Enhancing Mobility in the Houston-galveston Region

................................................................................................................................... ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ............................................................................................................ ii OVERVIEW ................................................................................................................................... 4 INTRODUCTION TO MOBILITY PLANNING...................................................................... 5 What is a Mobility Plan? ............................................................................................................ 5 Organization of Paper ................................................................................................................. 6 Region and State Mobility Plans ................................................................................................ 7 THE CURRENT ENVIRONMENT FOR MOBILITY PLANNING EFFORTS ................. 9 The Significant Challenge of Growth ......................................................................................... 9 Background – Reasons for a Mobility Plan ................................................................................ 9 BENEFITS FROM MOBILITY PLANNING ......................................................................... 11 RELATIONSHIP TO CURRENT PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT PROCESSES .... 12 CRAFTING A MOBILITY PLAN............................................................................................ 14 Key Elements In Developing A Mobility Plan ......................................................................... 14 Vision ........................................................................................................................................ 16 Select a Set of Performance Measures ...................................................................................... 16 Mobility Targets ....................................................................................................................... 18 Using the Transportation Planning Model ................................................................................ 20 Estimate the Benefits ................................................................................................................ 20 AFTER THE MOBILITY PLAN – WHAT’S NEXT? ........................................................... 21 CONCLUSIONS – WHY PREPARE A MOBILITY PLAN? ................................................ 24 REFERENCES ............................................................................................................................ 25 APPENDIX A – PERFORMANCE MEASURES ................................................................... 26 Individual Traveler Mobility Measures .................................................................................... 26 A Note About Door-to-Door Travel Time Measures ............................................................... 29 Regional Mobility Measures ..................................................................................................... 30 APPENDIX B USING THE LONG RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING MODEL TO ASSESS MOBILITY NEEDS ............................................................................................. 3