Event Details — H-GAC public meeting on subregional planning (Baytown)

The Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) will host a public meeting from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm on Tuesday, February 2 in Baytown to discuss subregional planning in the East Port area, which includes Baytown, Clear Lake Shores, Deer Park, Galena Park, Jacinto City, Kemah, La Porte, League City, Morgan’s Point, Pasadena, Seabrook, Shoreacres, South Houston, Webster, and unincorporated parts of Chambers and Harris counties. More information, including presentations and information from previous workshops, is available at the H-GAC website.

The meeting will be held at:
City of Baytown
Community Center–Tejas Room
2407 Market Street
Baytown, TX 77520 (map)

The H-GAC website provides an overview of subregional planning:

The Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC), in recognition of the need for a more holistic, strategic approach to planning has developed its Subregional Planning Initiative (SPI) that is intended to help achieve regional and community goals through the integration of transportation and land use planning and its incorporation into local plans, projects, and development strategies. This initiative, which will focus on areas selected through an application process, will provide an in-depth examination of the subregional area, identifying the goals and priorities of the communities, assessment of existing conditions, and the development of recommendations and implementation strategies to achieve the goals and priorities.

The resulting plans will have a focus on the integration of transportation and land use, the provision of multimodal transportation choices and how different growth and development patterns affect the future of the region and quality of life for its residents.

An H-GAC email notes:

The goal of H-GAC’s Subregional Planning Initiative (SPI) Program is to enable the Houston-Galveston region and its local communities to successfully develop and protect economic vitality, transportation assets, environmentally sensitive areas, green space and quality communities that attract new people and businesses to the region. A key component is coordinating transportation investments with local plans and policies.
These meetings will present implementation strategies and solicit citizen input on actions needed/desired to fulfill the transportation-land use vision for the East Port area. Participants will have an opportunity to “vote on” land use and transportation strategies they think are desirable for creating livable centers and corridors in the East Port area.
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For more information please contact:
Meredith Dang, AICP
Land Use Transportation Coordinator
Houston-Galveston Area Council
Phone: 713-993-2443
meredith.dang@h-gac.com