Subdude Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 It's estimated that one million more people will move to Houston in the next 20 years and a total of 3.5 million people will move into the Greater Houston region. Those numbers are making city leaders take notice."Twenty years from now, we can't wake up and say my god, we've got a million new people here. We have to plan for that."Houston Councilmember Ellen Cohen chairs the city's Quality of Life committee. She says city officials are putting together a Houston General Plan that will help guide future decision-making on everything from infrastructure and traffic to neighborhood preservation and access to healthcare."It's a visioning plan, basically, for the City of Houston, moving forward. And most importantly, it's a substantial plan. It's not something that anyone wants to point to and say look we did this, and then it goes on a shelf and nobody ever sees it again."The Houston General Plan isn't really a plan just yet. City departments and council committees will spend the rest of the year putting details of the plan together. It won't be released until early next year. http://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/news/houston-could-soon-have-a-master-plan-to-guide-development/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus Allen Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 I always want to be privy to master plans! Please, keep us posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 I was actually at the AIA Lecture at the Bayou Center where the "General Plan" was being discussed. It's very very basic right now. The fact that they are even discussing a general plan for Houston right now is great. The main goal is to have at least a road map to help coordinate all the management districts, the city public corporations, and city departments so they all work as one. It was discussed that they were not currently looking into instituting zoning either and really trying to make something that will work solely for houston and its conditions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 From the Houston Planning and Development Department: The City of Houston launched a new era in planning this week with the kickoff for the General Plan. The approach for preparing a general plan builds on existing plans, studies, policies, practices and regulations that make Houston a prosperous, healthy and sustainable city. The Houston Planning Commission will lead the process to create a General Plan for the city of Houston. A subcommittee of the Commission will serve as the Steering Committee for this effort which is slated to conclude by the summer of 2015. Mayor Annise D. Parker also named a General Plan Stakeholder Committee that consists of members of organizations representing a broad number of interests and community members representing Houston’s diverse neighborhoods. This committee will provide information for the content of the plan and feedback on the plan’s components. “Houston is constantly changing and growing. We have to have a better way to plan for that growth,” said Mayor Annise D. Parker. “A general plan will allow us to better coordinate our resources, create opportunities for innovative partnerships and provide a path to achieving our goals.” The goal of the General plan is to create a citywide vision and create collaboration across city departments, address projected growth and finds new and better approaches to manage projected growth, create continuity across changes in city leadership and create a strategic regional vision necessary for Houston to fully realize global opportunity and potential. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 How is this different from Blueprint Houston, other than being run by the city? And, whatever happened to Blueprint Houston? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
largeTEXAS Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 How is this different from Blueprint Houston, other than being run by the city? And, whatever happened to Blueprint Houston?It includes Blueprint Houston and, it seems, all other planning groups' plans for Houston. The kickoff meeting was pretty exciting. Sounds like they are trying to pull in just about every agency and group in the city and combine them into one huge master plan. Should be interesting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
august948 Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 It includes Blueprint Houston and, it seems, all other planning groups' plans for Houston. The kickoff meeting was pretty exciting. Sounds like they are trying to pull in just about every agency and group in the city and combine them into one huge master plan. Should be interesting! Get your popcorn out and enjoy the political infighting for the next few years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 Is there any comparable plan that another city has done? Trying to think of a precedent for this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 So, they want all of the various fiefdoms to work together on a plan to be named later? Seems rather backwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Hmmm... trying to put together a unified way to deal with an area too big for any one person or business entity... what to do, what to do??? I know!!! Let's call it "government!!!" And to fund it, let's have user fees (nope, too wordy) "taxes." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 Hmmm... trying to put together a unified way to deal with an area too big for any one person or business entity... what to do, what to do??? I know!!! Let's call it "government!!!" And to fund it, let's have user fees (nope, too wordy) "taxes." This is an intriguing idea, but how would we vet those who would be in this 'government' thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
august948 Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 This is an intriguing idea, but how would we vet those who would be in this 'government' thing? Why would we start vetting now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 Interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 This is an intriguing idea, but how would we vet those who would be in this 'government' thing? Good question, considering the problems we've had with METRO's bumbling, the lack of transparency at the tollroad authority, and the Cabal of Cronies that appears to make up the Planning and Development board. Added to this, it's going to be a huge problem getting the various existing entities to give up some of their current turf - which is what would have to happen if it's going to be effective rather than just another layer of gummint. Somehow, I doubt that a Miami Dade style merger could get much traction in this neck of the woods; but thinking out loud, perhaps a merger of the tollroad authority and METRO might get there, tossing in Houston's P & D and its counterparts for good measure. I've heard of a process called an "election" that allows the public itself to participate in the vetting. Having those boards answer to voters rather than being insulated from them can't hurt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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