Primary Department: Commissioner, Precinct 4
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Lesley Briones, Commissioner of Precinct 4
Secondary Department: N/A
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official:
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Grant - Award
Project ID (if applicable):
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): United States Department of Transportation (USDOT)
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable):
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable):
Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): 0%
Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): Commissioners Court Office
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by the Commissioner of Precinct 4 for approval to accept from the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) grant funds in the amount of $1,200,000, with a required match of $300,000, for the Reconnect Alief Planning Project.
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Background and Discussion:
Harris County’s proposed “Reconnect Alief Planning Project” includes planning from a community-centered
effort, focused on reconnecting communities along the Westpark Tollway in Harris County’s Alief community.
Reconnect Alief is an opportunity to build on this transformative infrastructure investment by leveraging the
strengths of Reconnecting Communities in one of the most socioeconomically vulnerable communities along the Tollway and to:
Conduct deep engagement around the legacy of the Tollway on communities in Alief
Examine the land use orientation of the surrounding communities and prepare recommendations for
Walkable Places™ designation by the City of Houston
Identify catalyst redevelopment and connectivity projects to align new development and public
infrastructure with a multimodal Westpark Tollway.
This project is in U.S. DOT’s disadvantaged census tracts, which is an important application scoring criterion
U.S. DOT. In addition, the proposed proje...
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