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<br />MAIN STREET DISTRICT
<br />Capital Improvement Projects
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<br />PRIORITY LIST & ROUGH ESTIMATES
<br />Grants may be available for many of these projects
<br />January 2006
<br />PRIORITY A
<br />• Architectural concepts and schematic drawings for design elements on Hwy 146, along Main Street
<br />and San Jacinto, gateway entries, linear parks, etc. $10,000
<br />• Linear*/pocket parks, hike and bike trail in Main Street District* $50,000 - $350,000
<br />• Gateway entries— Hwy 146 & Main Street (with Alliance) $30,000 - $250,000
<br />PRIORITY B
<br />• Building as city's contribution to jump start revitalization — could be used to house The Alliance and
<br />other regional partnerships, etc. (3200 sf, 1 story, at $75 sf) $225,000
<br />(6400 sf, 2 stories, at $75sf) $450,000
<br />• Paint mural and light water tower to serve as a beacon for downtown $30,000
<br />• • Streetscaping in Main Street District - sidewalks, lighting, landscaping,* $200,000
<br />run electrical lines underground
<br />• Streetscaping in Main Street District - trash cans, benches, banners $10,000 — $50,000
<br />• Exterior entertainment facility $20,000
<br />• Public transportation such as trolley cars** (may want to buy their spare parts as well) $30,000
<br />PRIORITY C
<br />• 5 Points Roundabout traffic circle (or representation of it in crossing), with connectivity enhancements
<br />along San Jacinto r.o.w, tying in with Sylvan Beach* $250,000 - $2,000,000
<br />• Offsite landscaped parking/lots, with directional signage and lighting (25 ft x 125 ft = 20 cars) $37,000
<br />• Update infrastructure $120,000 water, $105,000 sewer
<br />• Public art $10,000 - $250,000
<br />• Museum's (Petrochemical, Houston Port Region, etc.) $250,000 - $2,000,000
<br />• Wayfnding signage $15,000
<br />• Public restroom facilities $30,000
<br />• Drainage along streets and alleys $60,000
<br />• Paved alleys to assist with drainage and allow parking in back of buildings $32,000
<br />• Lighting in alleys (Center Point might do for free) - 0 -
<br />• Update city historic markers* or apply for Texas Historic Site designations first and where applicable
<br />purchase state markers. (15 at $2,000 each) $30,000
<br />• Sidewalks on side streets to connect to Main Street (1 block down both side of Main Street) $80,000
<br />• * Parks & Recreation worked up estimates and/or previously worked up plans.
<br />** Purchasing Department is in the process ofgathering data on Houston's trolley cars
<br />Planning Department & Main Street worked up the remainder of the estimates
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