Chris Lazaro grew up in the Washington, D.C. area and, after a four-year career in kitchen & bath design, moved to Texas in 2008 for a volunteer opportunity through AmeriCorps*VISTA. It was during that time in Waco that his passion for cities was reignited, sending him to Texas A&M University where he earned his Master of Urban Planning in 2013. Chris regularly rides VIA and B-cycle on his daily commute and encourages others to discover the benefits in doing the same. He and his wife are in the process of purchasing their first home in Beacon Hill.
If you’re anything like me, you enjoy having options. When it comes to coffee, for instance, I prefer a half-regular-half-decaf mocha, extra hot. Some days I make my own mocha, while other days I choose my chocolate creation from a
After 12 years of driving progress toward a shared community vision, SA2020, the nonprofit organization, is dissolving. We believe this is the most visionary thing we can do. We made this decision with the greatest care for our organizational values of leadership, community, and accountability, and we hope you’ll read more about it on our blog.
Our website is live with our final data release, showing where San Antonio stands on reaching the shared community vision. The data release is accompanied by our final call to action—a policy agenda for City government based on our unique bird’s-eye view of San Antonio.
While SA2020’s operations ended March 28, these resources, along with the last twelve years of our research and stories, will be available to download from our website through September 2024.
– Team SA2020