Changing Directions:Changing Directions:Transportation Town HallTransportation Town Hall

Jeff Taebel, FAICPJeff Taebel, FAICPMay 19, 2009May 19, 2009

Sustainable Mobility?

Daily Vehicle Miles Traveled per Employee

5

Westchase 27 miles

2

Uptown 16 miles

3

Greenway 14 miles

Medical Center 5 miles

4

1

Downtown 9 miles

Regional average 51 miles

Transit to Work

Downtown: 36% work trips via transit TMC: 8% work trips via transit

H-GAC Livable Centers Projects: 2008-2011 TIPStudies

• 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

For more infoJeff Taebel, FAICP

jtaebel@h-gac.com713-993-4560

www.h-gac.com/livablecenters