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Quitman Pedestrian-Transit Improvements Project GREATER NORTHSIDE MANAGEMENT DISTRICT (GNMD) 8/22/19 Quitman Pedestrian-Transit Improvements The Quitman Pedestrian-Transit Improvements project is GNMDs first infrastructure project. It


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Quitman Pedestrian-Transit Improvements Project

GREATER NORTHSIDE MANAGEMENT DISTRICT (GNMD) 8/22/19

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Quitman Pedestrian-Transit Improvements

The Quitman Pedestrian-Transit Improvements project is GNMD’s first infrastructure project. It includes improvements to the pedestrian realm, such as ADA accessible sidewalks and ramps, landscaping and

  • streetlights. It extends along Quitman Street from South

Street to Gano Street. It’s currently under design and the following slides are preliminary.

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Timeline

2010 - Livable Centers Study identified Quitman and Fulton as the “Heart of the Northside” 2013 - Pedestrian-Transit Master Plan identified Quitman as a top candidate for improvements. 2015 - GNMD Applied and obtained FTA grant though Houston Galveston Area Council (HGAC) Transportation Improvements Program (TIP) call for Projects 2018 - Received Federal Transit Administration (FTA) categorical exclusion for environmental review.

  • Retained The Broussard Group (TBG) as prime design consultants.

2019 - Design and coordination with partners (METRO, HC Pct. 2, COH, HISD, etc.) 2020 (expected) - Construction

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Existing Cross Section

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Initial Design Concept

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Initial Design Concept

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Current Design Concept

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Coordination!

  • METRO
  • City of Houston

○ Planning ○ PWE ○ Permitting

  • HISD

○ Ketelsen ES ○ Marshall MS ○ Northside HS

  • Harris County Precinct 2
  • Houston Bike Share
  • Businesses
  • Residents
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Thank you!

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Potential Design Concept

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