Transcript Rethinking Transportation - Houston

Quarterly Public Meetings
April 2008
Today’s Agenda
 H-GAC’s Role in Transportation Planning
 Subregional Planning
 Access Management
 Amendments
 Question & Answers
 Public Comment
Federally designated regional forum
for transportation planning
8-County Transportation Planning Area
Regional Transportation
Planning
Transportation Policy Council:
 Coordinates regional transportation
planning
 Sets spending priorities
 Reviews/approves major corridor studies,
alternatives analysis
Who Serves on TPC?
Elected officials or their designated
representatives:
 Cities
 Counties
Transportation officials:
 TxDOT
 METRO
 Freight transportation
Non-voting advisory members
Products
Regional Transportation Plan (RTP)
 A continuing, comprehensive &
cooperative planning process between
H-GAC, counties, cities, public, TxDOT
& METRO
 Blueprint for future transportation
development
 Minimum 20-year planning horizon
 Updated every two to four years
Products
Transportation Improvement Program (TIP)
 First 4 years of RTP
 Listing of funded projects
 Roadway, transit, bike & pedestrian, air
quality improvement projects, etc.
 Amended as necessary
Products
Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP)
 Describes planning activities in the region
 Updated every two years
 Includes federal, state and locally funded
initiatives
 One of the first steps in the project
development pipeline
Public Involvement
 H-GAC—one of many agencies
 Provide information
 Solicit comment early in process
 Relay information to policy-makers
Information
www.h-gac.com/transportation
STEPHANIE LEE
Public Involvement
713.993.4581
[email protected]