Howard W. Peak (born 1948) is an American politician who served as the

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from 1997 to 2001. He was succeeded in office by Ed Garza. Prior to serving as mayor of the city, Peak served as a member of the

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from 1993 to 1997. Howard Peak was born in 1948, and graduated from

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in 1967. Peak earned his Bachelor of Arts in History from

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in 1974. In 1975, he earned his Master of Arts degree in Urban Studies and Environmental Management from the

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. Prior to entering San Antonio politics, Peak worked as an

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. During his tenure as mayor, Peak was responsible for the development of a system of greenway trails for the city, which were named in his honor after he left office. The office of Mayor of San Antonio is a non-partisan office, as of 2018. Since leaving office, Peak has spent his time on volunteer efforts in the city of San Antonio, including a project to create multi-use hiking and biking paths along the greenway trails. Peak currently serves as chairman of the Linear Creek Advisory Board, and has received the State Trail Advocacy Award from the American Trails National Program.

Greenway

The Howard W. Peak Greenway Trails System is a developing network of approximately of paved multi-use and accessible

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s in the

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Bexar County, Texas Bexar County ( or ; es, Béxar ) is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. It is in South Texas and its county seat is San Antonio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,009,324. Bexar County is included in the San Antonio–New Bra ...

. The concept of building a looped-trail system within the city was originally created by Peak, and the system is named after him.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Peak, Howard W. Living people Mayors of San Antonio Texas Republicans 1948 births University of Texas at San Antonio alumni

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