This study is focused on the transit district surrounding the Ensemble/HCC station area - though many of the challenges and opportunities are common to Midtown in general. We review Midtown’s past as an important window into its present. We look in detail at the current urban fabric and infrastructure in and we document the prevailing and emerging patterns of land use go on to identify strategies and prioritized objectives for improving the urban fabric and the potential opportunities for strengthening and incentivizing increased land use activity - in line with primary objectives of the Livable Centers program.
City of Houston, Midtown Livable Centers Study (PDF) 79M
City of Houston, Midtown Livable Centers Study - Summary (PDF) 3.8M
We address the particular challenges of implementation in terms of funding and regulatory contexts; and we identify specific project opportunities and design concepts that could help catalyze greater economic development in the neighborhood. The vision for the future of this particular station area emerges from active engagement with the community, recognition of the opportunities and a clear eye on the challenges. We hope and expect that the community and all those who share a passion for Midtown’s history and future will take up the plan and make it their own.