To Classify the following streets and METRO
rights-of-way/easement as Transit Corridor
Street
1. Rusk from Memorial to Hamilton Street 2. Capitol Street from Memorial to Hamilton Street
3. Hamilton Street from Rusk to Texas Avenue
4. Texas Ave. from Hamilton to Nagle St.
5. METRO rights-of-way/easement from Nagle
St. to Dallas St.
6. Dallas St. from the Union Pacific Railroad
Right of Way to Scott St.
7. Wheeler St. from Scott St. to Cullen Blvd.
To Reclassify the following streets as Transit
Corridor Street
8. Scott St. from Dallas St. to Wheeler St.
9. Wheeler St. from Cullen Blvd. to Calhoun
St./Martin Luther King Blvd.
10. Martin Luther King Blvd. from Wheeler St. to
Griggs Rd.
11. Griggs Rd. from Martin Luther King Blvd. to
Long Dr.
To Reclassify the following streets to Transit
Corridor Street
1. Westpark Dr. from Newcastle Dr. to S. Rice
Ave./Sage Rd.
2. IH-610 West Loop Access Rd. from
Westpark Dr. to Post Oak Blvd.
3. Post Oak Blvd. from Richmond Ave to IH
610.
4. IH 610 from Post Oak Blvd.to Oakford St.
5. N. Post Oak Rd from Oakford St. to Old Katy
Rd.
6. Old Katy Rd. from N. Post Oak Rd. to IH
610.
Planning and Development
Department, City of Houston
Main Street Rail
To reclassify the following streets as Transit Corridor Street
1.
Main St. from IH-10 to Wheeler St.
2. Fannin St. from Wheeler to Montrose Blvd.
3. Fannin St. from Monstrose
Blvd. to S. Braeswood Blvd.
4. S. Braeswood Blvd. from Fannin St. to Greenbriar
5. Greenbriar from S. Braeswood Blvd. to Fannin St.
6. Fannin St. from Greenbriar to W. Bellfort
To classify the following streets as Transit Corridor Street
7. San Jacinto from Blodgett to Montrose Blvd.
1. To delete Hollister Rd., a major
thoroughfare, between Clay Rd. and
Hempstead Rd.
2. Realign Hollister Rd. between Hempstead
Rd. and Pinemont Dr. along existing Clark Rd.
1. To realign the proposed West Rd.
between Old Creek Rd. and the W. Hardy Road.
2. Additional amendment per staff, realign West Rd. East of Hardy Toll Rd. to Aldine Westfield Rd.
Binkley& Barfield, Inc.
/Planning and Development
Department, City of Houston
San Jacinto / Fulton
1. To classify proposed San Jacinto extension between Central Business District and Burnett Street as a major thoroughfare.
2. To classify Fulton Street between Burnett Street and Hogan Street as a major thoroughfare.
Pre-submittal conference with staff – February to March 13, 2009
Application submittal period – February 2 to March 13, 2009
Notification to Agencies
Send information regarding the proposed amendment to all city departments, elected officials and all applicable agencies. Coordinate meeting for input on specific cases.
Planning Commission Workshop - April 30, 2009
Presentations and discussion of the proposed MTFP amendments by the respective applicants.
Property Owner Notification
Notice of the Open House and Public Hearing will be mailed to affected property owners early in June 2009 and, also run in the Houston Chronicle on three consecutive days.
Open House - July 9, 2009
The purpose of the Open House is to provide information about all Major Thoroughfare and Freeway Plan amendment requests to anyone from the community who may have an interest.
Public Hearing - July 30, 2009
City Hall Annex, Council Chamber.
Planning Commission Consideration - August 13, 2009
The Planning Commission will consider taking action on each application.
For more information about the MTFP or Street Hierarchy, please contact: Amar Mohite 713-837-7950: amar.mohite@cityofhouston.net
