'The account is trying to celebrate San Antonio but also pointing out the absurdity of what a city is, according to San Antonio,' said Carlos Perez, Deco Memes' creator. SanAntonio SATX SanAntonioTX Texas UrbanSprawl
During its eight months of existence, the Instagram accounthas tapped into the San Antonio zeitgeist, using humor to give voice to residents frustrated by the city's sprawl-centric urban design.
The account also takes aim at"stroads," an urban development term referring to the often-dangerous intersections between highly trafficked roads and slower moving streets. Think Bandera or Culebra roads for an example. "The account can be criticism of people and institutions, but sometimes we're just talking about intersections — hyperlocal knowledge," Perez explained."Bandera and 1604, McCullough and Mulberry. Is Hildebrand one lane or two between Broadway and San Pedro? There are a lot of stinkers that ruin everything. Like our stroads. Too many lanes to be functional, inherently unsafe for both pedestrians and cars. A massive entity of waste and inefficiency.
Perez said his online commentary all comes back to small businesses and the corridors that allow them to thrive. Perez said multiple city development officials have reached out to him, hoping to harness, or at least understand, the power of meme culture.
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