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Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012 | 3:00 – 4:30 pm
Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012 | 3:30 – 4:45 pm
This neighborhood of stately houses shaded by enormous trees is located just south of downtown along the San Antonio River . Many Germans immigrants began to settle in this area by the 1870s and it became known [...read more]
Self-guided: Available anytime!
Info available at: http://hugmantour.com/desktop/audiotour.php
The San Antonio River Walk is an internationally recognized tourist attraction and one of the country’s most unique urban linear parks. With its winding, tree-lined walks, lush tropical landscaping, and array of restaurants, hotels, and shops, the River Walk provides a scenic destination for visitors and locals alike [...read more]
Lee Marlowe
Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012 | 3:00 – 4:30pm
The Mission Reach Ecosystem Restoration and Recreation Project is transforming an eight mile stretch of the San Antonio River into a quality riparian woodland ecosystem. Come learn about the Mission Reach, including the ecosystem restoration process underway along the San Antonio River just south of [...read more]
Irby Hightower FAIA
Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012 | 2:00 – 3:15 pm
• AICP CM’s applied for
This walking tour will begin on the patio of the El Tropicano Hotel and tour the new Museum Reach, Urban Segment of the San Antonio River Walk north of downtown. The project is the first milestone [...read more]
Jim Oberstar, Rodney Ellis, Robin Stallings, Howard Peak
Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012 | 2:00 – 4:45pm
Every visitor to San Antonio is aware of the rich history of the Alamo. But not all know of the other four Spanish Missions, each one built in the 1700’s, administered by the National Park Service, currently home to [...read more]
Cindi Snell, JD Simpson
Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012 | 2:00 – 4:45pm
• AICP CM’s applied for
San Antonio B-Cycle is the first bike sharing system in Texas. With 20 stations at popular downtown destinations, the system is becoming a popular alternative transportation option for residents and visitors.
Planners will learn how bike [...read more]
Anna Glover
Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012 | 3:30 – 4:45pm
• AICP CM’s applied for
This field session will be a running tour of the Dignowity Hill Historic District, the Hays Street Bridge and Eastside Cemeteries, burial sites of some of San Antonio’s early movers and shakers.
Participants will begin at the Sunset [...read more]
Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012 | 3:30 – 4:45 pm
This neighborhood of stately houses shaded by enormous trees is located just south of downtown along the San Antonio River . Many Germans immigrants began to settle in this area by the 1870s and it became known as “Sauerkraut Bend” to the rest of San Antonio [...read more]
Jim Doersam PE, Matthew Driffill
Friday, Feb. 3, 2012 | 2:00 – 4:45pm
• AICP CM’s applied for
The Mission Reach Ecosystem Restoration and Recreation Project is transforming an eight mile stretch of the San Antonio River into a quality riparian woodland ecosystem. This unique project restores riverine features and riparian woodlands, reintroduces [...read more]
Greg Hammer, Brandon Ross AICP
Friday, Feb. 3, 2012 | 2:00 – 4:45 pm
• AICP CM’s applied for
Thirty-four miles of developed urban Greenway trails are now open to the public. The Linear Park Development Program for Salado Creek, Leon Creek, Medina River and the San Antonio River is funded through sales [...read more]
Dale Bransford
Friday, February 3, 2012 | 3:30 – 4:45pm
• AICP CM’s applied for
Starting in August of 2011 The City of San Antonio opened up a portion of the San Antonio River known as the King William Neighborhood for paddling recreation. Since then this historic neighborhood, home to many historic homes, [...read more]
Guided option: Friday, Feb. 3, 2012 | 2:00 pm – 3:15 pm
Self-guided option: Available anytime!
Follow the Texas Star plaques set into the sidewalk downtown to see some of San Antonio’s most significant commercial and public buildings of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The tour begins in Alamo Plaza and returns [...read more]
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