit hub to enhance access to St. Philip’s College, Fort Sam Houston, downtown and other employment centers; razing abandoned buildings; improving street lighting; and partnering with the college to provide instruction in a variety of industries including construction.
