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Regional Transit Coordination
Subcommittee (RTCS) Meeting
Houston-Galveston Area Council
3555 Timmons Lane, 2nd Floor, Conference Room B/C
Thursday October 12, 2017
9:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
Agenda
1. Introductions – Vernon Chambers, Harris County Transit, Chair.
2. Public Comments
3. Action Item: Approval of August 17, 2017 RTCS Meeting Summary
4. Information Items:
• RTCS Action Plan Updates: Kari Hackett (10 minutes)
• Regional Transit Framework Study and High Capacity Transit Task Force-
Updates- Thomas Gray (15 minutes)
• Investment Matrix and Commuter Transit Support- David Wurdlow (20 minutes),
5. Agency Reports (5 minutes each)
6. Other Business:
• Google Transit Updates and Future Request for Assistance
• TxDOT PTN Regionally Coordinated Transportation Plan (RCTP) Workshop
November 2017.
Next RTCS Quarterly Meeting- January 12, 2018 (tentative), H-GAC Conference Room B/C.
Regional Transit Coordination Subcommittee
April 13, 2017 Page 1 of 1
REGIONAL TRANSIT COORDINATION SUBCOMMITTEE
MEETING SUMMARY Thursday, August 17, 2017 – 9:30 A.M.
Houston-Galveston Area Council of Government Offices
3555 Timmons Lane, Suite 120, Houston, Texas 77027
(Meeting Held – Second Floor, Agency Conference Rooms 2-B and C)
BRIEFING
Meeting Summary
I. Introductions - Chair Vernon Chambers, Harris County Transit, welcomed the group and started the
meeting with an introduction. Sixteen (16) people attended the meeting in-person, 4 members
participated by conference call. The quorum requirement of 8 members present was met.
II. Public Comments – There were no public comments.
III. Approval of RTCS Meeting Summary – The chair called for comments or revisions regarding the RTCS
Meeting Summary from April 13, 2017, none were offered. The April 2017 Meeting Summary was
approved.
MEMBERS PRESENT ALTERNATES PRESENT
Vernon Chambers – Harris County Transit
Summer Day – MOW – Montgomery County
Anthony Cochran – TxDOT
Summer Day – MOW – Montgomery County
Mary Fay – METRO
James Hollis – Gulf Coast Connect Center
Vincent Morrison – Harris County Community Services
Tennille Jones – Fort Bend County
Sharon Lewis – TxDOT
Brittany Montalvo – MOW-Montgomery County
Other Interested Parties
Katy Foster – MOW – Montgomery County
Dr. Lalita Sen – Texas Southern University
RTCS Members and other interested persons participating by telephone
Michael Worthy, City of Galveston, Island Transit – Primary
Vastene Olier, Colorado Valley Transit - Alternate
Shawn Johnson, City of Conroe - Primary
John Branson – City of Pearland - Primary
H-GAC STAFF PRESENT
David Wurdlow
Ayo Jibowu
Kari Hackett
Lydia Abebe
Alan Rodenstein
Thomas Gray
Patrick Mandapanka
Greg Seal
Issac Perez
Lucinda Martinez
Sean Middleton
Veronica Baxter Lamb
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IV. Regionally Coordinated Transportation Plan (RCTP) Updates - Mr. Kari Hackett, H-GAC, briefed the
committee members on the following two items:
• Public Outreach – Phase Two Report - Mr. Hackett presented the highlights of the June
2017 public outreach meetings for the RCTP update. He thanked the transit operators and
the committee members for their involvement in encouraging people to attend the
meetings. The summary of that public outreach report is included with the Gulf Coast
Regionally Coordinated Transportation Plan (RCTP) documents as Appendix I. The RCTP
documents are available on the project website at www.ridethegulfcoast.com.
• Revised Draft RCTP Final Report – Mr. Hackett gave a brief presentation on the highlights
and revisions to the draft RCTP Final Report. After the presentation, he indicated that the
next steps will be to implement the recommendations. He encouraged everyone to work
together to make that a reality. The chair thanked Mr. Hackett and H-GAC staff for all the
hard work they put in to develop the plan. She also thanked the transit operators and non-
profit organizations for their coordination efforts. Mr. James Hollis, on behalf of Connect
Transit, commended H-GAC staff for their good work on the plan.
V. Action Item: Request for Approval of the updated Gulf Coast RCTP – The 2017 update to the Gulf
Coast RCTP was unanimously approved.
VI. Information Item: Regional Transportation Plan (RTP)/Transportation Improvement Program (TIP)
Investment Priorities– Mr. David Wurdlow gave a presentation on RTP Strategies and Investment
priorities. He asked the committee members about their priority projects for investment. The chair
indicated that she would like to see a resource database implemented for the region. Clarification
was provided that the first phase of implementing a regional resource database would be met with
the implementation of the Regional Trip Planner using the Google Transit software platform. That
effort is in process. A second phase will involve the development of an online interactive resource
database.
VII. Agency Reports – Each participant was provided an opportunity to update the RTCS on their
organization’s transportation services. Audio recordings of the RTCS Meetings including the Agency
Reports are maintained at H-GAC.
VIII. Next Meeting
October 12, 2017 (tentative), H-GAC Conference Room B/C
Meeting adjourned at approximately 10:55 am
Gulf CoastRegionally Coordinated
Transportation Plan Update
More Options for More People
Technical Advisory Committee
September 13, 2017
Kari J. Hackett
Regional Transit Operators
Service Areas
Findings
▪ Regional/Statewide Coordination
▪ Support for Additional Resources
▪ Customer Comfort/Convenience
▪ Gaps
Recommendations (1)
▪ Partnerships and Collaborations (P3s)
▪ Replicate Best Practices
▪ Coordinated Infrastructure Improvements
▪ Regional Mobility Management
Recommendations (2)
▪ Regional Connectivity
– Seamless Fare Policy
– Intercity/ Regional Express Services
– Expanded HCT
▪ Innovative Financing
– Local Match Development Fund
– Growth in Sales Tax Revenues
▪ Incremental Expansion Strategy
Next Steps
▪ Requests for Acceptance September (TAC,
TPC)
▪ Update RTCS Action Plan
▪ Advance Planning/Coordination
www.ridethegulfcoast.com
RegionalTransportation PlanInvestment Matrix
Regional Transit Coordination Subcommittee
August 17, 2017
2040 RTP Priority Framework
2040 RTP Vision
▪ In the year 2040, our region will have a
multimodal transportation system through
coordinated investments that supports a
desirable quality of life, enhanced economic
vitality and increased safety, access and mobility.
2040 RTP Goal/Strategy Alignment
2015 Call for Projects FrameworkInvestment
AreaInvest Type Evaluation Examples
Mobility Major All RTP Goals Major Capacity, Interchanges, etc.
Other 1-2 Perf. Measures Traffic/Access Mgmt, Intersections, Incident Mgmt,
ITS
Alt Mode Major All RTP Goals Fixed Guideway Transit, Joint Devel. Projects, etc.
Other 1-2 Perf. Measures Sidewalks, Shared Paths, Cycle Tracks, Transit Access,
etc.
Air Quality Major All RTP Goals Refueling Infrastructure, Transit Fleet Expansion
Other 1-2 Perf. Measures Clean Vehicles, Vanpool/Shared Ride, Telework,
Transit Pilot, etc.
Planning Other 1-2 Perf. Measures Studies: Subregional, Thoroughfare, Access Mgmt,
Livable Centers Studies
Major Investments
▪ Individually evaluated
▪ Capital Investments > $100 million
▪ Connection to RTP Goals & Strategies within
“Investment Areas”
▪ Examples: North Houston Highway Improvement
Project, US 290, etc.
Other Investments
▪ Capital expenditures < $100 million
▪ Majority of project activity
▪ Ensure alignment with RTP via investment priority matrix
▪ Identify key areas of regional interest to focus investment
▪ What are stakeholder priorities for investment in each Strategy?
Investment Priority Matrix
▪ Merge 2040 RTP Goals/Strategies with 2015 Call for Projects framework
▪ Build on recently completed regional planning efforts
▪ Identify key areas of regional interest to focus investment
▪ Builds on previous discussion with RTP Subcommittee
Investment Areas
RTP Strategies
Operations and System
ManagementState of Good Repair
Multimodal Network
Expansion
Coordinate
Development
Mobility Highways &
Thoroughfares
• ITS infrastructure
• Incident management
programs
• Reconstruction of
principal arterials/NHS
• Interjurisdictional
connectivity (e.g. bridges)
• Widening Projects
• New Highways &
Thoroughfares
Freight • Interchange/Intersection
improvements (direct
connectors, geometry)
• Rail grade separations
• Rehab/Reconstruct
intermodal connectors
(First Mile/Last Mile)
• Freight Bypass (e.g. IH -69)
• Innovative freight movement
•
Transit • Regional Fare Collection • Regional/Shared
Maintenance Facilities
• Vehicle Replacement
• Passenger Facilities
• Vehicle Purchase
• TOD Public
Infrastructure
Ped / Bike • Access to fixed route
transit
• Rail grade crossing
improvements
• ADA compliance of
pedestrian network
• “Priority Level 1” regional
bikeways
• Eliminate gaps between
existing facilities within the
regional bikeway system
•
Air Quality • Commute Solutions
• Clean Air Action
• Vehicle & Engine
Replacement (Clean
Vehicles)
• Alternative Fuel
Infrastructure (Clean
Vehicles)
• Alternative Fuel
Infrastructure (Clean
Vehicles)
Planning • Safety Planning • • Sub-regional/ Multimodal
mobility studies
• Livable Centers
Initiative
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