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Tyler County Strategic Plan Thoroughfare Plan Report + Poster

Ada Inman — Wed, 01 Nov 2023 21:11:00 +0000

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 growth of the County and City.

Texas Target Communities Contact Info

University Faculty Contact
Bill Eisele
Landscape Architecture & Urban Planning

Local Government / Community Contact
Jacques Blanchette

Nueces River Recreation and Ecological Restoration Project

Victor Manzanilla — Wed, 01 Nov 2023 03:40:00 +0000

TxTC partnered with H.E. Butt Foundation to develop a conceptual design for a park in Real County, Texas, in June 2020. The community identified this project through an extensive Asset Based Community Development process with Texas Rural Leadership Program (TRLP). In 2017, a group of community members completed the TRLP leadership training and created a local group called Real County Visionaries (RCV). RCV partnered with the Keep it Real-ly Beautiful (KIRB), a local non-profit, to create a unique community space along the Nueces River. Because Texans do not have much access to public lands, this project was envisioned to provide greater access for low-income families, especially the roughly 23% of LatinX residents. The community envisions a space where families and individuals can connect with nature and enjoy safe access to the Nueces River in a 4.9-acre county property currently used for parking and dumping.

Under the guidance of faculty in the Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning, a graduate student in landscape architecture developed a conceptual design for the park, including strategies to restore the Nueces River’s riparian habitats and provide a community space with safe river access for Real County residents. The design offers sustainable ways to stabilize the riverbank and manage waste, to foster passive and active recreational areas, and opportunities to educate the community on riparian ecosystems. The Real County Visionaries and Keep it Real-ly Beautiful provided community feedback to ensure the design aligned with the community-wide discussion, particularly the community vision developed by Real County citizens in the TRLP process.

City of Buffalo Comprehensive Plan Implementation Table

Victor Manzanilla — Wed, 01 Nov 2023 03:38:34 +0000

The focus of the assessment is affordable housing within the County, as well as tools to encourage more affordable housing options. Similar comprehensive housing studies have been conducted in the County, but were limited to the City of Bastrop and focused on the housing market as a whole. The two studies completed were a comprehensive housing study, conducted by Bastrop Economic Development Corporation, and a multi-family feasibility report, prepared by Capitol Market Research.
The objective for the housing assessment is to conduct an affordable housing supply and demand analysis based on expected population trends. This assessment recommends areas for where affordable housing should be encouraged based on a Geographic Information System (GIS) suitability analysis. Parcel-level data was used to highlight potential sites for affordable housing in the three major cities of the County: City of Bastrop, City of Smithville, and the City of Elgin. In addition, this assessment describes housing programs well suited for the area that focuses on non-governmental programs, which provides funds for nonprofit organizations.
The primary data and information source that we used to conduct this study include the following:
1) Population trends and demographic characteristics from the U.S. Bureau of the Census 2010 decennial survey, 2014 American Community Survey (ACS), Esri’s Business Analyst Online, Bastrop Economic Development Corporation, Texas Water Development Board, and Texas State Data Center
2) Social and economic characteristics from 2014 American Community Survey (ACS), and Esri’s Business Analyst Online
3) Housing market characteristics, including rental and ownership data, from U.S. Bureau of the Census 2010 decennial survey and 2014 American Community Survey (ACS)
4) Geographic Information System data from the U.S Census Bureau, Texas Natural Resource Information System, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Gonzales Comprehensive Plan

Victor Manzanilla — Wed, 01 Nov 2023 03:37:10 +0000

The 2012 State of the Community Report is a critical component in identifying where the City of Gonzales currently stands. It provides a baseline by which different facets of the community can be looked
at piece by piece, revealing each of their strengths and opportunities as well as weaknesses and potential challenges. However, that portion of this Comprehensive Plan is only one half of the tool by which
the city will use to make planning decisions going forward. The sections concentrating on Gonzales’
future make up the second half of this document, providing recommendations that the city and its residents can use to guide their city in a meaningful direction.
Each of the sections contains goals, objectives, and policies that together create a network of strategies
to realize the vision of the city. Goals are broad statements regarding areas of improvement which
grow directly from the vision statement. Objectives identify measurable targets, and, together, their
achievements make the goal a reality. Policies are specific strategies or actions which are necessary
for the community to take to accomplish the objectives . These policies may need to take place immediately or several years down the line, but the schedule creates both accountability and responsibility
for the parties involved.
Not all parts of the future plan are required to be carried out in complete specificity. They are simply
guides for Gonzales as it manages its growth over the next two decades. The community and the surrounding region are currently undergoing great change, but the Gonzales Comprehensive Plan will
help direct the city as it strengthens its position as a livable community and a top Texas destination.

Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner.

Texas Target Communities Contact Info

University Faculty Contact
Chanam Lee
Landscape Architecture & Urban Planning

chanam@tamu.edu

Local Government / Community Contact
Allen Barnes

City Manager

Main Street Concept Plan

Victor Manzanilla — Wed, 01 Nov 2023 03:36:44 +0000

Salado is well known for their arts, crafts and
festivals and they are said to be the best art
town in Texas. A popular draw for Salado is
Tablerock Festival, named for a large limestone
monolith by the Creek. Tablerock, was
􀃶rst a meeting place for Native Americans. In
the 1800’s it attracted young Salado College
students. Today it serves as a meeting place
and an outdoor venue for beautiful original
plays and musical presentations

Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner.

Texas Target Communities Contact Info

University Faculty Contact
Russell Reid
Landscape Architecture & Urban Planning

Local Government / Community Contact
Kim Foutz

Village Administrator