Schacherl, Bradley A.2008-09-172012-02-242008-04Schacherl, B. A. (2008). Assessing smart growth in San Antonio, Texas. Masters of Public Administration, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas.https://hdl.handle.net/10877/3458An Applied Research Project Submitted to the Department of Political Science, Texas State University-San Marcos, in Partial Fulfillment for the Requirements for the Degree of Masters of Public Administration, Spring 2008.Urban sprawl is a negative condition that many of the cities throughout the United States face. Sprawl wastes resources, has adverse effects on the environment, and leads to degradations of parts of a city. Smart Growth is an answer to controlling and managing this growth and sprawl. The reviewed scholarly literature lends insight to the ideal aspects of Smart Growth. This research will focus on examining San Antonio, Texas, and its explosion of growth over the last few decades, and how the City has managed this growth. City and other local government documents were observed as well as direct observation of certain aspects of Smart Growth within the City. The observed documents and areas within the City suggest that the City of San Antonio is right on track with some aspects of the ideal Smart Growth plan, but its lacking in other areas of the ideal. The recommendations should assist the City in attaining a higher level of Smart Growth compliance.Text70 pages1 file (.pdf)ensmart growthnew urbanismSan AntonioTexasaccessibilitymobilitydevelopmentPublic AdministrationApplied Research Project