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METRORail Shutdown: METRORail service on the Red, Green and Purple Lines will be interrupted in Downtown from Thursday, December 11 through Sunday, December 14, 2025. Shuttle buses will replace rail service in affected areas. Read More

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