Rio Grande City Comprehensive Plan

PARTNERS: RIO GRANDE CITY

COURSE: PLAN 662, PLAN 678, LAND 302

FACULTY: ANDREW RUMBACH, BILL EISELE, RUSSELL REID, YANG SONG

Rio Grande City is located along its namesake river, roughly 100 miles from Laredo and Brownsville.

Purpose: In collaboration with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Working on Wellness Environment Program (WOW-E), and TxTC, the community developed its first comprehensive plan.

Catalyst: The plan's development is part of an ongoing partnership funded by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) HighObesity program The CDC supports land grant universities to work with community extension services to increase access to healthier foods and safe and accessible places for physical activity in counties with more than 40% of adults with obesity The project uses a collaborative approach to prioritizing local solutions and transformative change to address community healthrelated challenges Through this partnership, the City of Rio Grande City identified a need for a ten-year comprehensive plan