{"id":276027,"date":"2025-10-04T02:07:16","date_gmt":"2025-10-04T02:07:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/276027\/"},"modified":"2025-10-04T02:07:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T02:07:16","slug":"jersey-village-releases-draft-of-journey-to-2035-development-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/276027\/","title":{"rendered":"Jersey Village releases draft of \u201cJourney to 2035\u201d development plan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\tThe Jersey Village comprehensive planning team released a final draft of its <a href=\"https:\/\/jerseyvillagejourney.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Jersey-Village-Comprehensive-Plan-DRAFT.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">10-year vision plan<\/a> Sept. 29, detailing recommendations for future land use, flood risk reduction, transportation and economic growth.<\/p>\n<p>The city developed the plan in partnership with urban planning and engineering firm <a href=\"https:\/\/www.anterogroup.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Antero Group<\/a>. Jersey Village last updated its comprehensive plan in 2020, Community Impact <a href=\"https:\/\/communityimpact.com\/houston\/cy-fair-jersey-village\/government\/2025\/05\/14\/jersey-village-holds-2nd-public-input-meeting-for-comprehensive-plan-update\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">previously reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The big picture<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to its website, the planning team spent one year developing 53 recommendations for the city, organized into seven categories based on project type.<\/p>\n<p>Of the strategies outlined in the plan, 22 were considered high-priority on the team\u2019s implementation matrix, which provides a framework for how the recommendations should be implemented over the next decade. Projected timeframe and cost vary by recommendation.<\/p>\n<p>The planning team identified five goals to drive its vision for 2035:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Encourage a resilient and thriving local business environment.<\/li>\n<li>Cultivate a thriving community that attracts young families and supports residents across all generations.<\/li>\n<li>Preserve and enhance parks and green spaces for multiple functions.<\/li>\n<li>Promote economic development by marketing Jersey Village\u2019s successes.<\/li>\n<li>Create a safe, multimodal transportation network for all users.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>City Manager Austin Bleess said the five goals were based on resident feedback, and the planning committee created the specific strategies with help from city staff and Antero Group.<\/p>\n<p>Miesha Johnson, community development manager for Jersey Village, said that from an economic development standpoint, the project aims to emphasize Jersey Village as a \u201cboutique service community\u201d and attract more businesses to the area.<\/p>\n<p>She added that the city is also working to improve its rating with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fema.gov\/floodplain-management\/community-rating-system\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FEMA\u2019s Community Rating System<\/a>, which incentivizes floodplain management protocols. Jersey Village is currently CRS Class 5.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Diving in deeper<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to an analysis of Jersey Village demographics, the city\u2019s population has seen small but steady increases since 2010, with projected growth of approximately 115-400 residents over the next 20 years.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the report found 54% of the city\u2019s total land area\u20143.4 square miles\u2014is zoned for residential use. The team recommended a focus on mixed-use development over the next decade, providing several options for potential land use reclassifications across the city.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" height=\"1187\" src=\"https:\/\/communityimpact.com\/uploads\/images\/2025\/10\/03\/388412.jpeg\" class=\"include_body\" onerror=\"this.src=\" width=\"1781\"\/>The planning committee, with help from Antero Group, proposed a map of five potential land use reclassifications with an emphasis on mixed use development. (Courtesy City of Jersey Village\/Antero Group)Some of the other high-priority recommendations in the plan include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Implement initiatives to attract mixed-use development along the Hwy. 290 corridor.<\/li>\n<li>Develop a portfolio of pre-approved housing plans to streamline the permitting process.<\/li>\n<li>Establish a stormwater utility program to generate revenue for the public stormwater system.<\/li>\n<li>Invest in upgrading and diversifying recreational facilities.<\/li>\n<li>Maintain and expand the city\u2019s sidewalk inventory.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Some context<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The city started the \u201cJourney to 2035\u201d project in September 2024 after <a href=\"https:\/\/communityimpact.com\/houston\/cy-fair\/government\/2024\/06\/13\/city-of-jersey-village-awarded-land-office-grant-to-create-community-plan\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">receiving grant funding<\/a> from the Texas General Land Office through its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.glo.texas.gov\/disaster-recovery\/mitigation\/resilient-communities-program\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Resilient Communities Program<\/a>, according to the project website.<\/p>\n<p>According to a project timeline, the first steps included evaluations of existing plans, such as the city\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jerseyvillage.gov\/248\/Long-Term-Flood-Recovery-Plan\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2017 Long-Term Flood Recovery Plan<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jerseyvillage.gov\/222\/Parks-Master-Plan\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2020 Parks Master Plan<\/a>. The planning team also conducted two community surveys, one in the fall of 2024 and a second one earlier this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Through the surveys and additional stakeholder interviews, the team identified several challenges facing the city, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Limited shared civic space and community centers, which makes it more difficult for residents to gather together<\/li>\n<li>Traffic congestion, which creates barriers to efficient movement and unsafe conditions<\/li>\n<li>A need for ways to attract new businesses to increase sales tax revenue<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Release of the plan comes about a month ahead of the city\u2019s November <a href=\"https:\/\/communityimpact.com\/houston\/cy-fair-jersey-village\/government\/2025\/07\/23\/city-of-jersey-village-to-move-forward-with-bond-elections-for-city-campus-pool\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">bond election<\/a>, which includes three project propositions to support infrastructure and amenities:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>$21.6 million for a city campus complex<\/li>\n<li>$20 million for wastewater and utility infrastructure updates<\/li>\n<li>$6.5 million to construct a municipal pool<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s next<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The planning committee is scheduled to present the draft during an Oct. 20 public hearing from 7-8 p.m. in the Civic Center Auditorium, located at 16327 Lakeview Drive, Jersey Village. The committee will seek approval from City Council following the public hearing.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Jersey Village comprehensive planning team released a final draft of its 10-year vision plan Sept. 29, detailing&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":276028,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5130],"tags":[142762,142764,57210,4345,142761,142763,358,3187],"class_list":{"0":"post-276027","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-houston","8":"tag-2035-comprehensive-plan","9":"tag-antero-group","10":"tag-future-development","11":"tag-houston","12":"tag-jersey-village","13":"tag-jersey-village-zoning","14":"tag-texas","15":"tag-tx"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115313459288241762","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/276027","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=276027"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/276027\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/276028"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=276027"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=276027"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=276027"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}