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City of San Marvol; <br />Planning for Growth <br />r'+'4XiiYv <br />Building un our Downtown 111411 <br />am Mwe" ft*c d ww*" tmwi <br />The central planning challenge facing San 1W.000 <br />Marcus is how it will accommodate 120.000 <br />growth. City and regional projections 9010W <br />forecast a range of scenarios with either <br />steady growth (at 3% annually) or a 00,01 '� — H1 <br />continuation of the explosive trends of the so.000 <br />last ten years (averaging 4.5% annual <br />growth). Regional projections for the City 0 ,yam Im M0 2010 2M 2= <br />also anticipate an increasing ratio of <br />employment to population and a ` C*dSIMV*VW `AWO1At A °" Iso <br />decreasing household size, it may be difficult for current residents to imagine San Marcos, now with a <br />population only a little over 50,000, as a city of 90,000 to 120,000 people in just over 20 years. <br />Demographics & Housing <br />Reflecting the importance of Texas State <br />University to downtown, the proportion of s= c* a am "OWO M A" a hi m. <br />rental units to owner occupied homes is A0 ft- <br />much larger in the downtown study area <br />and the City than in plays County as a,« <br />whole.Z Age and income analysis of the <br />City describe the largest household profile""�°�' !■ <br />as being under 25 with income under 4S Apr, Di `�MOW - <br />$60,000. 1".000 <br />SZS,AAAA: the profile of students. We have <br />heard in interviews with stakeholders that A» 3b44 $100.000+ <br />downtown is dominated by the student <br />presence and that there is a lack of suitable"'° <br />housing middle-income live downtown. and <br />ft '�" I� <br />professionals <br />the same time the student oriented nature ° 1000 ' X7000° 40W <br />of town, with lively bar activity, causes <br />other lifestyle segments to look for quieter „u.,, fW0044t"`° A004°°LAO <br />neighborhoods that offer a different atmosphere and set of amenities. We have heard that professors at <br />the University, for example, find housing in Onion Creek or Wimberley or commute from Austin. One <br />of the goals for downtown should be to balance the housing options to provide for a broader base of <br />residents. <br />See Appendix: "housing occupancy" <br />UISC'C)VUR 110V AT 1K'r W.('()I)Iht +SAN,%IAKC'c)S.C'OM <br />