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La Porte unveils Main Street master-plan concepts; some property owners voice concern about outreach and lane changes
Summary
City staff showed a Main Street master plan developed with Texas Downtown Association and Burdett architects proposing one traffic lane each way, extended parallel parking, curb extensions, shared bike/golf-cart lanes, a plaza on Second Street and an EV fast-charging station; a property owner told council he felt left out of stakeholder discussions and asked for a one-on-one meeting.
City staff presented a Main Street revitalization update to the La Porte City Council that summarized an assessment by the Texas Downtown Association and conceptual designs developed with Burdett landscape architects.
The plan shared with council includes short‑term items such as banner brackets on light poles, mid‑range work like a retail‑leakage study and a long‑range physical design that would maintain one vehicular lane in each direction, extend parallel parking, add shared bike and golf‑cart lanes,…
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