DEPARTMENT: Planning and Community Development
DEPARTMENT HEAD: John Dugan (DPCD)
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: 2, 10
SUBJECT:
Briefing on the Northeast Corridor (NEC) Revitalization Initiative.
SUMMARY:
This item will provide a briefing to the Infrastructure and Growth Council Committee on the Northeast Corridor (NEC) Revitalization Initiative.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The Northeast Corridor (NEC) Revitalization Initiative is a multi-year effort that was launched in FY 2013 to bring new vitality to the Perrin Beitel and Nacogdoches corridors. The NEC is a 1.8 mile commercial corridor that includes Perrin Beitel and Nacogdoches Roads and extends from Loop 410 to the south to O'Connor Road to the north. The NEC includes approximately 640 acres, 290 parcels and more than 460 businesses. The NEC was developed in the late 1970s and early 1980s as a community-serving suburban commercial corridor. Today the NEC is suffering from declining property values, resident dissatisfaction with retail offerings, poor aesthetics, and an unsustainable mix of uses. The corridor includes over 330 acres of vacant, underutilized, and blighted properties.
At the request of former District 10 Councilman Carlton Soules, funds were first allocated in the FY 2013 Budget to hire a Corridor Manager (Special Projects Manager) to develop and manage a revitalization program for the Perrin Beitel area. Funding for this position was reauthorized in the FY 2014 Budget. The FY 2013 Budget also included $25,000 that was utilized for a detailed market study for the NEC.
A Steering Committee was appointed by the District 10 Office in May 2013 to guide planning and implementation efforts. The NEC Steering Committee includes residents, business owners, property owners, lenders, and former District 10 City Council members. The Corridor Manager has worked with the Steering Committee over the past year to develop and begin implementing a place-based progr...
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