PASSEDHouston City Council · 2025-12-02

The City Council adopted an ordinance accepting a federal Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation for the Bissonnet Corridor Safe Streets Project, and authorized the Director of Houston Public Works to manage the grant funds and apply for any follow-on awards.

What it means for you

This grant is intended to fund safety improvements along the Bissonnet corridor; residents who walk, bike, or drive in that area may see road safety projects as a result, though specific improvements were not detailed in the minutes.

Outcome

Adopted — all voting aye, nays none. Ordinance 2025-0999, official minutes of December 2, 2025.

Transportation — see all →Bissonnet Corridor

Official sources

Meeting minutes — full record with the vote (PDF) ↗

These are the official minutes — the narrative record of what happened at the meeting, including the vote on each item.

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How to weigh in

Where: City Hall, 901 Bagby, 2nd Floor, Houston, TX 77002
When: Council meets Tuesdays 1:30 p.m. & Wednesdays 9:00 a.m. Public Session — when you can speak — is Tuesdays at 2:00 p.m. (5:00 p.m. on the last Tuesday of the month).
Speak: Register by 3:00 p.m. the Monday before: call 832.393.1100, email speakers@houstontx.gov, or go in person to the City Secretary (City Hall Annex, 900 Bagby, Room P101). Each speaker gets 1–3 minutes.
Watch: Live on HTV ↗

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Quick answersfrom the official record

Who's paid?City of Houstonminutes ↗

Who decides?Houston City Council — its 16 members (11 district + 5 at-large) vote; the Mayor presides and also votes. Houston Public Works brought it forward. Taken up at the December 2, 2025 meeting — Adopted, all voting aye.minutes ↗

The official caption doesn't name a dollar amount or which fund pays for it — full details in the official minutes ↗

Cite this: https://plaindocket.com/item/real-cs20251202-35 — data from official records via PlainDocket.