Plan equitable, inclusive
infrastructure. Together.
The Office of Commissioner Rodney Ellis (OCRE) has developed five Mobility Programs for Fiscal Year 2026 to fund infrastructure improvements in communities across Precinct One. These five programs align with our goal to make Precinct One communities a safe place to live, for today and tomorrow.
Projects under these five mobility programs start with community requests through an application process. Applications are reviewed and scored once a year with the highest scoring projects receiving funding for implementation.
Explore the five Mobility Programs and their application forms below.
Orphans Road
Program
Orphan roads are roadways that no legal entity is responsible for maintaining and the burden falls on individual homeowners. Under certain circumstances, Harris County will accept responsibility for, improve, and maintain orphan roads in unincorporated Harris County. Adopting orphan roads within Precinct One will make our roadway network safer and more sustainable and improve community well-being.
Do you live on an orphan road within unincorporated Precinct One? Would you like the Office of Commissioner Ellis to consider adopting this orphan road? If so, please submit an application below.
FY 2026 Application Period ends May 31, 2026.
You can also download the Application & FAQs:
School Safety
Program
Every student should be able to walk and bike safely to their school. The School Safety Program allows members of school leadership to request mobility improvements, near their school, focused on improving safety for all roadway users.
Would you like the Office of Commissioner Rodney Ellis to consider funding street safety improvements near your school? If so, please submit an application below.
FY 2026 Application Period ends April 30, 2026.
You can also download the Application & FAQs:
Street
Lighting
Roadway streetlights illuminate roadways and sidewalks which can improve both traffic safety as well as public safety. This application allows community members to request street lighting on the local streets within their neighborhood.
Would you and your neighbors like for the Office of Commissioner Rodney Ellis to consider funding the installation and ongoing maintenance and electricity costs for street lighting in your neighborhood? If so, please submit an application below.
FY 2026 Application Period ends February 28, 2026.
You can also download the Application & FAQs:
Neighborhood Traffic Calming
Traffic Calming can reduce the number of crashes on our streets by slowing traffic and keeping through traffic off of smaller residential streets. This program allows for the installation of traffic calming on residential streets with a recorded traffic issue. Based on County policy, traffic calming can only be implemented on 2-lane collector or residential roadways with a speed limit of 30mph or less in unincorporated Harris County.
Would you and your neighbors like the Office of Commissioner Rodney Ellis to study your neighborhood and consider funding the installation of traffic calming along your street? If so, please submit an application below.
FY 2026 Application Period ends January 31, 2026.
You can also download the Application & FAQs:
Partnerships
Program
The Office of Commissioner Rodney Ellis will be opening a call in January 2026 to identify projects for our Partnerships Program. We are seeking opportunities to financially support impactful projects led by community members and groups. Partners will be required to implement and maintain proposed projects.
More details about this application-based funding opportunity will be released in December 2025 with the application launching in January 2026.