Plans for 11-block Main Street Promenade presented; organizers aim to finish before World Cup

Representatives of Downtown Houston Plus presented the committee with a completed design and construction timeline for the Main Street Promenade, an 11-block pedestrian-first conversion of Main Street in downtown Houston that organizers aim to complete in time for major events in 2026.

Casey Hoberg, representing Downtown Houston Plus, said the promenade will convert seven additional blocks to a pedestrian-first space (joining existing closed blocks) and that the project builds on the pandemic-era More Space Main Street program. Hoberg said the design process included extensive public engagement: ''we created many different ways for people to find an opportunity to give feedback. '' He reported about 1,300 points of public feedback, more than 250 participants at focused workshops and a final public workshop in which 99% of attendees said the design reflected their aspirations for the street.

Design and features: Hoberg and his team described the project as…