UTSA expansion is essential to transforming San Antonio
San Antonio Report
It seemed fitting that the fifth edition of CityFest began with a panel titled, “The Future of Downtown,” staged at UTSA’s Downtown Campus, with opening remarks delivered by UTSA President Taylor Eighmy.
The future of San Antonio’s downtown seems inextricably linked now with the future of the UTSA Downtown Campus. If local leaders have often said, “great cities have great downtowns,” they now frequently add, “great downtowns have great universities.”
Speaking about Eighmy’s commitment to attract 15,000 students to its downtown campus, San Antonio Assistant City Manager and CityFest panelist Lori Houston said, “Having so many (students with) backpacks downtown is going to be a game-changer.”
Centro San Antonio CEO Matt Brown agreed: “A university is the heartbeat of downtown.”
