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Downtown's Top 20 

2025 Agenda for Action


☐ Coordinate and implement Downtown phase of Mayor’s plan to end street homelessness

☐ Renew the Houston Downtown Management District

☐ Forge partnerships that facilitate mixed-income housing

☐ Install light art installations under Texas and Rusk highway overpasses for pedestrian comfort

☐ Commence construction of Main Street Promenade and implement a construction mitigation plan

☐ Recruit storefront prospects aligned with Retail Strategy

☐ Build and strengthen relationships with civic leaders and Houston’s diverse community

☐ Implement “Connected Corridors”: pedestrian-friendly, cool, and well-lit paths linking Downtown destinations

☐ Assemble a collective for parks maintenance and programming

☐ Redesign Central Houston, Inc. Membership model 

☐ Support planning and preparation for 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup

☐ Launch strategy to reposition Downtown’s tunnel system

☐ Reconstruct Market Square Park kiosk and open new restaurant

☐ Finalize the EaDo Cap’s structural design

☐ Resurface key streets in Downtown

☐ Pursue 10 public and philanthropic grants

☐ Reestablish a façade improvement program

☐ Conduct a feasibility study for grocery store attraction

☐ Construct experiential improvements to Trebly Park

☐ Expand the strategic impact of programming investments