The City of Brenham selected Kendig Keast Collaborative (KKC) to lead the development of a new Comprehensive Plan for this community of nearly 17,000 residents. Brenham’s strategic location between the Austin and Houston metro areas has brought new growth and challenges, including housing shortages, traffic safety issues, and economic development needs. The Comprehensive Plan was coordinated with the development of a new Transportation Thoroughfare Plan spurred by major planned changes to the primary state highway through Brenham.
KKC was charged with creating a Comprehensive Plan based on a robust and extensive community engagement process that included Town Hall and Open Houses at each step in the process. Through a series of hands-on events the planning effort was able to garner a wide range of feedback and input, and ultimately community support, for the Comprehensive Plan. Key topics addressed in the Comprehensive Plan included strengthening the historic downtown, building upon the strategic assets of the community (such as Blinn College and the Municipal Airport), revitalizing commercial corridors, and overcoming housing supply and quality development issues.
Key project milestones included:
- Highly participatory public engagement process that drew hundreds of attendees.
- Analysis of Blinn College campus planning and student housing needs.
- Evaluation of potential infill and redevelopment possibilities.
- Identification of housing strategies to address key housing issues.
- Community discussions regarding how to maintain Brenham’s beloved small town feel, and what that phrase means to residents.
The Comprehensive Plan was adopted in September 2019.
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