Keeping Us Moving: Where to Begin? J EFF T AEBEL , FAICP D IRECTOR , - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Keeping Us Moving: Where to Begin? J EFF T AEBEL , FAICP D IRECTOR , C OMMUNITY AND E NVIRONMENTAL P LANNING Challenges Disconnected No Sidewalks Land Uses Deep Roadside Ditches Multi-Lane, High-Volume, High-Speed Roadway Few Safe Crossings

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JEFF TAEBEL, FAICP DIRECTOR, COMMUNITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING

Keeping Us Moving: Where to Begin?

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Challenges

Few Safe Crossings No Sidewalks Deep Roadside Ditches Multi-Lane, High-Volume, High-Speed Roadway Disconnected Land Uses

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Livable Centers and Ped-Bike Districts

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Targeted Strategies

Midtown Airline

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Activity Density

People + Jobs close together
Concentration of trip origins and

destinations

Daytime population
Downtown Houston
Texas Medical Center
Mixed Use Areas
Montrose
Upper Kirby

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Street Connectivity

Traveling from Home to Coffee Shop Connected Grid Traveling from Home to Coffee Shop Disconnected Network

Cul-de-Sac and Wall b/t Different Uses Prohibits Pedestrian Movement Gridded Street Network Offers Multiple, More Direct Routes

Walking: 0.90 mi.

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Street Connectivity/Density

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Walkable Urbanism + TOD

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Blue Map Demo

http://h-gac.maps.arcgis.com/apps/InteractiveFilter/index.html?appid=a765e404adcd449f95ef32766a02d1db

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Blue Map www.h-gac.com/community/livablecenters/tools.aspx

JEFF TAEBEL, FAICP

Director of Community and Environmental Planning Houston-Galveston Area Council jeff.taebel@h-gac.com