Livable Centers: A Strategy for Regional Mobility

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Livable CentersA Strategy for Regional Mobility
New Partners for Smart Growth February 9, 2008
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• Coordinate transportation and land use
• Improve connectivity and accessibility
• Create a healthy environment
• Increase multi-modal transportation options

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Centers and Connections
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Centers and Connections
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Centers and Connections
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Types of Centers
Neighborhood Center
Town Center
Regional Center
Urban Core
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Types of Centers Neighborhood Center

• Neighborhood Center

Area 207 acres ( 20 blocks) Grid Cell 3 x
3 Time to walk from center to side 6
min Population jobs range 3,000 10,000
Museum District
Min activity intensity 14.5 pop jobs/acre
Number Currently in Region 82
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Types of Centers Town Center

• Town Center

Area 574 acres Grid Cell 5 x 5 Time to walk
from center to side 9 minutes Population jobs
range 10,000 50,000 Min activity intensity
17.4 pop jobs/acre Number currently in region
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Galveston
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Types of Centers Regional Center
Regional Center
Area 1125 acres Grid Cell 7 x 7 Time to walk
from center to side 13 minutes Population jobs
range 50,000 100,000 Min activity intensity
44.4 pop jobs/acre Number currently in region 3
Uptown District
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Types of Centers Urban Core

• Urban Core

Downtown Houston
Area 1125 acres Time to walk from center to
side 13 minutes Population jobs range 100,000
Min activity intensity 88 pop
jobs/acre Number currently in region 1
Grid Cell 7 x 7
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Number of centers needed to generate equal pop
jobs of urban core
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Density
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Measuring Impacts
Single-Occupancy Vehicle (SOV)Trip Reduction
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10 250 Neighborhood Centers OR 85 Town
Centers OR 18 Regional Centers OR 10 Urban Cores
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10 50 Neighborhood Centers AND 25 Town
Centers AND 7 Regional Centers AND 1 Urban Core
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Centers Benefits Calculator
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Trip Changes
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VMT Reductions
10.35 Reduction
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Emissions Reductions
9 reduction in VOC and 9.5 reduction in NOx
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Significance
157 billion investment in 2035 RTP
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H-GAC Livable Centers Projects 2008-2011 TIP

• Planning
• East End Mgmt Dist Navigation/S. Jensen
• Houston Code Enforcement Building
• Houston Midtown TOD
• Houston Urban Corridors Implementation
• Waller Town Square

• Implementation
• Woodlands Town Center
• McGowen Improvements
• Midtown Phase V
• Galveston Seawall Ped/Transit Connections
• Uptown Street Improvements

Currently on contingency list
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Livable Centers Midtown TOD
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Livable Centers Woodlands Town Center
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Livable Centers Uptown
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Questions?
Jeff Taebel, AICPjeff.taebel_at_h-gac.com713-993-45
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www.h-gac.com/livablecenters