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
Livable Centers and Ped-Bike Districts
Targeted Strategies Airline Midtown
Activity Density • People + Jobs close together o Concentration of trip origins and destinations • Daytime population o Downtown Houston o Texas Medical Center • Mixed Use Areas o Montrose o Upper Kirby
Street Connectivity Gridded Street Network Offers Multiple, Cul-de-Sac and Wall b/t Different Uses More Direct Routes Prohibits Pedestrian Movement Walking : 0.90 mi. Traveling from Home to Coffee Shop Traveling from Home to Coffee Shop Connected Grid Disconnected Network
Street Connectivity/Density
Walkable Urbanism + TOD
Blue Map Demo http://h-gac.maps.arcgis.com/apps/InteractiveFilter/index.html?appid=a765e404adcd449f95ef32766a02d1db
J EFF T AEBEL , FAICP Director of Community and Environmental Planning Houston-Galveston Area Council jeff.taebel@h-gac.com Blue Map www.h-gac.com/community/livablecenters/tools.aspx
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