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Beautification of the Gateway Corridors and Historical Downtown of Columbus, Texas
This report presents “Master Plan and Landscape Improvement Plan for the Gateway Corridors in the City of Columbus, Texas”. It is a service-learning project funded by the City of Columbus, Texas through the Texas Target Communities Program and completed by a class of 23 undergraduates in Land 312 from the landscape architecture program at Texas A&M University during the spring semester 2020. The purpose of the project was to enhance the city’s gateway image and visitors’ first impression of the city, improve visitors’ sense of arrival sequence to the historical downtown district, and strengthen the linkage between Hwy 71, downtown area and Colorado River
City of Hitchcock Comprehensive Plan 2020-2040
Hitchcock is a small town located in Galveston
County (Figure 1.1), nestled up on the Texas Gulf
Coast. It lies about 40 miles south-east of Houston.
The boundaries of the city encloses an area of
land of 60.46 sq. miles, an area of water of 31.64
sq. miles at an elevation just 16 feet above sea level.
Hitchcock has more undeveloped land (~90% of
total area) than the county combined. Its strategic
location gives it a driving force of opportunities in
the Houston-Galveston Region.The guiding principles for this planning process were Hitchcock’s vision statement and its corresponding goals, which were crafted by the
task force. The goals focus on factors of growth and development including public participation, development considerations,
transportation, community facilities, economic development, parks, and housing and social vulnerabilityTexas Target Communitie
City of Hitchcock Comprehensive Plan 2020-2040
Hitchcock is a small town located in Galveston
County (Figure 1.1), nestled up on the Texas Gulf
Coast. It lies about 40 miles south-east of Houston.
The boundaries of the city encloses an area of
land of 60.46 sq. miles, an area of water of 31.64
sq. miles at an elevation just 16 feet above sea level.
Hitchcock has more undeveloped land (~90% of
total area) than the county combined. Its strategic
location gives it a driving force of opportunities in
the Houston-Galveston Region.The guiding principles for this planning process were Hitchcock’s vision statement and its corresponding goals, which were crafted by the
task force. The goals focus on factors of growth and development including public participation, development considerations,
transportation, community facilities, economic development, parks, and housing and social vulnerabilityTexas Target Communitie