The Tomball Livable
Centers Downtown Plan is a
partnership between the
Houston-Galveston Area Council
(H-GAC) and the City of Tomball,
Texas for developing Livable
Centers design recommendations,
infrastructure improvements, and
urban design solutions for
downtown Tomball. HNTB
Corporation serves as the lead
project urban design consultant
for the study. Additionally, a
public advisory committee
essential to the success of the
plan, was developed to provide
vital input and feedback to the
team and project process. The
study consists of a preliminary
inventory analysis, needs
assessment, public community
visioning workshop, urban design
frame work plan, public
community framework workshop,
urban design guidelines and
implementation strategies.
Schedule: Data Collection / Needs
Assessment- September –November 2008
Community Visioning Workshop- November, 18 2008
Downtown Framework Plan Development- December 2008 – January 2009
Community Framework Workshop- February 12, 2009
Urban Design Guidelines- February – March 2009
Implementation Strategies- March-May 2009
Final Draft Report- June 2009
Presented to Planning & Zoning Commission – August 24, 2009 at 6:00 p.m. in City
Council Chambers
Presentation to City Council – September 8, 2009 at 7:00 p.m.
LIVEABLE CENTERS | DOWNTOWN PLAN
mission statement:
Develop the downtown public
realm to preserve, promote and
enhance the Tomball “sense of
place” as the identifiable
physical, social and cultural
heart of Tomball.
Preserve the eclectic and
historic main street classic
“Americana” character of the
commercial downtown and the
historical small town atmosphere
of the residential
neighborhoods.
Promote a diverse and balanced
mixed-use, commercial retail
“work, live, shop and play”
pedestrian-oriented downtown
environment.
Enhance the collective sense of
community pride and heart in the
social interaction,
celebrations, gatherings and
traditions that define the
identity and character of the
Tomball community.
Objectives:
Develop the Depot / Open
Space plaza into “The
Downtown Destination”, as an
active multi-use event and
gathering space, a public
park in the heart of
downtown, and a cultural
platform to celebrate the
history and tradition of
Tomball.
Develop a hierarchy of
streetscape enhancements and
pedestrian linkages that
properly define and connect
the main street corridor,
commercial zones, community
and civic spaces, and
residential neighborhoods.
Develop a combination of
clearly visible and
accessible public open-lot,
on-street parking and retail
loading options that are
properly scaled to the
downtown environment,
providing clear pedestrian
access to adjacent
streetscape.
City of Tomball - 401 Market
St., Tomball, TX 77375
Phone: 281-351-5484 Fax: 281-351-6256
Mon. – Thurs.: 7:45 AM to 5:00 PM - Friday: 7:45 AM to 4:00 PM
