BATP Briefing to SW Bank of Texas

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Bay Area Transportation Partnership
Your Regional Voice for Transportation Mobility
and Clean Air!
Regional Transportation Management
Organization Regional Service for the Galveston
Bay Area of the State of Texas
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Regional Transportation Management
Organization Regional Service for the Galveston
Bay Area of the State of Texas
Your Regional Voice for Transportation Mobility
and Clean Air!
18 Municipalities Alvin Clear Lake
Shores El Lago Dickinson Deer Park Friendswood Ho
uston Kemah LaPorte League City
3 Counties Harris Galveston Brazoria
Morgans Point Nassau Bay Pasadena Pearland Seabroo
k Shoreacres Taylor Lake Village Webster
Regional Service Area 280 Square Miles 400,000
Residents 150,000 Employees 10,000 Employers
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BATP Executive Committee Connie Elston,
President CEO Bay Area Transportation
Partnership Bob Robinson, Chairman of the
Board President, Gulf Coast Limestone, Inc. John
Massey, Chairman Elect President, BYL
International, Inc. Gerald B. Allen, Vice
Chairman, Administration Charles A. Jacobson,
Vice Chairman, Membership/Grants John Kennedy,
Treasurer City Manager, City of Nassau Bay
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BATP Executive Committee (cont.) David Murphy,
Secretary CenterPoint Energy Chris Gregg Gregg
Gregg Bill Kerber City of Kemah Marcy
Fryday Lakewood Yacht Club Jerry Newell Turner
Collie Braden, Inc. John Martinec, Past
Chairman AeroSys Associates
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BATP Board of Directors Advisory Board

• ADVISORY BOARD
• Alderman, Claudette, Clear Lake Chamber of
  Commerce
• Beckman, Charles, Harris County, Pct. 2
• Bufkin, Joe, Forest Lake Consulting
• Clark, Ken, Galveston County Commissioner
• Davis, John, Representative, State of Texas
• Dundee, John, Galveston Railroad Museum
• Eckels, Judge Robert, Harris County
• Hamblin, David, CPA
• Jackson, Mike, Senator, State of Texas
• Lampson, Nick, U.S. Congressman, 9th District
• Lewis, Dorthea, Nick Lampsons Office
• Leger, Priscilla, SMS, 147 MSG/MSF, Ellington
  Field
• Mohrhusen, Lois
• Mossman, Dr. Sandra, Clear Creek ISD
• Neff, Mark, SEED
• Peschel, Barkley, District Director, U. S.
  Majority Leader Tom DeLay, 22nd District Texas
• Phelps, Steve, Commissioner, Port of Houston
  Authority

• BOARD OF DIRECTORS
• Allen, Susie, Harris County, Pct. 2
• Burgett, Jim ,Financial Consultant
• Burkett, Gale, GB Tech
• Clapp, Rick, Bay Area Houston Magazine
• Collins, Keena, Keena Company
• Davis, Paul, City of League City
• Edwards, John, Barrios Technology
• Garrett, Marie, MGA Productions
• Hamilton, David, Pate Engineers, Inc.
• Hernandez, Teresita, Hernandez Engineering
• Holomon, Nona, City of Seabrook
• Jasso, Rebecca, Director, United Way Bay Area
  Service Center
• Myers, Floyd, Mayor Pro Tem, City of Webster
• Ogden, Mike, Klotz Associates, Inc.
• Ong, Natalie, City of El Lago
• ONeill, Natalie, Mayor, City of Taylor Lake
  Village

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Members and Allies
COMMUNITY and BUSINESS Working In
Concert!
Brazoria County Galveston County Harris
County City of Alvin City of Clear Lake
Shores City of Deer Park City of Dickinson City
of El Lago City of Friendswood City of
Houston City of Kemah City of LaPorte City of
League City City of Morgans Point City of Nassau
Bay City of Pasadena City of Pearland City of
Seabrook City of Shoreacres City of Taylor Lake
Village City of Webster Clear Creek Independent
School District Clear Lake Area Chamber of
Commerce Bay Area Houston Economic
Partnership Connect Transportation Galveston
County Economic Development Alliance Federal
Aviation Administration Houston-Galveston Area
Council Houston Port Authority Houston
TranStar METRO Metropolitan Transit Authority
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• SUMMARY OF PARTNERSHIP SERVICES AND BENEFITS
• Regional Services
• The Partnership provides facilitation and
  infrastructure support.
• Regional Partners provide essential support via
• voluntary participation in the Commute
  Alternative Committees, and
• financial support.
• Regional Benefits
• Regional Partners receive regional transportation
  mobility and air quality benefits
• from an active participation by board members
  volunteers, and
• from membership agreements and grants.

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Regional Value
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• Long Range Planning
• Chairman Tom Stansel, City of Alvin
• Umbrella Organization for Regional Mobility
  Planning
• Regional Thoroughfare System Improvements
• Publication of Regional Mobility Plan
• Coordinates with Transportation Agencies in its
  Service Area to ensure Corporate Compliance with
  State and Federal Regulations

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• Intelligent Transportation Systems
• Chairman John Massey, BYL International, Inc.
• Regional Traffic Signalization Synchronization
• Regional Traffic Management via Fiber-Optic
  Systems
• Integration with Houston Transtar

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• Transportation Enhancement
• Chairman Tammi Saddler, City of League City
• Assists Local Municipalities in the Development
  of Transportation Enhancement Projects
• Coordination of NASA Parkway Scenic District
  Projects
• Development of New Regional Parkway Scenic
  Corridors
• Regional Hike and Bike Trails
• TEA21 Application and Funding

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• Hurricane Evacuation
• Chairman Jack Fryday
• Regional Traffic Planning for Hurricane
  Evacuation
• Coordination with Public and Private Agencies in
  the Development of Evacuation Plans
• Creating Awareness of Hurricane Evacuation Plans
  through Public Outreach Meetings and Regional
  Websites

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• Transit Services
• Chairman Rebecca Jasso, United Way Bay Area
  Service Center
• Public Transit Network of Regional Carriers
• Regional Expansion of Ride-share Matching
• Regional Expansion of Van and Car Pooling
• Regional Commute Transportation Programs
  including MetroLift, Commute Solutions

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BATP Strategic Plan 2002-2007

• VISION STATEMENT
• The Bay Area will be an economically robust
  community with an environmentally sound and
  diverse mobility system to improve the quality of
  life for its residents.
• MISSION STATEMENT
• The Bay Area Transportation Partnership will
  serve as the leader in the development and
  implementation of plans for a mobility system
  that meet the needs of the Greater Bay Area.

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BATP Strategic Plan 2002-2007 (continued)

• GUIDING PRINCIPLES
• Empower Commute Alternative Committees to
  prioritize, plan and achieve BATP goals and
  objectives.
• Work with Regional Transportation Agencies
  H-GAC, Texas Department of Transportation,
  Houston Transtar, METRO and Connect Transit to
  address Transportation Demand Management for our
  region.
• Work with levels of Governmental Authority
  including municipal, regional, county, state
  federal.
• Establish Strategic Regional Alliances with key
  regional organizations -- Economic Development
  Foundations, Chambers, Developers.
• Establish effective Transportation Demand
  Management with Industry, Communities and
  Residents.

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BATP Strategic Plan 2002-2007 (continued)

• CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS
• Accomplish near-term actions in priority and
  chronological order of performance.
• Marketing/Imaging Program
• Funding
• Membership
• Adequate Staff (1 clerical and 1 professional
  within the next year)
• Investigate 501c3 designation

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Goals Objectives