Transportation Town Hall Changing Directions: Transportation Town Hall Jeff Taebel, FAICP May 19, 2009
Sustainable Mobility?
Daily Vehicle Miles Traveled per Employee Regional average 51 miles 1 Downtown 9 miles 5 Westchase 27 miles 2 Uptown 16 miles 3 Greenway 14 miles Medical Center 5 miles 4 Other analysis confirms, Daily Vehicle Miles Traveled per Employee
Transit to Work Downtown: 36% work trips via transit TMC: 8% work trips via transit
H-GAC Livable Centers Projects: 2008-2011 TIP Studies East End Mgmt Dist: Navigation/S. Jensen Houston: Code Enforcement Building/EnsembleTOD Houston: Gillette Street Houston: Urban Corridors Tomball: Downtown Urban Design Plan Waller: Town Square Implementation Woodlands Town Center McGowen Improvements Midtown Phase V Galveston Seawall Ped/Transit Connections Uptown Street Improvements* Upper Kirby District* East End District* * Currently on contingency list for federal stimulus funding
Subregional Planning Initiative Coordination Integrating local plans Strategies Creating an implementation toolbox Investments Funding projects aligned with RTP goals Local actions, regional benefits
Sustainable Mobility Too many words
For more info Jeff Taebel, FAICP jtaebel@h-gac.com 713-993-4560 www.h-gac.com/livablecenters