In summer of 2016, the Tyler County and the City of Ivanhoe started collaboration with Texas Target Communities to assess current community conditions and explore future development strategies. The project aimed to enhance community-wide discussion through a public participatory process, resulting in the development of a strategic and comprehensive plan to help guide the future […]
Read More… from Tyler County Strategic Plan State of Community Report
Grimes County is facing growth pressures due to the expansion of Highway 249 and the proposed high speed rail. This plan articulates community priorities and values, presents case studies, and reveals existing conditions–current road functional classification hierarchy, paving surface types, traffic accidents, traffic volumes, a land suitability analysis, and analysis of Highway 249. Based on […]
Dicksinson developed its first Comprehensive Plan. Nestled between League City and Texas City along the Gulf Freeway south of Houston, Dickinson is home to orginial Italian settlers from Galveston, and therefore rich in history. Economic development and the desire for greater open space were two focus areas for the community. Read the final student report […]
Comprehensive plans are “the central organizing umbrella under which other plans, regulations, and initiatives exist.” They typically have long-range planning horizons between 20 and 30 years. These public documents, along with relevant zoning maps, can be used to guide, support, and justify city land use and decision-making in the future. A comprehensive plan should include […]
Asset mapping is the process of mapping all the resources and assets of a community. It is a geospatial map, providing information about the resources available in the community. Some of the functions of asset maps are: • Recognizing the existing resources to uncover the gaps in services • Navigate through the available resources by […]
A housing quality study was conducted to evaluate the current housing stock in the City of La Grange. It was found that the majority of housing is maintained or well maintained and that although the City has an older housing stock, it is very well taken care of. There has been no new residential construction […]
Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Texas Target Communities Contact Info University Faculty Contact Local Government / Community Contact Kevin Munley […]
Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Texas Target Communities Contact Info University Faculty Contact Bill Eisele Local Government / Community Contact Bob Dickinson Director of Beaumont – Port Arthur MPO/ Southeast Texas Regional Planning Commission bdickinson@setrpc.org […]