San Antonio parks are large but few and far between, according to new study

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Only half of San Antonio residents live within walking distance of a public green space, well below the national average. SanAntonio SATX SanAntonioTX Texas nature publicspace Parks

Brackenridge Park is just one of several parks located in San Antonio. The problem is that most parks are located within loop 410, leaving other parts of the Alamo City in the dust., residents of the city's outer loops have long endured a lack of green space.Trust for Public Land’s ParkScore Index

Although 57 is the highest ranking the Alamo City has received in the Trust for Public Land's index, it's on the fourth-greenest Texas city behind Plano, Austin and Dallas, which came in at No. 16, No. 41, and No. 43, respectively. The problem San Antonio faces is that the majority of its public green spaces — Brackenridge Park, the River Walk and San Pedro Springs among them — are primarily located in or near downtown.

 

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