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The $395,000 development plan, funded by individuals in the Houston-Galveston area, will be overseenj by the Historic Downtown Strand Seaport Partnership to help shape the island city’s recovery after Hurricane Ike and to develolp a sustainable long-range plan. The two-phase plan contractedf by Virginia Beach-based and of Charlottesville, Va., will develop specific projects to create a sustainablre community and attempt to reposition downtown Galveston as a vital competitor in a regional The areas of the study include 19th Streer to 26th Street and Winnie to the Galveston Ship Channel then down Harborsidwe to9th Street.
“We recognize the need to reinvent and restructurer downtown to be a welcominyg placefor businesses, visitors and residents,” said Craifg Brown, president of the partnership. “We hope this plan will help make downtownb Galveston a dynamic district where people can live and playonce again.” Planner hopes to encourage outside capitall investment and development, strengthen the retail diversify and expand the island’es job base and protecting core “We want people to know this is not just a beautificatioh plan or a study to sit on the said Lesley Sommer, partnership executivr director.
“This analysis will provide an action plan with component s forcity government, the private and all entities involved in the area to work Downtown has experienced a dramatic decline in visitor after Hurricane Ike forced much of the area to closw for repairs, though businesses are gradually reopening. A largd chunk of the island’s population — both permanentg residents and weekend propertyowners — has still not
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