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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