Project Marvel

Plans for the project include a new Spurs arena, upgrading the Alamodome, constructing a land bridge over Interstate 37, and renovating the former John H. Wood Jr. Federal Courthouse into a live events venue.

The workshops are intended to inform the public about the planned Sports & Entertainment District and get feedback from them about how the city should move forward.

Project Marvel has been talked about for months—a plan for a downtown sports and entertainment district, which includes a new home court for the Spurs. Now city officials will be explaining their plans to local residents with community workshops— and on The Source. It’s your chance to ask questions, give feedback and get clarity about the plans, benefits and costs of Project Marvel.

Project Marvel wasn’t on the San Antonio municipal election ballot, but it might as well have been. The multi-billion-dollar downtown revitalization plan lost a committed booster when Rolando Pablos fell short to Gina Ortiz Jones in the race for mayor.

City leaders said the infrastructure upgrades would be necessary to support the new Spurs arena downtown and a slate of other proposed projects.

The city manager said residents should know Project Marvel is not a 'done' deal and that officials need their input.

Peter Sakai told reporters on Wednesday that he expected the Spurs, county, and city to be ready to share more details with voters in a couple of months, but he cautioned he was not speaking on behalf of the city.

The San Antonio City Council voted to create a new Project Finance Zone that will contribute to Alamodome and Convention Center upgrades, and which may partially fund a Spurs arena.

The Project Finance Zone uses state hotel tax revenues to support local convention center and venue projects.

A third of polled voters were still undecided, and 15% were not familiar with any of the candidates in the poll.