Central Houston Civic Improvement

Economic development program-the economic development program is used as a reliable resource for investors, building owners and tenants serving as a clearinghouse for information, including internally generated data such as the downtown office story, development maps, and independent research. The goal of the program is to recruit and retain office tenants, encourage quality development, grow the innovation ecosystem, and ultimately bring employers and jobs to downtown.

Transportation access-transportation program advocacy is Central to strong economic development in downtown. Central Houston advocates on behalf of its downtown stakeholders to improve the quality of transportation options, priority access, effective commuting methods, and works with the city of Houston and other agencies including txdot, metro, and h-gac to coordinate transportation projects that impact downtown. Contribution includes funding for a full time transportation program lead, educational opportunities, and research.

North Houston highway Improvement plan Civic opportunities program-a framework for responsible decisions regarding the Civic opportunities associated with the nhhip project has been created through the mayor's office and steering committee of Civic volunteers. Central Houston Civic Improvement serves as the coordinating entity to provide a deep resource of experienced urban planning, design, engineering, and economic development resources, either through internal staff or through the engagement of consultants, to supplement the resources of the city and play an integral role with the city of Houston and txdot to advance the overall quality of design for the highway project. Central Houston Civic Improvement operates under the terms of a professional services agreement with the city of Houston as well as an interagency agreement with txdot which defines a process for joint development of prescriptive design standards, procurement scoring and joint review as the project progresses through the design and construction phases.

Homeless initiatives-the city of Houston, in partnership with Central Houston, the coalition for the homeless, the corporation for supportive housing, and other local agencies, are working together to better coordinate the procedures described in the continuum of care. The program targets development of housing for the homeless, combined with supportive services.

Urban collaborative-this research is structured to reach employees across all categories of employment in downtown Houston and capture their primary method of commuting to work. The research serves to assist transportation planning for developers, employers, hr managers, metro, city officials and others in understanding mode split patterns for employees. The funding allows update of the research approximately every five years.

Learn Central education initiative-learn Central seeks to highlight the quality k-12 educational choices available to residents of the Central city. The goal is to provide a reliable, accessible and robust source of information regarding the educational choices available and assist parents with navigating the requirements to get to their school of choice. Funding includes a part-time coordinator for the program to update the web-tool that acts as a gateway to support parents in connecting to these quality schools so that they can remain living in the Central city.

Cash held on behalf of others-central Houston Civic Improvement, Inc. is acting as a fiduciary to hold contributions on behalf of Houston first corporation for the redevelopment of jones plaza in downtown Houston. The plaza is to be re-named the lynn wyatt square for the performing arts and has a total fundraising goal of $28 million. The project will include green space, a water feature, intimate performance spaces, and a full-service restaurant. Houston first has received funding commitments of $26.4 million as of december 31, 2022 and construction is expected to be completed by the end of 2023.