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RESOURCE ALLOCATION IN THE HOUSTON-GALVESTON AREA

NATIONAL FORUM ON PERFORMANCE-BASED PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING. RESOURCE ALLOCATION IN THE HOUSTON-GALVESTON AREA . Bridging Today & Tomorrow: Major Issues for the RTP . Environment Land Use Regional Transit Freight Safety/Security Transportation Funding.

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RESOURCE ALLOCATION IN THE HOUSTON-GALVESTON AREA

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  1. NATIONAL FORUM ON PERFORMANCE-BASED PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING RESOURCE ALLOCATION IN THE HOUSTON-GALVESTON AREA

  2. Bridging Today & Tomorrow:Major Issues for the RTP • Environment • Land Use • Regional Transit • Freight • Safety/Security • Transportation Funding

  3. Bridging Tomorrow:VISIONING A Planning Tool for the Region’s Future Reducing uncertainties of one forecast Minimizing risk of an unknown future… by examining different growth scenarios

  4. Bridging Today & Tomorrow: VISIONINGActive Citizen Involvement 1500 Participants

  5. Bridging Today & Tomorrow:Common Values/Goals • Preserve open space & flood plain • Live and work closer together • Less congestion and travel cost, better mobility • More transit • Healthier environment

  6. Bridging Today & Tomorrow:Common Values/Goals

  7. 2035 Regional Transportation PlanIssues Higher Quality of Life Greater density? Mixed Use Development? High priority land areas Needed Transportation Investment? Air Quality Paying for the Plan Tolls: Projects versus System? Transit : Local-option Taxes?

  8. A Changing ProcessFirst Cycle _Step 1: Visioning – Goals, Growth Scenarios __Step 2: Identify Environmental Priorities ___Step 3: Growth Scenario Performance ____Step 4: Adopt Regional Goals, Principles for Growth in 2035 RTP

  9. A Changing ProcessSecond Cycle _ Step 5: Sub-regional Visioning – Goals, Growth Scenarios, Plans __Step 5.1: Identify Sub-regions ___Step 5.2: Identify Sub-regional Goals ____Step 5.3: Develop/Evaluate Growth Scenarios, Plans _____Step 5.4: Local selection of Subregional Growth Principles/Strategy ______Step 6: Incorporate Sub-Regional Goals, Growth Principles in 2040/50 RTP

  10. 2035 Regional Transportation Plan Timeline Public Outreach& Comment Concurrent Federal Review Process Draft Conformity Federal Approval Draft Plan TPC Approval for public comment TPC Approval for Federal Action 12 06 01 07 06 07 07 07 Month Year

  11. 2040/50 Regional TransportationPlanSchedule Identify Subregions - Summer ‘07 Subregional Visioning – Fall ‘07 Subregional Plans – Fall ’09 2040/50 RTP – Summer\Fall ‘10

  12. ADDED CAPACITY

  13. ITS/TSM

  14. Bicycle/Pedestrian

  15. TRANSIT SERVICE

  16. TRANSIT CAPITAL

  17. LIVABLE CENTERS

  18. For More Information: www.h-gac.com/Transportation E-mail: alan.clark@h-gac.com H-GAC3555 Timmons LaneSuite 120Houston, TX 77027Phone: 713-627-3200

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