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Super Neighborhoods protect, improve quality of life
Houston's Super Neighborhoods program connects residents to City Hall through monthly meetings and collaborative problem-solving across 88 community areas.
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Topic: Houston Super Neighborhoods programTotal Super Neighborhoods: 88 across HoustonCurrently Active: About 46 out of 88 (as of April 2025)Source: Houston civic guideReading Time: About 1 minute
Houston is divided into 88 Super Neighborhoods (SNs) — community areas designed to connect you directly to City Hall. Active SNs hold monthly meetings, bring in government officials, and tackle real local concerns like illegal dumping, noise, heavy trash pickup, and more. Think of your SN as your neighborhood's voice at the table.
Houston's SN program launched in 1999 under Mayor Lee P. Brown as part of a 'Neighborhood-Oriented Government' vision. The city is split into 88 geographically defined areas. Each active SN elects its own leadership and holds regular meetings open to residents. The Super Neighborhood Alliance (SNA) — an umbrella group — meets on the second Monday of every month at 6:30 p.m. and is televised. As of April 2025, about 42 of the 88 SNs were dormant, but others have been successfully revived, like Sunnyside's SN 71, which reactivated in 2024 and now draws roughly 50 people per meeting in person.
Start by finding your Super Neighborhood on the City of Houston's SN directory. Then look up when your SN meets and attend at least one meeting. If your SN is dormant, you can work with the city and neighbors to bring it back — Sunnyside did exactly that. Bring a concern to the meeting, or simply listen to learn what your neighborhood is already working on. You do not need any special credentials to participate.
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Super Neighborhoods work alongside Houston City Council members, Harris County offices, state legislators, and federal representatives — so getting involved locally can open doors at every level of government. Issues raised in SN meetings have reached the mayor's office, the Texas Legislature, and even Congress.
Your Super Neighborhood exists to give you a direct line to the people running Houston. Leaders act as a bridge between residents and city government — raising issues, sharing information, and pushing for real solutions. From fighting gentrification in Third Ward to challenging creosote contamination near a railyard, SNs have delivered concrete wins. Volunteer-run and free to attend, they only work when neighbors show up.
