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BLUEPRINTHOUSTON

• WELCOME TO THE
• CITIZENS CONGRESS II
• Its About Your Future
• Make Your Voice Heard

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LOGISTICS FOR THE DAY

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PURPOSE OF CITIZENS CONGRESS II

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GOAL OF CITIZENS CONGRESS II

1. Discuss how youd like Houston to grow over the
   next 30 years.
2. Understand what building blocks are important
   to you.

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TABLE INTRODUCTIONS

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PRACTICE KEYPAD QUESTIONS

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What brings you to Citizens Congress II?1. The
free coffee 2. Im trying to avoid another trip
to Home Depot with my spouse3. Citizens
Congress?! I thought this was the car show!

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Have you participated in a Citizens Congress
event in the past?1. Yes2. No

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Have you participated in the Envision Houston
workshops?1. Yes2. No

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To what age group do you belong?1. Under 182.
18-243. 25-444. 45-645. 65

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What is your gender?1. Male2. Female

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What is your ethnic background?1. African
American2. Asian3. Caucasian4.
Hispanic/Latino5. Other
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What is the highest level of education you have
received?1. Grade school/some high school2.
High school diploma/GED3. Some college4.
College degree5. Post-graduate degree
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What is your total combined annual household
income?1. Under 30,0002. 30,000 to
39,9993. 40,000 to 49,9994. 50,000 to
59,9995. 60,000 to 69,9996. 70,000 to
99,9997. Over 100,000

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How long have you lived in Houston?1. Less than
2 years2. 2-5 years3. 6-10 years4. 11-20
years5. More than 20 years

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How would you describe yourself? (Select the one
that best describes you)1. Student other than
university2. University student3. Houston
resident4. Houston home-owner5. Houston
business-owner6. Work in Houston7. Other

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Which of the following describes your family?1.
Empty nester (couple or single, children no
longer at home)2. Couple, no children3. Couple
with one or more children living at home4.
Single parent with one or more children at
home5. Single, no children6. Retiree7. Other

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What part of Houston do you live in?1. Inside
the Loop2. Southwest Area3. Northwest Area4.
Southeast Area5. Northeast Area6. West Area7.
East Area8. Other

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ENVISION HOUSTON RECAP
REGIONAL PERSPECTIVE

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Envision Houston Region
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Regional and Subregional Workshop Exercises
Citizens build their own growth scenarios
PROCESS

1. Decide where NOT to grow
2. Choose a starter chip set
3. Arrange chips on map
4. Trade Chips
5. Draw in roads and transit needed

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WORKSHOP MAPS
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Workshop Maps
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Recording Workshop Maps
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Households 2005Existing Conditions
Conroe
Rosenberg
Baytown
Freeport
Galveston
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Households 2035Trend Forecast
Conroe
Rosenberg
Baytown
Freeport
Galveston
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Households 2035 Workshop Results
Conroe
Rosenberg
Baytown
Freeport
Galveston
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Households 2035 Workshop Modified Adjusted to
County Forecast
Conroe
Rosenberg
Baytown
Freeport
Galveston
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WORKSHOP COMMENTSCommon Values

• More open space, less flooding
• Live and work closer together
• Healthier environment
• Less congestion and cost, more mobility
• More transit

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THE SCENARIOS

• The Forecast Scenario A
• Workshop Results Scenario B
• The Hybrid (AB) Scenario C

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HOUSING

• General Patterns
• 20052035 Incremental Growth

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SCENARIO AIncremental
Development follows toll way extensions in a
circumferential pattern
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SCENARIO B Incremental
Growth follows radial pattern and creates centers
at major intersections
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SCENARIO C Incremental
Emerging Satellite Cities
Development avoids floodplains
Population per Square Mile
50 1,000 5,000
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EMPLOYMENT

• General Patterns
• 20052035 Incremental Growth

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SCENARIO AIncremental
Emerging Satellite Cities
Development avoids floodplains
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SCENARIO B Incremental
Growth follows radial pattern and creates centers
at major intersections
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SCENARIO C Incremental
Satellite employment centers emerge
Employment extends to the West of
Houston-Galveston
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EMPLOYMENT COMPARISON By County
Workshop participants moved jobs to outer regions.
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LAND USE INDICATORSImpervious Surface
Evacuation
More open space, less flooding

• Comparison of Scenarios

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SQUARE MILES OF IMPERVIOUS SURFACE Incremental
GrowthLand Cover
48 square miles, the difference between
Scenarios A and B, is about ½ the size of inside
Loop 610 or Manhattan Island times two
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POPULATION IN EVACUATION ZONESIn Thousands
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Less congestion, more choice
TRANSPORTATION INDICATORMobility

• Comparison of Scenarios

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VEHICLE MILES OF TRAVEL
Percent VMT Increase 2005-2035
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Congestion
Severe Congestion
At these congestion levels.
A 20 minute trip would take this long at rush
hour.
Free-flow
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Transportation Indicator Mobility

• Congestion Index

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Scenario ATraffic Volume to Capacity Ratio
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Scenario BTraffic Volume to Capacity Ratio
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Scenario CTraffic Volume to Capacity Ratio
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AIR AND WATER INDICATORS
Healthier Environment

• The Cost of Nonattainment
• and
• The Cost of Water

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AIR QUALITY
Average cost per ton NOx per day for on-road
emission reductions 15 billion
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INCREMENTAL GROWTH OF WATER DEMAND Millions of
Gallons per Day
Outside Existing Waste Water Treatment Areas
Total (wastewater water) 31.60 per
gallon Estimated additional costs (A vs. B/C)
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More transit
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TRANSIT BOARDINGS
Thousands
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WHATS NEXT?
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1. NORTHThursday, May 4 Sofitel Hotel Partner Greenspoint Management District 3. SOUTH/EASTThursday, May 11 College of the MainlandPartners Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership and Galveston Economic Development Partnership   2. CENTRALSaturday, May 6George R. Brown Convention CenterPartner Blueprint Houston 4. WESTFriday, May 12 Stafford CentrePartner Greater Fort Bend Economic Development Council  
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TABLE DISCUSSION ABOUT SCENARIOS

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TABLE DISCUSSION ABOUT SCENARIOS
What do you like about each Scenario?Whats
missing in each Scenario?

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CITY OF HOUSTON PERSPECTIVE

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SCENARIO A TREND

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Existing Land Use
NORTH
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New Households Scenario A
NORTH
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Employment 2000
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Employment Growth Scenario A
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Houston Base Map
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Scenario A

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Scenario A - Trend
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Scenario A - Trend
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Scenario A - Trend

• Style of growth Current Growth Pattern
• Total Population 869,059
• Total Households 358,679
• Total Jobs 593,888
• Jobs Housing Ratio 1.65 Jobs/Housing

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SCENARIO B WORKSHOP

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Existing Land Use
NORTH
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New Households - Scenario B
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Employment 2000
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New Employment Scenario B
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Houston Base Map
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Scenario B

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Scenario B - Workshop
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Scenario B Workshop Results

• Style of growth Condensed Growth in Satellite
  Cities and Town Centers
• Total Population 1,137,674
• Total Households 469,456
• Total Jobs 435,830
• Jobs Housing Ratio 0.9 Ratio Jobs/Housing

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SCENARIO C MODIFIED

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Existing Land Use
NORTH
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New Households Scenario C
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Employment 2000
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New Employment Scenario C
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Houston Base Map
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Scenario C

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Scenario C - Modified
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Scenario C Modified

• Style of growth Centralized Development along
  Major Corridors
• Total Population 1,431,618
• Total Households 580,713
• Total Jobs 653, 773
• Jobs Housing Ratio 1.1 Jobs/Housing

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Scenario Building Blocks

• Floodplains Green Space
• Town Centers
• Corridors
• Downtown
• Neighborhoods

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Building BlocksFloodplains Greenspace
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Corridor
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Town Center
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Neighborhood
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Neighborhoods
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Downtown

• Example Downtown Houston

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Downtown
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BLUEPRINT HOUSTON BUILDING BLOCKS

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BLUEPRINT HOUSTON BUILDING BLOCKS

1. Floodplains, Parks, and Greenspaces
2. Neighborhoods
3. Shaping the City
4. Transportation

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FLOODPLAINS, PARKS, AND GREENSPACES
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Floodplains, Parks,and GreenspacesGuiding Values

• We should establish sound and renewable
  environmental values and stewardship.

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Floodplains, Parks, and GreenspacesImages
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Parks and Greenspaces Guiding Values

• We should leave future generations an
  environment at least as good as the environment
  we enjoy today.

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Parks and Greenspaces Comments from Workshops

• Parks, recreation, bike and walking trails along
  bayous.
• Beach Access and integration and linkage of
  waterways recreation.
• Greenbelts, community gardens and pocket parks.

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FLOODPLAINS, PARKS, AND GREENSPACES TABLE
DISCUSSION

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FLOODPLAINS, PARKS, AND GREENSPACES
1. There should be no further development in the
100 year floodplain even if it reduces the amount
of land for development.1. Strongly agree2.
Agree3. Neutral4. Disagree5. Strongly
disagree
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FLOODPLAINS, PARKS, AND GREENSPACES
2. Flood risks should be minimized by requiring
stronger building standards (such as elevated
buildings) or directing development to areas
outside the floodplains, even if it means higher
density development in those areas.1. Strongly
agree2. Agree3. Neutral4. Disagree5. Strongly
disagree
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FLOODPLAINS, PARKS, AND GREENSPACES
3. The city should spend more money to reclaim
land from the floodplain by improving street
drainage and developing more retention ponds.1.
Strongly agree2. Agree3. Neutral4. Disagree5.
Strongly disagree
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FLOODPLAINS, PARKS, AND GREENSPACES
4. Expansion of the park system is important to
the quality of life in Houston.1. Strongly
agree2. Agree3. Neutral4. Disagree5. Strongly
disagree
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FLOODPLAINS, PARKS, AND GREENSPACES
5. Given the current city budget constraints,
plans to develop linear parks should be
accelerated, even if it means building fewer
neighborhood parks.1. Strongly agree2.
Agree3. Neutral4. Disagree5. Strongly
disagree
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FLOODPLAINS, PARKS, AND GREENSPACES
6. New city revenues should be identified to
purchase vacant land to build neighborhood
parks.1. Strongly agree2. Agree3. Neutral4.
Disagree5. Strongly disagree
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NEIGHBORHOODS

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NeighborhoodsGuiding Values

• We should plan to balance active urban cores
  with more dense mixed-use activity centers and
  surrounding neighborhoods, which can grow in an
  orderly way.

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NeighborhoodsImages
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NeighborhoodsComments from Workshops

• Walkable neighborhoods and interest in rail to
  major residential centers.

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NEIGHBORHOODS TABLE DISCUSSION

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NEIGHBORHOODS
1. Increased density in existing neighborhoods
should be discouraged by steering new development
to other parts of the city.1. Strongly agree2.
Agree3. Neutral4. Disagree5. Strongly
disagree

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NEIGHBORHOODS
2. A single family house and large yard are so
important to me, that I would rather live outside
the city where I can have a yard, and find ways
to commute to my job.1. Strongly agree2.
Agree3. Neutral4. Disagree5. Strongly
disagree

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NEIGHBORHOODS
3. Im willing to have a mixed use center
adjacent to my neighborhood if I was assured that
the new development is compatible with the
character of my neighborhood and does not
overload the current infrastructure.1. Strongly
agree2. Agree3. Neutral4. Disagree5. Strongly
disagree

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SHAPING THE CITY

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Shaping the CityComments from Workshops

• More density, less sprawl.
• Avoid encroaching on rural centers (i.e., Eagle
  Lake, Columbus, Danbury, Needville).

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Shaping the CityImages
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Shaping the CityComments from Workshops

• Compact residential areas connected with
  satellite smaller cities.
• More mixed-use closer to residential---live/work
  together.
• Concentrate development at hubs/nodes.

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SHAPING THE CITY TABLE DISCUSSION

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SHAPING THE CITY
1. Most future residential, employment, and
retail development in Houston should occur in
mixed use town centers and along corridors in and
around the city, not just inside the Loop.1.
Strongly agree2. Agree3. Neutral4. Disagree5.
Strongly disagree
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SHAPING THE CITY
2. I would be willing to live in a town center
where I could walk or take transit to the store
and the park and have a shorter commute, even if
it meant living in a home with a smaller yard or
no yard at all.1. Strongly agree2. Agree3.
Neutral4. Disagree5. Strongly disagree
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SHAPING THE CITY
3. I would prefer to live adjacent to a
transportation corridor where I could have a
large yard, walk or take transit to the store
even if it meant having a longer commute time to
my job.1. Strongly agree2. Agree3. Neutral4.
Disagree5. Strongly disagree
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SHAPING THE CITY
4. Downtown Houston should remain the center of
the region with the most job growth and increased
residential growth.1. Strongly agree2.
Agree3. Neutral4. Disagree5. Strongly
disagree
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TRANSPORTATION

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TransportationGuiding Values

• We value choice in transportation with safe and
  efficient transportation options (walk, bike,
  public transit including rail, automobile, or
  telecommuting).
• We should coordinate land use and transportation
  in public policies and expenditures and
  development regulations.

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TransportationImages
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TransportationComments from Workshops

• Intense development along main street corridor.
• Radial urban corridors.
• Mass Transit is a must for the major arterials.
• Extend Light rail. Extend bus park ride system

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Transportation Comments from Workshops

• Increased mobility on roadways, through improved
  access to transit and increased opportunities
  for walking and bicycling.
• Rail to major residential and employment
  centers.

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TRANSPORTATION TABLE DISCUSSION

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TRANSPORTATION
1. More funds should be directed to forms of
travel other than roads, including transit, bikes
and walking.1. Strongly agree2. Agree3.
Neutral4. Disagree5. Strongly disagree
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TRANSPORTATION
2. I support increasing our transit choices even
if it requires incentives to develop more
housing, jobs, and retail along the transit
routes to achieve higher ridership levels.1.
Strongly agree2. Agree3. Neutral4. Disagree5.
Strongly disagree
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TRANSPORTATION
3. I am willing to pay a toll for a faster, more
reliable trip to my destination.1. Strongly
agree2. Agree3. Neutral4. Disagree5. Strongly
disagree
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TRANSPORTATION
4. I am the kind of person thata. Always
drives my car, because I believe it is a faster,
and more reliable way to my destination.b.
Would carpool or take bus rapid transit or light
rail if, when I get to my destination, I can get
around without a car.
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VOTING RESULTS

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WRAP-UP QUESTIONS

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WRAP-UP QUESTIONS
The City of Houston should adopt a strategy to
guide future development?1. (Strongly agree)2.
(Agree)3. (Neutral)4. (Disagree)5. (Strongly
Disagree)

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WRAP-UP QUESTIONS
A growth strategy should incorporate neighborhood
plans developed through a formal process that
involves residents, City Planning Department,
Planning Commission, Major, and City Council.1.
(Strongly agree)2. (Agree)3. (Neutral)4.
(Disagree)5. (Strongly Disagree)

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WHAT WE HEARD TODAY

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NEXT STEPS

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THANK YOU SPONSERS

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THANK YOU!

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THANK YOU!