It might be the first in the country that is not a Disney resort or retirement community. Putting it all together is San Francisco architect Peter Calthorpe. Parents will be able to send their children to the corner for ice cream or a loaf of bread without fear of their having to cross major thoroughfares in order to get there. Nice thought, except that there are no children, to speak of, living in Mission Valley. At least not enough for a school.
Mission Valley is for singles and couples.
Not now, anyway. Even then, they'll probably switch to natural gas before they get out of their cars. Another nearby, more conventional commercial project, Park in the Valley, is in default for millions of dollars of improvements it cannot afford, the city says. River Walk once was touted as the jewel of the valley. Plans for River Walk featured 200 acres of pathways along riverbanks, pedestrian bridges, homes, shops and offices in a fashion many people compared favorably to San Antonio's river developments.