Heights - River Oaks - Montrose Edition | January 2023

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VOLUME 4, ISSUE 10 JAN. 14FEB. 10, 2023

ANNUAL COMMUNITY GUIDE 2023 A New Houston Oil has been part of the Greater Houston area economy for over a century. As energy and other industries shift toward a more sustainable model, Houston is making space for innovation.

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New eatery oers French, Japanese cuisine

GreenStreet is just one of various facets to the Innovation District, along Fannin Street. It features coworking spaces. (Shawn Arrajj/Community Impact)

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Community snapshot

I THINK THE CULTURE OF EXPLORATION AND INNOVATION HAS ALWAYS BEEN HERE.

Jobs in Jeopardy

Houston could face job losses if it does not take action to lead the energy transition, based on a scenario where the global industry pursues a 90% reduction in carbon emissions by 2050.

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Existing jobs* New energy jobs

Jobs*

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1,130,000

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Dining listings

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New ood maps near completion

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2020 2030 2050 *INCLUDES DIRECT ENERGY JOBS AND JOBS SUPPORTED BY THE ENERGY INDUSTRY 2020 2030 2050

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FROM SHAWN: Happy New Year to all of our readers from the Community Impact team. As we embark on 2023, our newsroom is taking a look at the biggest stories from 2022 in Houston and across the Heights, River Oaks and Montrose areas, as well as what news could be coming in 2023. We have been releasing our Annual Community Guide each January since our inception, and this year is no dierent. In this guide, you will nd a roundup of the new locally owned businesses and restaurants that opened in our area in 2022, a snapshot of the latest demographic data in Houston and updates on what news stories we are paying attention to across our major coverage areas—education, transportation and local government. Our cover story this month from Reporter Leah Foreman dives into changes in Houston’s energy industry that have been accelerating over the past several years and are expected to become even more of a focus in the years to come. Known as a global capital of the oil and gas industry, Houston energy leaders are now looking at ways to lead a transition toward a greater use of new energy sources as part of a larger eort to reduce carbon emissions. This eort takes many forms and involves many key players, and our story looks into who some of those people are and the new collaborative spaces that have become ground zero for Houston’s future. Shawn Arrajj, SENIOR EDITOR

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Businesses that have recently opened or are coming soon or expanding

across the Memorial Hermann network. 832-509-0458. www.gohealthuc.com/ memorialhermann 4 The Lymbar , a bar with Latin- and Mediterranean-style dishes, opened in early December in the Ion tech hub at 4201 Main St., Houston. The menu fea- tures a selection of small dishes, empana- das, desserts and entrees. 713-485-6230. www.lymbar.com 5 Black Page Brewing Co. opened this fall at 210 Glen Park St., Houston, in a historic 1940s-era warehouse that has been restored. The brewery was founded by Anthony Heins and Chris Manriquez, the latter of whom also launched Trash Panda Drinking Club in Northside Village. It specializes in traditional German-style lagers and American ales. The brewery also features a bayou-side beer garden and ro- tating food trucks on-site. 713-784-7001. www.blackpagebrewing.com COMING SOON 6 Auden , which originally sought to open in spring 2022, is now looking at an early summer 2023 opening in the Autry Park mixed-use development at 3711 Autry Park Drive, Houston. The restaurant will be run by husband and wife Kirthan and Kripa Shenoy, founders of EaDough Pastries & Provisions in east downtown Houston. The concept will focus on globally diverse food to reect the population of Houston with the menu taking a “vegetable-forward” approach. 7 Lick Honest Ice Cream , an Aus- tin-based artisanal ice cream shop, will open sometime in 2023 at Autry Park, 3711 Autry Park Drive, Houston. Ingredi- ents are responsibly sourced with peak season ingredients coming from local farms and other Texas food producers. Ice creams are soy free, palm oil free and preservative free. www.ilikelick.com 8 Underbelly Hospitality and chef Chris Davies will open Pastore in the spring at 1203 Dunlavy St., Ste. 100, Houston, bringing a menu with roots in Italian cui- sine. Davies—the executive chef at another Underbelly concept, Wild Oats—is seeking to deliver high-end dishes, including ro- tating handmade pastas. Pastore will also feature a garden patio with fountains.

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NOW OPEN 1 A new location of Veterinary Emer- gency Group , a 24/7 pet emergency hospital, opened Dec. 12 in the Lower Heights mixed-use development at 2785 Katy Freeway, Houston. The chain is known for allowing pet owners to stay with their pets during all phases of treatment. The new location will also collect donations through its nonprof- it arm, VEG Cares, that will go to pet guardians in need. 346-355-6444. www.veterinaryemergencygroup.com

2 School of Rock , part of a chain that has been bringing performance-based music education to the masses since 1998, opened Dec. 3 in the Heights at 742 E. 20th St., Houston. With classes such as Rock 101, the business provides lessons in piano, bass, guitar, drums and singing. The school is run by owners Vivian and Hugh Scott and General Manager Adrian Ramirez. The Scotts also operate the West University Place location. 281-909-7625. www.schoolofrock.com 3 A new Memorial Hermann-GoHealth Urgent Care opened Dec. 12 in the

Heights area at 2400 N. Shepherd Drive, Houston. The new center is the rst to incorporate design elements from Go- Health, including widescreen monitors designed to allow patients to follow along as providers update their charts. The center caters to patients ages 6 months and older with services that include treatment for non-life-threaten- ing conditions, on-site X-rays, COVID-19 testing and treatment, sports physicals for children and u vaccines. Integrat- ed electronic medical records at the site can also be accessed by caregivers

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9 At rst expected to open in November, all-day cafe Ojo de Agua will launch in early 2023 at 4444 Westheimer Road, Ste. D140, Houston, within the River Oaks District. The Mexico-based concept will also oer fresh juice, fruit drinks and smoothies. The eatery will emphasize healthy options and use authentic ingre- dients for dishes that will range from acai

involves adding 28,000 square feet on the fourth oor. The existing space is fully oc- cupied, and the expansion will oer more oce suites sized for startups. The new space is expected to be ready by next fall. 214-216-6913. www.thecommondesk.com IN THE NEWS 11 Houston City Council members approved additional funding for the new Montrose Public Library at a Nov. 30 meeting to help cover the rising costs associated with an ongoing material shortage. This new library will be on the second oor of the Montrose Collective mixed-use development at 1001 Califor- nia St., Houston. The council approved an additional $1.26 million to go along with the $4.63 million previously allocated. www.houstonlibrary.org

FEATURED IMPACT NOW OPEN Ciel , named after the French word for sky, debuted in the River Oaks area Dec. 16 with a menu highlighted by modern Japanese and French oerings. The eatery opened on the ground oor of a new commercial building at 4411 San Felipe St., Houston. It was launched by a new Houston-based hospitality group, Le Ciel Hospitality, run by entrepreneurs Ryan Henry, Adel Sadek and Fasl Ty. The venue features a 240-seat main dining room, an elevated lounge and a private dining space that can seat up to 40. A 140-seat patio is slated to open in the spring.

Fresh sh is imported daily from Japan and New Zealand. The beverage program includes house cocktails, 150 wine options, champagne and sake. 713-832-2435. www.cielhtx.com

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10 Common Desk , a Texas-based exi- ble oce space provider, is expanding its footprint at the Ion innovation hub at 4201 Main St., Ste. 200, Houston. Com- mon Desk opened on the second oor of the Ion in August 2021, occupying 58,400 square feet of space. The expansion

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HOUSTON The fourth-most populous city in the U.S., Houston is home to just under 2.3 million people living in an area of roughly 671 square miles. City highlights include the Museum District, the Texas Medical Center, a diverse restaurant scene and a burgeoning park system. A trail system along Bualo Bayou provides walking and biking connections from downtown Houston to Eleanor Tinsley Park, the Bualo Bayou Park Cistern, Sam Houston Park and a variety of nature viewing opportunities.

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Harris County

Local demographics, 2021*

Population change Growth in the Houston region has been occurring at faster rate in unincorporated parts of Harris County over the past ve years.

44.5% 24.1% 22.1%

43.6% 28.3% 18.5%

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White

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Some other race Two or more races

5-year population change

Fort Bend County: +18%

Texas: +7.1%

*ALL CATEGORIES LISTED ARE RACES, EXCEPT FOR HISPANIC OR LATINO, WHICH IS NOT A RACE. HOWEVER, THE PERCENTAGES OF THE RACES LISTED DO NOT INCLUDE HISPANIC OR LATINO RESIDENTS.

Median household income $47,010

Education level** High school diploma or higher achieved

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BUSINESS & ENTERTAINMENT

Local businesses that opened in 2022 or are coming in 2023

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8 Patterson Park Patio Bar 2205 Patterson St., Houston 832-804-6912 www.pattersonparkhouston.com 9 PKL Social 1102 Shepherd Drive, Houston www.pklsocial.com COMING IN 2023 10 Se7en 3330 Kirby Drive, Ste. B, Houston COMING IN 2023 11 Second Draught 4201 Main St., Ste. 130, Houston 713-485-4221 www.facebook.com/seconddraught 12 The Tall Texan II 4904 N. Main St., Houston 713-242-8113 FOOD AND DRINK 13 Pudgy’s Fine Cookies 1010 N. Shepherd Drive, Houston 713-538-1503 www.pudgysnecookies.com MEDICAL 14 Eye Hub Optometry 2799 Katy Freeway, Ste. 240, Houston 216-940-660 www.eyehubtx.com 15 FLO Dentistry 1111 Shepherd Drive, Ste. 200, Houston 832-966-3439 www.odentistry.com 16 Texas Original 1714 Houston Ave., Houston 832-685-8706 www.texasoriginal.com

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CLOTHING AND ACCESSORIES 3 Agenda Houston 3300 Kirby Drive, Unit 4A, Houston 281-990-3229 www.agendahouston.com 4 Piermarini 3737 Cogdell St., Houston www.piermarinihouston.com COMING IN 2023

BARS AND ENTERTAINMENT 5 Babylon 612 Hadley St., Houston www.babylontx.com 6 Heights Social 1213 W. 20th St., Houston COMING IN 2023 7 Padre’s Wine

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BEAUTY AND WELLNESS 1 Oasis Moroccan Bath 3208 S. Shepherd Drive, Houston 832-390-0740 www.oasismoroccanbath.com 2 River Oaks Drip Spa 5161 San Felipe St., Ste. 120, Houston 832-834-4405 www.riveroaksdripspa.com

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CAFES AND WINE BARS 18 Eat Cake 1901 N. Shepherd Drive, Ste. 5, Houston 713-485-4050 www.eatcakebar.com $ 19 Native Coee 1712 W. Dallas St., Houston 281-561-6068 www.instagram.com/nativecoeehtx $ 20 Stella’s Wine Bar 1600 W. Loop S., Houston 346-227-5174 www.postoakhotel.com $$ B CAJUN 21 Lagniappe Kitchen & Bar 550 Heights Blvd., Houston 713-880-6463 www.lagniappeheights.com $$ B H DELI 22 Biderman’s Deli 2031 Westcreek Lane, Houston 713-492-0110 www.bidermansdeli.com $ K ITALIAN 23 Davanti Ristorante 2900 Weslayan St., Ste. A, Houston 281-888-2201 www.davantiristorante.com $$ 24 Marmo 888 Westheimer Road, Houston 832-626-3400 www.marmoitalian.com $$ H MEXICAN 25 Comalito 1401 Montrose Blvd., Houston COMING IN 2023 26 El Venado 6502 Washington Ave., Houston 832-804-7070 www.elvenado.bar $$ SEAFOOD 27 Clark’s Oyster Bar 3807 Montrose Blvd., Houston COMING IN 2023

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6 Trill Burgers 3607 S. Shepherd Drive, Houston COMING IN 2023 7 Underbelly Burger 2520 Airline Drive, Ste. B-215, Houston www.underbellyburger.com $ 8 The Upside Pub 3402 N. Shepherd Drive, Houston 832-667-8487 www.upsidepub.com $ B 9 Wild Concepts 2121 N. Shepherd Drive, Houston 346-571-0453 www.wildconcepts.com $$ B H 10 XOXO Dining Room & Garden 2800 Kirby Drive, Stes. 132-133, Houston COMING IN 2023 ASIAN 11 Dinette 1018 N. Shepherd Drive, Houston 723-393-7134 www.dinettehtx.com $$

12 Loro 1001 W. 11th St., Houston 713-930-2326 www.loroeats.com $ B 13 Money Cat

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AMERICAN 1 Andiron 3200 Allen Parkway, Ste. E-110, Houston COMING IN 2023 2 Flight Club 3515 W. Dallas St., Ste. 100, Houston 713-913-0044 https://us.ightclubdarts.com/houston $$ 3 Patton’s 1344 Yale St., Houston 346-802-2842 www.pattonsheights.com $$$ 4 Rosland’s Grill & Bar 903 Durham Drive, Houston 281-888-4169 www.roslands.com $$ B 5 Stu’d Wings 401 Richmond Ave., Houston 713-702-1286 www.studwings.com $$

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Houston approves new tax zone, expansions HOUSTON At the Dec. 14 Houston City Council meeting, council members approved an expansion of one Montrose-area tax increment reinvestment zone and the creation of a new zone covering the Texas Medical Center. BY LEAH FOREMAN Medical Center, spoke at the meeting about how he fears the people of Houston could be cut o from the medical center when ooding occurs. Mayor Sylvester Turner noted the Medical Center area is the rst TIRZ created under his term and proba- bly the last. Turner is expected to appoint seven board members to the new TIRZ sometime in early 2023. The TIRZ has an initial lifespan of 30 years.

FEMA ood map, MAAPnext release expected in 2023

Houston invests in heavy trash cleanup

OTHER STORIES TO FOLLOW IN 2023 THE 2022 BOND PACKAGE All three propositions were approved Nov. 8. More details on bond projects are expected in 2023.

FLOOD MAPS: FROM MODELING TO ADOPTION The Federal Emergency Management Agency and Harris County Flood Control District have been working on concurrent ood mapping projects for Harris County. MAAPNEXT PROJECT (completed) Work on HCFCD's Modeling, Assessment and Awareness Project begins. 2019 The HCFCD reports being 70% done with ood plain maps, projecting FEMA will release preliminary maps in spring or summer 2022. May 2021 Jan. 25, 2022 The HCFCD reports being 96% done with its work and shifts its projection for FEMA’s map release to summer or fall 2022. Feb. 22, 2022 The HCFCD says it has sent mapping data to FEMA. FEMA expects to release preliminary ood insurance rate maps, or FIRMs, in 2023, at which point the MAAPnext dashboard goes live. HCFCD and FEMA will hold open houses. 2023 RELEASE OF PRELIMINARY MAPS 18-24-month period after release: • Residents have 90 days to provide feedback on the FIRMs, which may be revised before being nalized. • Communities have six months to adopt or amend ood plain ordinances based on the new FIRMs. SOURCES: HARRIS COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT, FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCYCOMMUNITY IMPACT

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BY RACHEL CARLTON

HOUSTON Thecityof Houston will begin a new eort in 2023 to conduct weekly cleanups of litter and illegal dumpsites following action taken at a Dec. 14 Houston City Council meeting. The move is being made as the city is being investigated by the U.S. Depart- ment of Justice over allegations that its response to illegal dumping complaints is slower in communities of color in a way that amounts to discrimination and the violation of the civil rights of the people who live in those communities. The city has denied those allegations, and the investigation is ongoing. The city will use $1.3 million in Amer- ican Rescue Plan Act funds to conduct the cleanups through the Solid Waste Management Department. Other contracts are expected to come before the council in 2023 related to the installation of cameras to catch illegal dumpers in the act as well as the hiring of code enforcement ocers.

HARRIS COUNTY The Federal Emergency Management Agency will release Harris County’s preliminary ood insurance rate maps sometime in 2023, according to Harris County Flood Control District ocials. The HCFCD projected in a May 2021 update that FEMA would release the maps in the spring or summer of 2022, but has continually pushed back its estimate. FEMA ocials could not conrm a specic release date. Local ood control entities partner with FEMA to provide information for those maps, which show ood risk and mandate ood insurance in high-risk areas. HCFCD Planning Division Director Ataul Hannan said FEMA’s maps have not been updated countywide since 2007. Work on the countywide update began in 2019 with the advent of the Modeling, Assessment and Awareness Project, or MAAPnext, which uses updated rainfall and topographic data to create comprehensive maps and ood risk tools that residents will be able to access with an online dashboard. Ocials said MAAPnext’s dashboard will complement the release of FEMA’s maps. A process will then begin to revise the maps before they become ocial in late 2024 or 2025. Early in that process, residents will have 90 days to comment on the maps, and communities will have to adopt or amend their ood plain management ordinances.

Proposition A Proposition C

Proposition B

The Medical Center zone covers 1,332 acres and will allow for the repair of public infrastructure, including water retention for the area and parking and transit solutions at the nearby Hermann Park. Once a TIRZ is established, the tax revenue generated within its boundaries on new development goes into a separate fund that can be used for improvements in the area. William McKeon, the president and CEO of the Texas

$100M for public safety facilities

Meanwhile, the council also approved an expansion to TIRZ 3—also known as the Market Square TIRZ—pri- marily for stormwater retention plans. At the Dec. 14 meeting, the council also approved TIRZ expansions in the Fifth Ward, Southwest Houston, Hardy/Northside and Harrisburg.

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TRACKING TIRZS A new tax increment reinvestment zone in Houston will cater to the Texas Medical Center area, while a TIRZ expansion in Montrose could bring stormwater retention improvements.

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Harris County to initiate work on projects for $1.2B bond package The Harris County Engineering Department is working with the Oce of County Administration to develop an implementation strategy and process for bond projects from the $1.2 billion in bonds approved by voters Nov. 8. Some projects will be bid and assigned in 2023.

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The Houston ISD board of trustees approved the establishment of seven new magnet schools at its November meeting, following up on promises made by Superintendent Millard House II in his ve-year plan to address “magnet deserts”—parts of the district where students previously could not access magnet programs close to them. New programs were added at Attucks, Fonville, McReynolds and Patrick Henry middle schools; Mad- ison and Worthing high schools; and at the Houston Math, Science & Technology Center High School. Several trustees initially called for delaying the November vote due to concerns that ranged from HISD not providing enough information on the programs to schools not receiving additional funding to support them. District 9 Trustee Myrna Guidry expressed concerns about Worthing High School in particular. “They’re barely maintaining their [career and technical education program], and now you’re saying their CTE funds are going to be used to manage this magnet,” she said. “They don’t have the funding, and it will fail.”

Attucks Middle School: science, technology, engineering, math Fonville Middle School: STEM Patrick Henry Middle School: medical careers McReynolds Middle School: STEM, public policy

Madison High School: STEM careers Houston Math, Science, & Technology Center High School: careers in medicine Worthing High School: agriculture and aquatic science careers

Houston ISD to consider new trustee district boundaries As of press time Jan. 9, the Houston ISD board of trustees was set to consider new boundary lines at a Jan. 12 meeting for nine trustee districts as part of the decennial redistricting process. The boundary lines need to be redrawn due to state laws that require districts to have balanced populations, according to information submitted with the Jan. 12 agenda item. However, some trustees have called on the district to delay the vote until February to reconsider plans in Southwest Houston. Several speakers at a Jan. 5 agenda review meeting argued the proposed boundaries divide southwest Houston communities, such as Gulfton and Sharpstown, limiting voter power in those areas.

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HISD ocials said coordinators at each campus will be added to help market the new magnet programs across the district. “As they market it, the hope is increased enrollment, which would derive additional funding based on the ... allocation we get from the state,” said Michael Love, executive ocer of innova- tion, at the November meeting. As part of the strategic plan, the district is also looking at its magnet funding model to identify possible changes, Love said. Students can apply for magnet schools through Feb. 2. Noti- cations on acceptances will begin being sent out on April 5. HISD oers magnet programs at around 100 of its campuses.

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Input sought on Montrose Boulevard improvement plan

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A DRIVE DOWN MONTROSE Engineers working on the Montrose Boulevard reconstruction are seeking public feedback on proposed lane congurations for three dierent segments.

BY SHAWN ARRAJJ

Ocials with the Montrose Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone are seeking feedback on plans to make street and drainage improvements along Montrose Boulevard between Allen Park- way and I-69. Plans focus on widening sidewalks and making intersec- tion crossings safer, said Moham- med Ali, principal with Gauge Engineering, which is designing the project.

Dallas Street to Allen Parkway • Wider median with center turn lanes • 6-foot-wide sidewalk added on the west side • East side sidewalk turned into 11-foot-wide shared- use path for walking and biking

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Westheimer Road to Dallas Street • 30-foot-wide median narrowed to 20 feet • 4-foot-wide sidewalks widened to 10 feet

Groups seeks park designation as leaders reach agreement on I-45 Plans by the Texas Department of Transportation to widen portions of I-45 from Beltway 8 to downtown Houston remain on hold heading into 2023 as the project remains under investigation by the Federal Highway Administration. FHA ocials launched an investigation in 2021 into whether the project, which calls for adding four managed express lanes, violates the civil rights of the predominantly Black and Latino communities that would be displaced as part of the widening process. In the meantime, advocates with Stop TxDOT I-45 and the Make I-45 Better Coalition—two groups ghting against the project as it is currently designed— are leading an eort to have parts of the White Oak Bayou Greenway designated a park, an action they said would force TxDOT to rethink its plans. A petition to designate the park had garnered more than 3,600 signatures as of early January. Now, advocates said they are hoping the city considers the idea. The land has multiple owners, including the city of Houston, Harris County, TxDOT and two railroad companies. However, Michael Moritz with the Stop TxDOT I-45 group said there is legal precedent for protections that apply to city land to also be extended to nearby land that “contributes to the park experience,” even if the city does not own it. “The law is relatively broad in terms of what land it protects,” Moritz said. “Land that contributes to park experience or wildlife preservation can be incorporated into the protection even if it’s not part of the park designation.” The city of Houston and Harris County announced a memorandum of understanding with TxDOT over the I-45 project after the state agreed to a series of demands over drainage, community cohesion and reducing the footprint. In a statement, Stop TxDOT I-45 said it will continue to advocate for a project that relieves trac and is based on community engagement.

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I-69 to Westheimer Road • 11-foot center turn lane replaced with 14-foot median with trees • 4-foot-wide sidewalks widened to 10 feet with a 6-foot buer

Ocials said they want to have “safe crossings” at roughly every two to three blocks, meaning crossings with pedestrian refuges in the median and ashing beacons indicating when to cross. Crews will also install 10-by-10-foot box culverts under- ground to meet city drainage criteria, Ali said. Hard construction costs are estimated at $52 million. Although the TIRZ has the funding capacity to nance the 69

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project, TIRZ board Chair Joe Webb said it plans to apply for federal grants. A public meeting will happen at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 23 at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 1805 W. Alabama St., Houston.

Heights bikeway on 11th Street set for spring nish

Houston faces road striping backlog in 2023

BY LEAH FOREMAN

610

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W. 25TH ST.

Roads without adequate striping to identify lanes are raising concerns about safety for several members of Houston City Coun- cil. Public data from the city of Houston showed more than 300 calls to the city’s 311 line to address inadequate striping dating back to March 2020. However, Erin Jones, interim com- munications director with the Houston Public Works Depart-

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BY SHAWN ARRAJJ

W. 11TH ST.

Work is slated to be completed in the spring on a $600,000 project to reduce car lanes and add bike lanes to 11th Street in the Heights. The project is expected to increase safety and multimodal connectivity and add safer crossings and on-street barriers for separated bike lanes. Crews are working to add refuge islands at Nicholson Street, Columbia Street and Northill Boulevard as well as high-visibility crosswalks on Oxford Street and Beverly Street.

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ment, said some proposed pavement projects may not have met a “service level agreement”—a time frame that has been agreed upon among the mayor, City Council and the city departments on how long they have to fulll those requests. At a Nov. 9 meeting, Mayor Sylvester Turner said it was the rst he had

heard of the issue. “I’m a little embarrassed by this conversation, I will tell you,” Turner said. Jones said the public works department had over 700 requests for pavement markings in March 2020. Since then, 2,476 pavement markings have been completed.

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City of Houston is poised to be global leader in energy transition

The growth of Houston’s innovation has brought new concepts meant to foster creative thinking and solicit investments. Innovation information terms to know: Accelerator an organization that helps startups scale Carbon capture the collection of carbon before it enters the atmosphere Carbon dioxide equivalent the measure of all greenhouse gas in the atmosphere Coworking communal working spaces shared across companies, industries Incubator a program that supports young companies Startup a company focused on bringing an idea to market Venture capital a form of nancing for startups and small businesses

zero carbon among oil industry titans, the GHP, the Center for Houston’s Future and management consulting rm McKinsey & Co., Krishnamoorti said there is a palpable sense of urgency to change. This change entails not only the city of Houston—as out- lined in Houston’s rst-ever Climate Action Plan, published in April 2020— but also oil companies and nuclear electric power provider NRG Energy. NRG, which became Houston based in 2021, is following a science-based goal of limiting the planet’s warmth by 1.5 degrees Celsius. The eects of global warming beyond this bench- mark are potentially “devastating,” according to environmental nonprot Conservation International. NRG is among other industry leaders in Houston, a city historically reliant on oil, looking to limit carbon emissions. Energy today Houston’s energy infrastructure is set against that of Texas, one that has become a subject of discussion in recent years, most recently with the February 2021 freeze. The redesign of the Electric Reliabil- ity Council of Texas will potentially appear before the Texas Legislature in the 2023 session. The plan, in part, is tasked with working emerging renew- able energy sources into the equation and motivating the development of thermal energy. ERCOT relies on price signaling to encourage generators to go online and oine, said Ed Hirs, a lecturer on energy economics at the University of Houston. ERCOT data shows there has been a spike in renewable energy usage, such as solar, in Houston, and renewable energy is more reliable than traditional avenues of energy. According to the city’s Climate Action Plan, the number of solar installation permits in the city increased 150% from 2017-18. It is projected to increase by 230% through 2026, per Energy and Environmental Economics Inc.’s November analysis for ERCOT. “The models that they have consid- ered to date, none of them are going to get us where we need to be,” Hirs said. This story of keeping up with changes and trying to stay ahead of

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Oil companies have propped up Houston’s economy for the last century as the city has amassed one of the largest oil-based economies in the world, economic experts said; however, the narrative around Hous- ton’s energy is starting to shift with the national conversation on the usage of cleaner energy and as innovation alters the status. Houston has a burgeoning tech sector—which has seen a 45.6% increase in job postings year over year from January-October 2021 and from January-October 2022, according to career site Dice. Industry experts said innovators are ocking to Houston. Bayou City startups received an unprecedented amount of funding in 2021. Change—such as the Texas Medical Center’s Helix Park—continues to mold the city’s landscape and inform innovation across industries in Houston. These new ways of thinking are also reected in Greentown Labs, the largest climate tech-focused incubator in the U.S., which is aiding the entrepreneurial community in renewable and sustainable eorts to combat climate change. The U.S. has a goal of reaching zero carbon emissions by 2050, per the Paris Agreement, an international treaty on climate change benchmarks. In April 2021, President Joe Biden announced a new goal of creating a carbon pollution-free power sector by 2035. Carbon neutrality is becoming less a distant idea and more the city’s near future, said Ramanam Krishna- moorti, University of Houston’s vice president of energy and innovation. “If Houston and Texas and the nation wants to get to net zero by 2050, we’ve got to start moving on these large-scale projects pretty quickly,” Krishnamoorti said. “And it’s going to cost a lot of money as well as repurposing and retraining people.” Houston has a total of over 237,000 people employed in the energy sector, and of those, over 60,000 are employed in clean energy, per data from the Greater Houston Partnership. After a 2021 agreement to push for

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Texas A&M Innovation Plaza: a 5-acre mixed-use life sciences campus GreenStreet: a mixed development oering retail as well as coworking spaces TMC Innovation: a cross- industry collaborative research facility, equipped with a health care accelerator Ion: a mixed-use space catering to startups and innovation, with various incubators and accelerators on site

TMC3 Helix Park: a multiuse campus catering to academia, medicine, science and commerce Greentown Labs: a climate technology incubator Houston Exponential: a nonprot dedicated to helping startups and fostering the entrepreneurial environment in Houston Accenture Houston: an IT consulting rm aiding companies in the energy transition

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