Primary Department: Commissioner, Precinct 1
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Commissioner Rodney Ellis
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Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Grant - Application
Project ID (if applicable): N/A
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): N/A
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Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): 0
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Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by the Commissioner of Precinct 1 for approval to submit an application to the Texas Department of Transportation for grant funds in the amount of $1,200,000, with a required match of $300,000, for the FY25 Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside Program.
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Background and Discussion:
Harris County Precinct One is seeking approval to apply for the Texas Department of Transportation Alternatives Set Aside program funding. Funding is designed to fund bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure and planning. Precinct One would like to improve the sidewalk network in the Wallisville area to/around Galena Park ISD's North Shore High School campus, at the northwest corner of N Castlegory Road at Wallisville Road.
Expected Impact:
The funding would be used to increase pedestrian access within the Wallisville area, with special focus on connections between North Shore High School and San Jacinto College. Additional community resources which would be positively impacted include North Shore Middle School, the East Houston Hospital, the YMCA, several grocery stores, commercial strips, and the various residential neighborhoods adjacent to the school campuses.
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