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The Woodlands Township Transit Plan

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Visioning

Monday, October 21, 2013

Steer Davies Gleave

1900 Wazee Street

Suite 250

Denver, Colorado 80202

USA

+1 303 416 7218

www.na.steerdaviesgleave.com


AGENDA

Ι Welcome, introductions, & meeting

purpose

Ι Project background & overview

Ι Visioning statement

Ι Working lunch

Ι Brainstorming – prioritization -

confirmation

Ι Next steps

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Welcome, Introductions, & Meeting

Purpose

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MEETING PURPOSE

Ι Provide an opportunity for The Woodlands Township Board of

Directors to express their vision for The Woodlands Township

Transit Plan

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COORDINATION WITH THE WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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MILESTONE: Goals, Objectives, Process, Criteria

MILESTONE: Alternatives Development

MILESTONE: Recommendations

MILESTONE: Acceptance

MILESTONE: Screening & Analysis

Project Management

Committee (PMC) The Woodlands

Township Board of Directors (TWTBD)

Advisory Committee (AC)

Public Open House

PMC, TWTBD, AC, Public Review

PMC, TWTBD, AC, Public Open House

PMC, TWTBD, AC, Public Board

Meeting

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Project Background & Overview

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PROJECT HISTORY

Ι “Fresh Look” at

Transit

Ι What services

are provided

now?

Ι What services

could be

provided?

Ι What is the cost

to provide these

services?

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Examples of Potential Options

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Examples of Potential Options:

Woodlands Express (Fourth Location)

Ι Additional

transit facilities

Ι Increase

frequency and

potential

destinations

Ι Potential

through running

service

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Woodlands Express Increased Capacity – (Larger Vehicle)

Ι Match vehicle size to

demand

Ι Potential for

improved revenue

recovery

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Woodlands Express Reverse Commute

Ι Enhance existing

express service to

provide reverse

commute opportunities

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OTHER

LOCATIONS?



Local Connectivity Activity Centers, Village Centers, & Town Center

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Transit Connectivity (Pedestrian & Cycling)

Ι Connecting people to transit through improved cycle and walk links

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Lunch

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Visioning Statement

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WHAT IS A VISION?

Ι Something that you imagine - a

picture that you see in your mind

Ι An aspirational description of what

you would like to achieve in the

future.

Ι Serves as a guide for future of

actions

Ι Supported by guiding principles

with an observable end result

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THE PROJECT BUILDS ON A STRONG VISION

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VISION

CRITERIA

ALTERNATIVES

SCREEN 1 SCREEN 2 PRIORITIZED PROJECTS

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OPPORTUNITIES & ISSUES

PRIORITIZATION

Ι Consider the opportunities & issues –

what is missing?

Ι Think about your priorities

Ι Help to prioritize the ‘top 10’

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EXAMPLE VISION STATEMENT

Ι The vision of this project is to provide

frequent, reliable, and equitable

transit service to the southeast

corridor

Ι Our guiding principles supporting this

vision include:

■ Create alternative travel options for

commuters

■ Provide a cost effective solution

■ Create time savings for commuters

■ Provide fair and reasonable

opportunities for access for persons

with special accessibility needs

■ Provide convenient bicycle and

pedestrian access

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VISION STATEMENT FOR

CONCURRENCE

Ι The vision of The Woodlands

Township Transit Plan is…?

Ι This vision is supported by the

following guiding principles:

■ …?

■ …?

■ …?

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Break (15 mins)

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VISION STATEMENT

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The vision of The Woodlands Township Transit Plan is to preserve

The Woodlands economic competitiveness through increased

mobility in the Town Center, the Villages, and existing/emerging

activity centers in the area, creating affordable, reliable, accessible,

safe solutions.

This vision is supported by the following guiding principles:

• Builds partnerships to share costs and benefits.

• Provides high quality services.

• Preserves the commuting services to Houston.

• Supports congestion mitigation.

• Enhances the multi-modal transportation network.

• Results in actionable projects in the near-term and long-term.


Next Steps

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UPCOMING ACTIONS

Ι Meeting accomplishments

Ι Development of draft evaluation criteria by the PMC

Ι Board review – November 14/20

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Thank You

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