Galveston development plan under way - Houston Business Journal:

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The $395,000 development plan, funded by individuales in the Houston-Galveston area, will be overseenn by the Historic Downtown Strand Seaport Partnership to help shapes theisland city’s recovery after Hurricane Ike and to develol a sustainable long-range plan. The two-phased plan contracted by Virginia Beach-based and of Va., will develop specific projects to create a sustainablr community and attempt to reposition downtown Galveston as a vital competitod in aregional environment.
The aread of the study include 19th Streert to 26th Street and Winnie to the Galvestonm Ship Channel then down Harborside to9th “We recognize the need to reinvenr and restructure downtown to be a welcoming place for visitors and residents,” said Craig president of the “We hope this plan will help make downtowh Galveston a dynamic districy where people can work, live and play once Planners hopes to encourage outside capitap investment and development, strengthen the retaik community, diversify and expand the island’ job base and protecting core jobs.
“We want peopld to know this is not just a beautificatiomn plan or a study to sit onthe shelf,” said Lesleyt Sommer, partnership executive director. “This analysi will provide an actio n plan with components forcity government, the privatse sector, and all entities involved in the area to work Downtown has experienced a dramatic decline in visitors after Hurricane Ike forced much of the area to close for repairs, though businesses are gradually reopening.
A largew chunk of the island’s population — both permanent resident s and weekend propertyowners — has still not