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News / Press Releases Archive

November 14, 2024 -- City Council Approves Walkable Places, Special Parking Area Designations for Park Eight Place
October 22, 2024 -- Eight-Part Public Meeting Series on Sidewalk Ordinance Changes Starts Oct. 22
July 05, 2024 -- Mayor Whitmire Names New Director of Planning and Development Department
June 14, 2024 -- Houston BCycle to Close June 30
April 10, 2024 -- Planning & Development Department Resumes In-Person Only Meetings for Commissions, Boards & Committees

December 11, 2023 -- Vision Zero Progress Continues: Safer Streets, Actions Complete
November 20, 2023 -- Vision Zero Houston Hosts Ceremony to Honor Victims of Traffic Crashes
September 27, 2023 -- City Council Approves Transition Support & Funding for Houston BCycle
September 27, 2023 -- Livable Places Initiative Drives Ordinance Revisions to Improve Walkability, Affordability & Equity
September 22, 2023 -- ADU | HOU Design Contest Concludes with Free Downloadable ADU Plans
August 30, 2023 -- City Council Approves 15 New Historic Landmark Designations
August 9, 2023 -- Vision Zero 2022 Annual Report Shows Decrease in Total Crash Fatalities
May 15, 2023 -- City Hosts Annual Bike To Work Day Downtown Ride on Friday, May 19
April 25, 2023 -- City of Houston Joins USDOT Allies in Action, Reinforcing Commitment to Roadway Safety
April 5, 2023 -- City Council Approves Conservation Districts as a Tool to Preserve Historic Character of Six Pilot Neighborhoods
February 28, 2023 -- City of Houston Awarded Federal Reconnecting Communities Planning Grant for Gulfton and Beyond Study
February 1, 2023 -- City of Houston Awarded Federal Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant for Bissonnet Corridor Project
January 26, 2023 -- Council Approves Updates to Residential Buffering, Lighting, Garage and Dumpster Screening Standards
January 26, 2023 -- City Amends Ordinance to Establish Fee In Lieu of Sidewalk Construction

November 21, 2022 -- Road Traffic Victim Vigil Serves as Reminder for Safe Holiday Driving
October 18, 2022 -- Proposed Residential Buffering Ordinance Survey Closes October 30
October 18, 2022 -- City Celebrates Decade of Bike Share Making Houston More Bike Friendly
October 18, 2022 -- City Council Approves Redistricting Plan to Establish New Council District Boundaries for Nov. 2023 Election
August 11, 2022 -- City of Houston Awarded RAISE Grant Funding for Telephone Road Project
July 18, 2022 -- City Extends Redistricting Public Comment Period to July 29
July 6, 2022 -- View Proposed Redistricting Plan & Give Feedback at 3 Public Hearings
May 5, 2022 -- Annual Bike to Work Day Ride Returns to Downtown Houston on May 20
April 18, 2022 -- City Council Redistricting Town Hall Meetings Begin April 19
March 7, 2022 -- City Seeks Community Feedback on Equity Indicators Survey
January 27, 2022 -- City Council Approves Creation of Brunner-Harmonium Historic District
January 21, 2022 -- ADU Design Book Showcases Small Homes with Big Possibilities

November 12, 2021 -- Rice Architecture Graduate Students Win Accessory Dwelling Unit Design Contest
October 5, 2021 -- Mayor Announces Public Voting for Accessory Dwelling Unit Design Contest
September 28, 2021 -- Learn the Steps to Build an Accessory Dwelling Unit at Free Virtual Workshop
August 17, 2021 -- Planning Department Kicks-Off Series of Workshops Focused on ADUs
August 12, 2021 -- Mayor Turner's Statement on New 2020 Census Data
August 11, 2021 -- Planning Department Awarded AARP Grant to Fund Accessory Dwelling Unit Design Contest
July 21, 2021 -- Mayor Turner's statement on TxDOT's I-45 NHHIP survey
June 16, 2021 -- Mayor Turner Announces Freedmen's Town as City's First Heritage District
March 15, 2021 -- First Street Patio Opens as a Part of More Space: Main Street Program
March 8, 2021 -- Council Member Abbie Kamin and Planning Department Bring Street Safety Improvements to Montrose and Midtown Neighborhoods

December 16, 2020 -- City Council Votes to Strengthen the Hazardous Enterprises Ordinance
December 16, 2020 -- Mayor Turner launches Vision Zero Action Plan to eliminate traffic deaths in Houston by 2030
December 10, 2020 -- Mayor Sylvester Turner Announces City Council Support for Phase 2 Complete Communities Action Plans
December 8, 2020 -- Mayor Turner sends letter to TxDOT on the North Houston Highway Improvement Project
November 19, 2020 -- More Space: Main Street Program Aims to Boost Business, Outdoor Dining Spaces for Downtown Restaurants
October 29, 2020 -- Halloween Bike Lane Demonstration Rolls Through Gulfton
October 5, 2020 -- City of Houston and Resilient Houston Recognized with Top Awards for Planning and Resilience
September 16, 2020 -- New Livable Places Initiative to Create More Opportunities for Walkability, Affordability and Equity
August 6, 2020 -- City Council Approves Walkable/TOD Ordinance Changes to Encourage Walkable Development
August 5, 2020 -- City of Houston Announces the "More Space" Program
June 12, 2020 -- City Launches New Slow Streets Pilot Project

January 30, 2019 -- Mayor's Complete Communities Initiative Wins Award for Public Involvement
March 15, 2019 -- Mayor Announces Director of City's Complete Communities Initiative
March 26, 2019 -- Mayor Turner Establishes Complete Communities Improvement Fund to Accelerate Initiative’s Progress
April 17, 2019 -- Mayor & Together For Safer Roads Coalition Launch Safer Streets Push for Gulfton Neighborhood
June 20, 2019 -- Mayor Expands Complete Communities Initiative to Five More Neighborhoods
June 25, 2019 -- Court Upholds Houston Historic Preservation Ordinance
June 27, 2019 -- Mayor's Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Decision Blocking Citizenship Question on Census
July 19, 2019 -- Harris County Judge Hidalgo and Houston Mayor Turner to Announce 2020 Census Plan and Complete Count Committee
August 13, 2019 -- Mayor Turner Signs Vision Zero Executive Order to Eliminate Traffic Fatalities and Injuries
September 26, 2019 -- Mayor Appoints Director of City Planning & Development Department

Mecom Fountain and five distinctive homes receive historic designation