Happy Hour with Patrick Walsh, Director of Planning and Development, City of Houston

As Director, Walsh is Houston’s top planning and development official. The position includes oversight of the City’s primary property subdivision regulatory functions as well as leadership of the City’s neighborhood character preservation programs. Director Walsh also serves as a non-voting member of the City’s Planning Commission and the Houston Archaeological and Historical Commission. Walsh also leads much of the Houston’s transportation and other long-range community planning efforts, including oversight of the City’s Major Thoroughfare and Freeway Plan.