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Livable Centers: Sustainable Mobility Strategy

Explore the strategy for sustainable mobility through livable centers, reducing congestion and promoting alternative transportation. Discover regional centers, urban cores, and town centers that offer walkable, mixed-use environments. Find out about ongoing projects and opportunities for livable centers in the Houston area.

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Livable Centers: Sustainable Mobility Strategy

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  1. Livable Centers: A Strategy for Sustainable Mobility Jeff Taebel, FAICP Director, Community & Environmental Planning

  2. Sustainable Mobility? Sustainable Mobility?

  3. The Funding Reality Total RTP Cost = $157.3 billion • Total local $96.6 billion • Harris County bond issues for 2007 < $1billion • Would need 3+ of these packages/year through 2035 just to pay the local share!

  4. Paradigm Shift Reduced Congestion Reduced Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) Reduced Single-Occupant Vehicle (SOV) Trips

  5. Livable Centers Walkable Mixed Connected

  6. Center Types center type pop. + jobs range Neighborhood Center 3,000 – 10,000 Museum District Town Center 10,000 – 50,000 Galveston Regional Center 50,000 – 100,000 Uptown Urban Core 100,000+ Downtown

  7. Can We Help Her? SOV Trip Reduction: 10%

  8. Sustainable Alternatives 250 Neighborhood Centers OR 85 Town Centers = 10% OR 18 Regional Centers OR 10 Urban Cores

  9. Sustainable Alternatives 50 Neighborhood Centers AND 25 Town Centers = 10% AND 7 Regional Centers AND 1 Urban Core

  10. Sustainable Mobility

  11. 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 • Energy Corridor District • Downtown Management District • Implementation • Woodlands Town Center • McGowen Improvements • Midtown Phase V • Galveston Seawall Ped/Transit Connections • Uptown Street Improvements* • Upper Kirby District* • East End District* *ARRA Funded

  12. Downtown Waller Now

  13. Downtown Waller Tomorrow

  14. East End

  15. East End

  16. Midtown

  17. Midtown

  18. TOD Opportunities Around Light Rail Stations

  19. Connections: Roadway Density

  20. The Real Benefits

  21. Jeff Taebel, FAICPjeff.taebel@h-gac.com713-993-4560 www.h-gac.com/livablecenters

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