Livable Communities Initiative
A Downtown Infrastructure Improvement Project
of the Federal Government and the City of Galveston |
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| May 15, 2013 -- The Galveston Intermodal Transportation Committee on Wednesday received an update regarding possible delays to the city's Downtown Transit Terminal project due to a restraining order filed against the work by a neighboring property owner. More |
| April 18, 2013 -- The Galveston Intermodal Transportation Committee on Wednesday received an update regarding the construction of the Downtown Transit Terminal. More |
 | March 21, 2013 -- The Galveston Intermodal Transportation Committee on Wednesday discussed the Downtown Transportation Terminal that is being constructed as a part of the Livable Communities Initiative. More |
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| February 21, 2013 -- Transportation consultant John Carrara of The Goodman Corporation on Wednesday was asked by the Galveston Intermodal Transportation Committee to review the reasons why commuter rail service between Houston and Galveston is not feasible in the immediate future. More |  |
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 | January 31, 2013 -- The Port of Galveston today hosted an official groundbreaking ceremony for the Downtown Intermodal Transportation Terminal, a project of the Galveston Livable Communities Initiative. More |
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| January 17, 2013 -- The Galveston Intermodal Transportation Committee on Wednesday voted unanimously to endorse a request for license to use city right of way by MegaBus at the Island Transit bus stop at 20th and Market until the new Downtown Intermodal Transportation Terminal is completed. More |  |
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 | December 21, 2012 -- The Galveston Intermodal Transportation Committee voted to elect Lesley Sommer as its new chair on Wednesday and reviewed the progress of the Downtown Intermodal Transportation Terminal. More |
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| October 18, 2012 -- Transportation consultant John Carrara of The Goodman Corporation on Wednesday reported to the Galveston Intermodal Transportation Committee that work will begin before the end of the year on the Shearn Moody Plaza Parking Garage adjacent to the site of the Transportation Terminal that will be constructed on the northeast corner of 25th Street and The Strand. More |  |
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 | September 27, 2012 -- Galveston City Council met in workshop this morning to discuss the Downtown Transportation Terminal and a requested amendment to the city's contract with Moody Gardens for the management of the Galveston Island Municipal Golf Course. More |
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| September 20, 2012 -- The Board of Trustees of the Galveston Wharves will consider award of a construction manager at risk contract to Turner Construction Company on Monday, according to John Carrara of The Goodman Corporation in his report to the Galveston Intermodal Transportation Committee on Wednesday. More |  |
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| August 16, 2012 -- The Galveston Intermodal Transportation Committee on Wednesday received an update on the status of the Downtown Intermodal Transportation Terminal, a project of the Galveston Livable Communities Initiative. More |
| July 26, 2012 -- Galveston City Council today met in workshop with transportation consultant Barry Goodman; Lee Otis Zapp, chair of the Coastal Windstorm Insurance Coalition and delinquent tax attorney Mark Ciavaglia of Linebarger, Goggan, Blair & Sampson. More |  |
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 | July 19, 2012 -- Transportation consultant John Carrara of The Goodman Corporation, on Wednesday reported to the Galveston Intermodal Transportation Committee that the Port of Galveston has rejected all bid proposals on the Downtown Intermodal Transportation Terminal, a project of the Galveston Livable Communities Initiative. More |
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| June 21, 2012 -- The Galveston Intermodal Transportation Committee on Wednesday discussed the Downtown Intermodal Transportation Terminal that is being developed at the northeast corner of The Strand and 25th Street as a project of the Livable Communities Initiative. More |  |
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 | May 17, 2012 -- Assistant City Manager Brian Maxwell reported to the Galveston Intermodal Transportation Committee on the Paid Seawall Parking Plan and transportation consultant John Carrara of The Goodman Corporation reported on progress of the Livable Communities Initiative Downtown Intermodal Transportation Terminal. More |
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| March 15, 2012 -- Transportation consultant John Carrara updated the Galveston Intermodal Transportation Committee on the development of the Downtown Intermodal Transportation Terminal at the northeast corner of The Strand and 25th Street. More |  |
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 | February 16, 2012 -- The Galveston Intermodal Transportation Committee on Wednesday voted unanimously to support the restoration of the track trolley. More |
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| January 23, 2012 -- The Galveston Livable Communities Initiative was a subject at two public meetings at Galveston City Hall last week. More |  |
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| January 09, 2012 -- The Board of Trustees of the Galveston Wharves has scheduled a special meeting on Friday to consider purchase of the property at the northeast corner of 25th Street and The Strand for the development of an the Downtown Transportation Terminal. More |
| November 18, 2011 -- Galveston City Council on Thursday voted unanimously to sell the city-owned Shearn Moody Plaza Parking Garage to the Board of Trustees of the Galveston Wharves for $3,001,012.42; and also voted unanimously to approve a letter of intent between the wharves board and the city for the development of the Downtown Intermodal Terminal, subject to a ground lease and development and facilities agreement with the port. More |  |
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| November 17, 2011 -- Galveston City Council today will consider City Manager Tom Muehlenbeckâs recommendation that it award the $3,001,012.42 bid of the Board of Trustees of the Galveston Wharves for the purchase of the Shearn Moody Plaza Parking Garage; and also will consider for approval a letter of intent between the wharves board and the city for the development of the Downtown Intermodal Terminal on property currently owned by Mitchell Historic Properties. More |
| November 17, 2011 -- The Galveston Intermodal Transportation Committee on Wednesday discussed the latest developments in the planning of a Downtown Intermodal Transportation Terminal as part of the Galveston Livable Communities Initiative. More |
 | November 15, 2011 -- The Board of Trustees of the Galveston Wharves in a special meeting on Monday held an extensive public discussion of the pending sale of the city-owned Shearn Moody Plaza Parking Garage, as well as an executive session to discuss new "parameters" for negotiation. More |
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| October 20, 2011 -- John Carrara of The Goodman Corporation told the Galveston Intermodal Transportation Committee that negotiations between the city and the Board of Trustees of the Galveston Wharves concerning the sale of the city-owned Shearn Moody Plaza Parking Garage to the port are making progress. More |  |
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| October 13, 2011 -- Transportation consultant Barry Goodman met with Galveston City Council this morning to discuss a request that the award of a bid for the purchase of the Shearn Moody Plaza Parking Garage be extended for 30 days, changing the ending date to November 26, 2011. More |
| September 22, 2011 -- Transportation consultant Barry Goodman updated Galveston City Council on the Livable Communities Initiative. More |  |
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| September 15, 2011 -- The Galveston Intermodal Transit Committee on Wednesday voted unanimously to adopt a resolution recommending to the Galveston City Council that funds from the sale of the Shearn Moody Plaza parking garage be designated for downtown for projects related to the Livable Communities Initiative. More |
| August 29, 2011 -- The Board of Trustees of the Galveston Wharves submitted the apparent high bid for the city-owned Shearn Moody Plaza Parking Garage, besting Mitchell Historic Properties by $1.2 million. More |
 | August 18, 2011 -- Transportation consultant John Carrara told the Galveston Intermodal Transportation Committee that the Galveston Landmark Commission has signed off on the proposed Livable Communities Initiative Downtown Transportation Terminal, but that additional permissions remain to be granted. More |
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| July 19, 2011 -- The Galveston Landmark Commission on Monday voted 5-1-1, with Linda Strevell opposed and Nelson Smelker abstaining, to approve a certificate of appropriateness for the architectural design of the Downtown Transportation Terminal that will be built by Mitchell Historic Properties on the northeast corner of 25th Street at The Strand, as part of the Livable Communities grant. More |  |
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