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Through a 15-month process, TGC led development of the South 1st District, establishing its organizational structure, leadership group, and membership base. TGC conducted an extensive data analysis and engagement effort to develop the South 1st District Strategy, a guide with implementable actions identified through District member engagement and other avenues.
In 2024, the City of Amarillo recognized a critical need to improve transportation safety across its roadway network. The project team led a year-long planning process grounded in crash analysis, public input, and interdepartmental collaboration.
Port Freeport retained TGC to develop a competitive grant application through the Port Infrastructure Development Program, operated by the U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration. Working closely with the Port, TGC led funding pursuit and developed a successful grant application, securing nearly $16M in funding.
TGC partnered with Harris County Precinct 2 to create an interactive “Build Your Own Cross Section” activity, empowering residents to reimagine local corridors. This innovative planning tool fosters collaboration, hands-on learning, and meaningful community engagement in transportation design.
TGC provided the Port Houston with analysis on the possibility to electrify some of the drayage vehicles at the Port. TGC assisted the Port with the development of project specifications, completed a benefit-cost analysis for Build/No-Build scenarios, and researched potential competitive grant opportunities.
TGC partnered with Harris County Precinct 4 to secure $11.3M through the Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership (ORLP) Grant for the Burnett Bayland Park Improvements Project in Houston's Gulfton community.
TGC provided the Greater Northside Management District, in partnership with Harris County Precinct 2, a Capital Project Development Strategy — Northside On the Move — to identify and prioritize transportation and mobility improvement projects for which the District could systematically pursue funding to enhance transportation infrastructure.
The Memorial Heights Redevelopment Authority hired TGC to advance the reconstruction of Shepherd and Durham, a pair of Houston arterials that as of 2018 had four-times the statewide rate for motorists, pedestrians, and bicyclist crashes. The project was awarded a total of $65M, and TGC was the lead firm involved in all funding pursuit efforts.
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The Texas Legislature recently passed into law Senate Bill 1555 — and TGC played an important role in advancing this bill's visibility and support among policymakers. In our latest feature, we share how TGC advocacy efforts can help transform a local priority into state legislation: a new $350M grant program to empower local communities to eliminate dangerous at-grade rail crossings through grade separation projects.
TGC has been busy coordinating with federal policy partners and analyzing the implications of federal policy changes on infrastructure and funding as enacted by recent Executive Orders. A summary of changes and how they may impact you and your community, can be viewed here.
TGC is excited to welcome Jake Gutekunst, PE, AICP to the team! Jake joins us from the Austin office in championing thoughtful planning, robust technical analysis, inclusive engagement strategies, proactive public administration, and comprehensive engineering principles. Get to know Jake by reading the Q/A.
As the planning profession enters 2024, Associate Noah Pope shares his reflections on key conference topics, favorite APATX23 moments, and advice for future attendees. Read on for a summary Q&A – and discover the moment that sparked Noah’s passion for planning in the first place.
In January 2023, Robert McHaney, AICP, CTP, was officially appointed Chair of the American Planning Association (APA) Transportation Planning Division (TPD). Read on for a Q&A and discover more about integrated planning, where it stems from, industry shifts, and ways emerging professionals can get involved now.
Planning to attend your next transportation conference? No matter where you are in your professional journey, we discuss seven transportation conferences worth considering attending.
In 2022, The Washington Post revealed data highlighting disparities between bus shelters and stops in major transit networks. As many large transit agencies plan for more shelters, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) is seeking to encourage those efforts, helping cities and agencies find ways to tap $350 billion in highway funding, as part of the 2021 $1 trillion infrastructure package, towards projects on local streets. A TGC project is featured as a flexible funding project example by the USDOT and referenced in an article by The Post.
Monisha Khurana, AICP, TGC Chief Operations Officer, was invited to present at H-GAC most recent Livable Centers Workshop titled “Finding the Money: Getting Projects Prepped for Funding,” on September 16, 2022.
Barry M. Goodman – Founder and President of The Goodman Corporation – is officially the 48th inductee into the Texas Transportation Hall of Honor. For over 45 years, he has participated in precedent-setting initiatives and brought keen foresight in the value and recognition of coalition building, funding innovation, system building, and dedication to the mobility of all Texans.
As the transportation profession enters 2022, Senior Associate Yige “Eagle” Tang, AICP, shares her reflections on key meeting topics, favorite TRB moments, and advice for future attendees and exhibitors. Read on for a summary Q&A – and discover the moment that sparked Eagle’s passion for planning and engineering in the first place.