Blueprint Houston Citizen’s Congress

A general plan is the most effective mechanism for setting community goals and priorities for the future, and for promoting more orderly, efficient and attractive patterns of growth and urban revitalization.

— Blueprint Houston Committee

More than 4.9 million people live in the greater Houston area today, and it is expected that 8 million residents will live in the region by 2035. Even though coordinated plans that efficiently direct the city’s growth are required by local ordinances, the last all-encompassing concept was adopted in 1929 when only 300,000 people lived in Houston. Today Blueprint Houston, a well-organized, all-inclusive participatory process, is under way to determine visions, goals and actions that will reduce and prevent some of Houston’s major problems, including congestion, pollution, floods and visual blight. Through the consensus of citizens representing all segments of the community, Blueprint Houston will set forth a clear, concise vision of the city’s future and will suggest policies and strategies that support the goals.

To help create a more appealing, competitive city in the 21st century, Houston Endowment has supported:

. Center for Houston’s Future Inc.

. Gulf Coast Institute

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