[Kalium]

San Antonio can't even build a street-level rail line for the densest areas without politics getting in the way and halting it. Until that changes, San Antonio is likely to be Our City Of Lots Of Potential for decades to come.

Personally, I wouldn't move back without massive densification of the "urban" core. Right now the place is a massive suburb where getting by without a car is impossible.

[unethical_ban]

I don't know the details of street rail - but I would say that if you wanted to, you could live anywhere between southtown and Alta Vista without a car, if you could also work there. And you can get across the city with Lyft and uber if you want to go elsewhere.

I won't argue with your qualms on local government.

[Kalium]

I lived in Southtown. Right at South Alamo and Flores. I needed a car to be able to grocery shop and get to work. A 10-15 minute drive to the office was anywhere between a one-hour and two-hour bus ride.

In practical terms, it would have been workable if my office had been along the Riverwalk. Otherwise, not really. SA's public transit isn't usable for white-collar professionals in most cases.