The Pearland Prosperity Strategic Plan, adopted in 2020, details a strategic focus of resources on infrastructure improvements and economic growth, as well as an emphasis on quality-of-life benefits for all residents.
Site Development This Focus Area involves ensuring that Pearland has a
competitive, highly visible supply of shovel-ready development sites. Part of this work involves effectively marketing prime districts and making certain that sites are well-served by needed infrastructure and desirable amenities. In addition, Pearland should take a more proactive approach to increase the supply of development-ready sites needed to guarantee the community’s competitiveness and “unlock” sites that may not be activated in the near term through market forces alone. Corridors The bulk of the community’s available development and redevelopment sites suitable for commercial and/or industrial development is concentrated around three primary corridors: SH 288, FM 518/Broadway and SH 35. Additionally, many of Pearland’s existing jobs are already clustered along these corridors. Pearland must invest in its key corridors to ensure that they are efficient, aesthetically pleasing and well-maintained to ensure that they are attractive destinations for jobs and investment. Infrastructure and Mobility Pearland has made significant progress on a variety of road and highway projects aimed at improving internal mobility within the City and easing commutes to key job centers. This Focus Area recommends advancing high-priority road and highway projects and advocating for and developing additional resources needed to fund them. Pearland also should seek to advance options for expanding transit connectivity to major employment centers. Quality of Life and Quality of Place A prominent theme emerged from the public input process: issues related to the quality of life and quality of place are important to Pearland residents. Stakeholders want to see Pearland expand and enhance its supply of walkable, mixed- use activity hubs. The community should advance mixed-use developments and catalytic quality of place amenities that can help Pearland maintain its status as a community of choice within Greater Houston.
Workforce and Talent Pearland is a highly educated community that boasts excellent Grade PK-12 public schools and proximity to numerous higher education institutions and training providers. However, there are several opportunities to further leverage Pearland’s advantages concerning talent development and to address outstanding workforce and training needs. Public, private and nonprofit partners in Pearland must work together to further enhance the community’s workforce and, by extension, its competitiveness for jobs and investment. Since the plan’s adoption in early 2020, the Pearland Prosperity Implementation Committee has worked consistently to implement all its focus areas and strategic initiatives. To view the full plan and implementation progress updates, visit www.pearlandprosperity.com.
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