Establishing Livable Centers is one of the implementation strategies of H-GAC’s 2045 Regional Transportation Plan. The aim of this strategy is to create more walkable, mixed-use places that reduce reliance on single-vehicle occupancy. A total of thirty-eight Livable Centers have been completed in our region.

The next Livable Centers study ready to begin is for the City of Pasadena’s medical cluster anchored by HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast, the leader of medical care in Pasadena for more than 59 years. The study area of approximately 600 acres is roughly bounded by Strawberry Road, Spencer Highway, Tulip Street and Fairmont Parkway.

The overall goal of the study is to create a Livable Centers plan that will lead to a healthy, sustainable, context-sensitive, multi-modal environment and address the needs of residents, property owners, business owners and visitors for shopping, dining, recreation, entertainment, learning, wellness and more. A committee of representatives from H-GAC, TxDOT, and the City of Pasadena evaluated five proposals submitted by firms on June 2, 2022. Based on the committee’s scoring and evaluation of the proposals and interviews, the recommendation and ranking are shown below:

1.     AECOM

2. Asakura Robinson

3.     Utile

Federal and Local

Yes

Request authorization to contract with firms in order ranked to conduct the Healthy Pasadena Livable Centers Study for the City of Pasadena in the amount of $220,000. (Staff Contact: Anita Hollmann Matijcio)