Dorsett Soccer Complex, Houston, Tx

City Of Houston

900 BAGBY

Houston, TX 77002

$ 1,000,000

The project would re-develop former Brownfields Sites, provide economic development in an urban community and offer a sporting facility that would promote healthy lifestyles.  The facility would be the first lighted, all weather public soccer complex in the fourth largest city in the United States.

City Of Baytown Bus Facility Improvement Program

Harris County, TX

1001 Preston, Suite 911

Houston, TX 77002

$ 1,000,000

This funding will make pedestrian improvements around mass transit facilities. The intention of the Livable Communities Initiative (LCI), as envisioned by the FTA is to improve mobility within targeted neighborhoods and the overall quality of life for neighborhood residents through the installation of transit-related improvements. In addition, the improvements can stimulate economic development, revitalize older neighborhoods, and improve public safety.

Lee College Workforce Training Center

Lee College

PO BOX 818

Baytown, TX 77522

$ 2,000,000

This project will support renovation of a vacant building as a green facility to strengthen stem programs critical to job training in the health care and energy careers in the Texas Gulf Coast Region.  These are two of Lee College's programs for which graduates are, and will be, in high demand.

Houston Food Bank

Houston Food Bank

3811 Eastex Freeway

Houston, TX 77026

$ 657,100

The Food Bank will place new cold storage units across the entire region, and this project will benefit all of Southeast Texas.  However, it will specifically benefit Congressional District 29 by placing seven (7) industrial walk-in coolers and freezers at food pantries and shelters across the district, for an anticipated increase of 268,000 pounds accepted per year by the receiving agencies.  This should feed about 2,300 additional hungry people in the district each year. 

I-69 Texas

Alliance For I-69 Texas

1200 Smith, Suite 700

Houston, TX 77002

$ 1,000,000

For more than 15 years, the I-69 corridor has been under development and has been recognized by Congress as a national transportation priority.  The project has reached the Tier II environmental impact study stage, and funds are necessary for the completion of this stage which is required by federal law. I-69 will be the most direct international trade route for the U.S. from Mexico to Canada.  Much of the highway outside of Texas has been completed.  According to feasibility studies, I-69 is expected to create more than 27,000 new jobs by 2025, resulting in $11.0 billion in additional wages and $19 billion in additional value. In our area, the project will enhance economic development and provide for more efficient access to the Port of Houston and overall transportation for the Houston area.

City Of Baytown Streetscape Improvements Program

Harris County, Texas

1001 Preston

Houston, TX 77002

$ 1,000,000

The intention of the Livable Communities Initiative is to improve mobility within targeted neighborhoods and the overall quality of life for neighborhood residents through the installation of transit-related improvements. These improvements will stimulate economic development, revitalize older neighborhoods, and improve public safety.

Houston Terminal Rail Improvements

Gulf Coast Rail District

6922 Old Katy Road, Suite 303

Houston, TX 77024

$2,000,000

The Houston Region Freight Study (HRFS) completed by TXDoT in 2007 identified the Houston Belt And Terminal (HBT) track and Port Terminal Railroad Association (PTRA) track as the greatest sources of delay for goods movement by rail through the Houston region.  Both sets of track run through heavily urbanized sections of Houston and provide access to the region’s primary rail yards and shippers.  Combined, the lines contain an estimated 100 grade crossings and carry more than 200 trains per day creating repeated delays and safety risks for vehicles and pedestrians. The HRFS recommended several projects to be completed in the near term that would significantly improve rail and vehicle mobility, as well as safety and air quality.  Recommended projects include bridge reconstruction, track improvements and grade separations. Construction of the short term improvements recommended for the HBT and PTRA in the TXDoT Houston region freight study will provide $302 million in public benefits over the next 20 years.  The 29th congressional district incorporates the entire project area including the port of Houston authority and its surrounding neighborhoods that are directly impacted by daily freight rail activity.  The HBT and PTRA infrastructure includes approximately 100 grade crossings in the 29th congressional district that create significant mobility and safety problems for residents.  Improvements to train mobility will reduce crossing blockages, grade separations will significantly improve pedestrian/vehicle mobility and safety.  Any rail improvement project will reduce hazardous emissions that contribute to the Houston region's severe ozone nonattainment status. 

East End Pedestrian Transit Access

East End Management District

3211 Harrisburg Blvd

Houston, TX 77003

$ 5,000,000

The Second Ward of Houston is a highly used area for transit and pedestrians but the current conditions are not conducive to the level of use and expected growth in various corridors. These improvements will promote smart growth, sustainable development, new urbanism, address mobility needs, and present opportunities to increase pedestrian, bicycle, and transit utilization in line with the input gathered from community residents, stakeholders, and businesses during the needs assessment phase.

Historic Dowtown Redevelopment Project

City Of Baytown, Texas

Baytown City Hall

2401 Market Street

Baytown, TX 77522

$ 2,500,000

These federal funds will be used for the redevelopment of an underutilized area in downtown Baytown and the improvement of local economic traffic and activity. The project area is near Lee College and the anticipated pedestrian enhancements will allow for many different types of commercial and civic uses.

Trails and Sidewalks Connectivity Initiative, Baytown, TX

City Of Baytown, Texas

Baytown City Hall

2401 Market Street

Baytown, TX 77522

$ 4,000,000

The Trails And Sidewalks Connectivity Initiative would assist with environmental stewardship in our area through the development of sustainable design to reduce energy usage, reduce pollution and improve and expand our current infrastructure by providing an interconnected system of bike trails, walking trails, and sidewalks to maximize citizen mobility between neighborhoods, parks, schools, shopping, employment centers, and recreational points of interest. 

Trolley Bus Service for Independence Parkway

Harris County, Precinct Two, Texas

14350 Wallisville Rd

Houston, TX 77049

$ 297,262

The trolley buses will provide inexpensive transportation in an important and growing tourist area of Independence Parkway that contains several historical sites including: Battleship Texas, San Jacinto Monument and Museum, Juan Seguin Park, David G. Burnet History Park, a proposed visitors’ center, and the Lynchburg Ferry. These small trolley buses will attract additional visitors and will lessen the demands and wait times on the Lynchburg Ferry.

Independence Parkway South Plaza Interconnectivity Project, Houston, TX

Harris County, Precinct Two, Texas

14350 Wallisville Rd

Houston, TX 77049

$ 1,483,500

The Independence Parkway South Plaza marks the south origination point of the historical area of Independence Parkway. This plaza will provide parking, restrooms, and the turn around for the mass transportation of visitors to parkway sites. Additionally, the Independence Parkway South Plaza will provide the best viewing and photographic opportunities for the San Jacinto Monument. The Plaza is a vital site in the plans of Project Stars that will increase the number of services to tourists, diversify the Ship Channel employment, and encourage private sector investments.

Refurbishing, Enhancing, and Improving the Safety of the North and South Lynchburg Ferry Landings

Harris County, Precinct Two, Texas

14350 Wallisville Rd

Houston, TX 77049

$ 1,200,000

The North and South Lynchburg Ferry landings have not been refurbished and updated in years. With increased traffic, the landings need improved ramps, roads, shoulders, and lighting for the overall safety, security, and attractiveness of the landings. Additionally, providing better connectivity between the historical and recreational sites on the north and the south will increase the number of visitors to the area and provide an economic stimulus for the communities in the Ship Channel area of East Harris County.

Houston Metro Solutions Bus Program, Houston, TX

Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (Metro)

1900 Main St.

P.O. Box 61429

Houston, TX 77208

$ 75,000,000

This federal funding will be used to replace buses that have exceeded their useful life as well as to expand Metro’s bus fleet.  With this money, Metro also plans to construct passenger and maintenance facilities and to purchase vehicle and systems related equipment to support its expanded service.  This investment in expanded bus service will improve travel options for resdients of the 29th Congressional District while also serving to increase mobility, improve regional air quality, promote economic development, and create jobs.

Houston US 90A Rail Corridor, Houston, TX

Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (Metro)

1900 Main St.

P.O. Box 61429

Houston, TX 77208

$ 125,000,000

This federal funding will be used to design and construct a light rail extension from the Texas Medical Center to Missouri City.  This project is part of an overall system of interrelated projects that make up the Advanced Transit Program/Metro Solutions System Plan, which will increase mobility, improve air quality, promote economic development, and create jobs in our area. Metro intends to construct an 8.2 mile corridor with 4 stations, and the project will use existing Metro light rail vehicles and an existing rail operating and maintenance facility to achieve cost benefits.  

Houston Southeast Corridor LRT, Houston, TX

Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (Metro)

1900 Main St.

P.O. Box 61429

Houston, TX 77208

$ 100,000,000

This federal funding will be used for the final design and construction of the Southeast LRT Corridor which is part of an overall system of interrelated projects that make up the Advanced Transit Program/Metro Solutions System Plan.  This Advanced Transit Program will increase mobility, improve air quality, promote economic development, and create jobs in our area.

The southeast corridor is a 6.2-mile, LRT line from the Houston Central Business District to the palm center in the vicinity of Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard/Griggs Road. The proposed LRT line will operate in an exclusive guideway with limited mixed traffic operations. The project includes the purchase of 29 light rail vehicles and construction of 13 stations and a maintenance facility.

Houston North Corridor LRT, Houston, TX

Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (Metro)

1900 Main St.

P.O. Box 61429

Houston, TX 77208

$ 100,000,000

This federal funding will be used for final design and construction of the north corridor LRT project, which is part of an overall system of interrelated projects that make up the Advanced Transit Program/Metro Solutions System Plan.  The Advanced Transit Program/Metro Solutions Light Rail Program will increase mobility, improve air quality, promote economic development, and create jobs in our area.

The North Corridor is a 5.2-mile, eight station, double-track LRT line extending from the existing university of Houston-Downtown Station in the Houston Central Business District to the Northline Mall Transit Center. The LRT line would operate in an exclusive guideway with limited mixed traffic operations. The project also includes the purchase of 24 light rail vehicles.