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Transportation: 2026 MTFP Amendment Requests

The Major Thoroughfare and Freeway Plan is updated annually through a process that begins in January and ends in September with City Council approval of the updated plan. The new map is then posted to the Planning and Development Department webpage when the updates have been completed.

2026 Major Thoroughfare and Freeway Plan

  • Mandatory pre-submittal conference with staff - January 6, 2026 to February 20, 2026
  • Application submittal period - January 5, 2026 to March 6, 2026
  • Public comment period - May 14, 2026 to July 23, 2026

2026 MTFP Schedule

  • May 14 - MTFP Workshop - Planning Commission Meeting - In-Person Only - 1:00 p.m. in City Hall Annex, 900 Bagby Street, Public Level
  • June 10 - MTFP Open House 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. - Virtual Meeting Only
  • July 23 - MTFP Public Hearing - Planning Commission Meeting - In-Person Only - 1:00 p.m. in City Hall Annex, 900 Bagby Street, Public Level
  • August 20 - MTFP Application Update - Planning Commission Meeting - In-Person Only - 1:00 p.m. in City Hall Annex, 900 Bagby Street, Public Level
  • September 3 - MTFP Recommendation Meeting - Planning Commission Meeting - In-Person Only - 1:00 p.m. in City Hall Annex, 900 Bagby Street, Public Level

2026 MTFP Recommendation Meeting Information

The City of Houston Planning Commission will hold a Recommendation Meeting on September 3, 2026, at 1:00 p.m., in the City Hall Annex Chambers, Public Level, 900 Bagby Street, Houston, Texas 77002. The purpose of the Public Hearing is to allow interested residents, community members, developers, or business owners, to be heard concerning proposed amendments to the 2025 Major Thoroughfare and Freeway Plan (MTFP). Interested parties can speak for or against a proposed amendment.

Recommendation Meeting Agenda

2026 MTFP Proposed Amendments

Case# MTFP Proposed Amendments Applicant Attachment
II Public Sector    
II.A Gulfton Connector Busway Project Amma Cobbinah, Metro Submission
Public Hearing Report
PC Action Report
III Private Sector    
III.B Barker-Cypress and Proposed North South Collector Murtaza Nalwala, REGA Engineering Submission
Public Hearing Report
PC Action Report
III.C Kermier Road WITHDRAWN Jennifer Curtis, META Planning + Design, LLC Submission
Public Hearing Report
PC Action Report
III.D Mason Road Ripley Woodard, META Planning + Design, LLC Submission
Public Hearing Report
PC Action Report
III.E Southridge Road Jacob Gurrero, META Planning + Design, LLC Submission
Public Hearing Report
PC Action Report
III.F Vicksburg Boulevard Gerald Grissom, BGE, Inc. Submission
Public Hearing Report
PC Action Report
III.G Coastal Prairie Conservancy Mary Anne Piacentini, CPC Submission
Public Hearing Report
PC Action Report

The public may address the Planning Commission on MTFP agenda items. Anyone attending the meeting to speak before the Commission must sign up on a designated form located at the entrance to the Council Chamber on the meeting day. All comments are made part of the public meeting record.

  • Submit comments on an item via email to mobility.planning@houstontx.gov.
  • You may also call the Planning Department at 832.393.6528. A staff member will take your comments, which will be included in the public record.
  • An online public comment form will be available during the comment period.
  • Speakers will be called on in the order of sign up and can speak for up to five minutes, as announced

Exhibits
If you have materials or graphic information for the Planning Commission to consider, submit it via email to mobility.planning@houstontx.gov 24 hours in advance of the scheduled meeting for it to be included in the final agenda packet.

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