Res 2026-017 Approving the City of San Marcos Historic Preservation Plan

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WAYFINDING & INTERPRETATION Residents and visitors alike benefit from the City's wayfinding efforts and interpretive markers. The city features numerous interpretive signs that highlight important historical sites and resources, providing valuable context. Wayfinding signs being installed Downtown Great Springs Interactive Website Map WAYFINDING Wayfinding physically helps people navigate through places (urban, suburban, rural, and wild) using signs, maps, symbols, and landmarks. The City of San Marcos and its partners have undertaken several wayfinding projects, including: 2011 The City installed 60 wayfinding signs aimed to promote tourism, help control traffic, and recognize and honor the community's identity. 2022 Led by Destination Services and Downtown Design Task Force, the City installed a series of pedestrian wayfinding signs in Downtown, which include an area map with directional info, public parking, parks and cultural institutions, and a scannable QR code for more information. 2024 The Greenbelt Alliance and San Marcos Parks & Recreation Department placed new displays at eleven trailheads in five of the City's natural areas. The displays feature maps with scannable QR codes that take users to a digital version of the map showing their location. ONGOING The Great Springs Project aims to create a greenway of protected lands between Austin, San Marcos, and San Antonio over the Edwards Aquifer recharge zone. This green corridor will be connected by a network of spring -to -spring trails, linking the four iconic springs of Central Texas: Barton Springs, San Marcos Springs, Comal Springs, and San Antonio Springs. It will unify existing local efforts to address the most critical water, land, wildlife, and public health challenges facing the Central Texas region. 76 SAN MARCOS HISTORIC PRESERVATION PLAN (2026)