Table A: Houston Framework Action Agenda Summary

1 Project Categories
a. Bayou Projects	Implement civic art and design projects that enhance key bayou locations.	• Buffalo Bayou Partnership • Bayou Preservation Association • White Oak Bayou Association •Harris County Flood Control • Community Organizations • Army Corps of Engineers
b. Freeway Design Projects	Implement projects that enhance the functional and aesthetic value of area freeways.	• Texas Department of Transportation • Scenic Houston
c. Main Street Projects	Implement civic art and design projects that enhance the identity of Houston's primary cultural corridor.	• Theater District • Museum District •South Main Center Association • The Downtown District •Medical Center •Friends of Hermann Park • University of Houston, Downtown • Rice University •METRO •Midtown Association • Adjacent Business & Community Organizations
d. Untraditional Venue Projects	Implement projects that emphasize access to the arts in places not generally served by existing cultural resources, for example, in a shopping center or airport terminal.	•Shopping Center Owners •Shopping Center Management Companies
e. Intersection Improvement Projects	Implement projects that emphasize access to the arts in places not generally served by existing cultural resources, for example, in a shopping center or airport terminal. Add visual appeal to street intersections by incorporating aesthetic considerations into the standards for these infrastructure components.	•County and City Departments of Public Works • Neighborhood Associations •Business and Merchant Associations
2 Programs
a. Regional Institute Design	Conduct a regularly scheduled workshop where decision-makers present issues and craft solutions with artists and designers.	• Universities •American Institute of Architects •American Society of Landscape Architects
b. Civic Art + Design Fellowships	Collaborate with public agencies to establish fellowships for artists and designers so that they can provide ongoing creative input to urban challenges.	•Community Groups •Public-Private Partnerships • City and County Agencies •Decision-makers
c Framework Maps	Continue development of the Framework Maps as a resource.	• Rice University School of Architecture • UH College of Architecture • County and City Planning Departments • American Institute of Architects •American Planning Association
d. Regional Plan Archive	Establish a central location and/or digital database where plans, concepts, and ideas for the development of the area are archived.	•Local University Art and Design Programs • Houston Public Library • Web Page • County and City Planning Departments
e. Houston Patterns Book	Produce and distribute an idea book that documents development types, historic development patterns, and suggests guidelines appropriate to the region.	• Rice University School of Architecture • UH College of Architecture • County and City Planning Departments • American Institute of Architects
3 Policy Initiatives
a. Civic Art + Design Economic Model	Generate a model that quantifies the economic value that civic art and design add to existing or potential development projects.	• Urban Land Institute •Universities • Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau • Greater Houston Partnership
b. Long-Term Funding Mechanism	Develop long-term public funding mechanisms and ongoing private incentives for the creation of projects that improve the identity and image of Houston and Harris County	•County Judge, Commissioners, Mayor and Council •Neighborhood Associations •Business and Merchant Associations