San Antonio's downtown district ranked high among some of the largest North American cities to recover from the pandemic.
Activity in San Antonio's downtown district is seeing a rebound toward pre-pandemic levels, according to a new study.Downtown districts across the country saw their activity diminish as the pandemic forced people to stay home, but major Texas cities like San Antonio are leading the way toward the return of the downtown experience.studied phone data and movement patterns
to determine that 68 percent of San Antonio’s downtown activity had returned to pre-pandemic levels. It’s the 10th-best city among 62 of the largest North American cities. San Antonio is ahead of several major cities in the U.S., like Los Angeles , Chicago , Seattle and San Francisco .As for Texas cities, the most-improved downtown activity was in Fort Worth while Houston lagged behind. Austin is struggling the most to rebound despite experiencing a period of rapid growth.
Interestingly, the researchers also analyzed mid-sized cities and found that El Paso’s downtown activity had improved by an astounding 117 percent. It’s the only Texas city that is seeing more activity than before the pandemic. According to the researchers, this was a common trend among mid-sized cities, which generally recovered more quickly and are seeing more activity than they were pre-pandemic.
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