(latest items appear first)
Texas Transportation Commission Commissioner Laura Ryan responded to Mayor Turner, making no commitment to change anything before TxDOT releases the Final Environmental Impact Statement and Record of Decision.
County Judge Lina Hidalgo echoed Turner's vision and asked TxDOT to delay their Final Environmental Impact Statement.
Mayor Sylvester Turner sent a letter to TxDOT with a new vision for the NHHIP, including 10 pages of specific requests, covering all 3 segments.
Several elected representatives endorsed Vision C for segments 1 & 2. The letter was signed by Rep. Jackson Lee, Rep. Eastman, Senator Alvarado, Rep. Morales, Comm. Garcia, CM Alcorn, CM Cisneros, CM Davis, CM Gallegos, CM Kamin, CM Plummer, and CM Robinson.
Commissioner Rodney Ellis asked TxDOT to delay their Final Environmental Impact Statement.
The City of Houston's NHHIP Facilitation Group presented their analysis and recommended Vision C.
TxDOT released their Community Impacts Assessment in two parts:
2019-12-16 TxDOT Draft Community Impacts Assessment v2 (large PDF hosted by TxDOT)
2019-12-19 TxDOT Draft Cumulative Impacts Technical Report (large PDF hosted by TxDOT)
Councilmember Karla Cisneros sent a letter in response:
"As it currently stands, the negatives of the NHHIP outweigh the positives for residents and property owners in District H."
Download her letter below. See more, including videos on District H's I-45 page.
Councilmember Letitia Plummer sent a letter in response:
"The NHHIP is a statement of values and an investment in a particular vision for the future of Houston—a future that, in my opinion, is antagonistic to the vision we at the City are working to create."
Download her letter below.
Harris County Precinct 2 Commissioner Adrian Garcia sent a letter in response:
"[Give] the region the option to start building the infrastructure needed to incentivize multi-modal transportation, rather than continuing dependency on single occupancy vehicles."
Download his letter below.
The Citizens' Transportation Coalition (CTC) sent a letter in response:
"We do not see that mitigation of community impacts is impossible for Segments 1 and 2, but it will be costly... Our conclusion is that Segment 3 should not be built at this time."
Download their letter below.
The Houston Parks Board (HPB) sent a letter in response:
"With TxDOT’s continuing failure to recognize relevant impacts to parks and open space under NEPA and Section 4(f) of the Federal Transportation Law, Houston Parks Board continues to have serious concerns about the proposed plans for NHHIP and the integrity of the process."
Download their letter below.
The White Oak Bayou Association (WOBA) sent a letter in response:
"We are concerned about a number of potentially significant cumulative environmental impacts associated with this project, which we believe are not being adequately addressed in the Environmental Impact Statement process in accordance with Federal regulations cited therein"
Download their letter below.
Finally, Air Alliance Houston (AAH) with 12 other signatory organizations has sent a letter in response:
"Rather than using this project or the environmental impact statement process to right past wrongs or provide for infrastructure in line with that requested in various Livable Center studies or other community focused plans, TxDOT has concluded that the selected alternative is the only alternative and has begun investing dollars into mitigation.
"NEPA is not meant to simply be a report—but a study to influence and provide guidance to decisionmakers prior to them making the decision. These reports demonstrate that TxDOT has failed in meeting NEPA’s mandate to propose alternatives with less impacts for decision makers to consider."
Download their letter and attachments below. Attachments 2-5 are forthcoming.
The City of Houston's NHHIP Facilitation Group presented alternate designs and stated their intention to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with TxDOT.
2019-12-19 NHHIP Segments 1 & 2 Facilitation Group Mtg 7 - Houston Public Works and Huitt-Zollars (pdf)
DownloadA memorandum by Harris County Flood Control District addresses:
A memorandum by Harris County Engineering Department addresses:
2019-09-15 Comments Review of NHHIP Interactive Map (pdf)
Download2019-07-25 Mayor Turner's Support for $100M Funding Segment 2 of NHHIP (pdf)
Download2019-07 Freeway Revolts! - Philadelphia Fed (pdf)
Download2019-06-10 Health Impact Assessment Summary - Air Alliance Houston (pdf)
Download2019-05-29 Near Northside Advocacy Workshop Summary (pdf)
DownloadTxDOT released three revised Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) reports in February 2019.
These complement the six DEIS reports that TxDOT released in June 2018.
TxDOT has since scrubbed these DEIS reports from their website, but they are available in archive.
Below are responses from LINK Houston, CSTI acoustics, and Houston Parks Board, plus our updated Impacts And Solutions Action Plan.
TxDOT released six revised Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) reports in June 2018.
TxDOT has since scrubbed these DEIS reports from their website, but they are available in archive.
In our attorney's response, we "object to the process adopted by TxDOT" of releasing a partial DEIS because it violates Federal Highway Administration regulations.
With the letter, we attached exhibits by Air Alliance Houston, Lower Brazos Riverwatch, our coalition, and Huitt-Zollars engineers.
2018-04-25 Mayor's Task Force presentation (pdf)
DownloadTxDOT released their April 2017 DEIS in several documents.
Below are responses to that report from elected officials, our coalition, our attorney, Houston Parks Board, and Mayor Turner.