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Quarterly Public Meetings
April 2008
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Today’s Agenda H-GAC’s Role in Transportation Planning
Subregional Planning
Access Management
Amendments
Question & Answers
Public Comment
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Federally designated regional forum for transportation planning
8-County Transportation Planning Area
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Regional Transportation Planning
Coordinates regional transportation planning
Sets spending priorities
Reviews/approves major corridor studies, alternatives analysis
Transportation Policy Council:
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Who Serves on TPC?Elected officials or their designatedrepresentatives: Cities Counties
Transportation officials: TxDOT METRO Freight transportation
Non-voting advisory members
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Products
Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) A continuing, comprehensive & cooperative
planning process between H-GAC, counties, cities, public, TxDOT & METRO
Blueprint for future transportation development
Minimum 20-year planning horizon
Updated every two to four years
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Products
Transportation Improvement Program (TIP)
First 4 years of RTP
Listing of funded projects
Roadway, transit, bike & pedestrian, air quality improvement projects, etc.
Amended as necessary
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Products
Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) Describes planning activities in the region
Updated every two years
Includes federal, state and locally funded initiatives
One of the first steps in the project development pipeline
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Public Involvement
H-GAC—one of many agencies
Provide information
Solicit comment early in process
Relay information to policy-makers
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Information
www.h-gac.com/transportation
STEPHANIE LEEPublic Involvement
713.993.4581