City of Houston Major Thoroughfare & Freeway Plan MAJOR THOROUGHFARE AND FREEWAY PLAN City of Houston ETJ: Harris County Fort Bend County Waller County Montgomery County Liberty County

City of Houston

Major Thoroughfare & Freeway Plan

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Amar MohiteTransportation Planning Division Manager

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MAJOR THOROUGHFARE AND FREEWAY PLAN

City of Houston ETJ:Harris CountyFort Bend County Waller CountyMontgomery County Liberty County

RCA forwarded to City CouncilRCA forwarded to City CouncilSeptember 1, 2016

Planning Commission ActionAugust 11, 2016

Planning Commission ActionAugust 11, 2016

Planning Commission Public HearingJuly 14, 2016

Planning Commission Public HearingJuly 14, 2016

Public Open HouseJune 14, 2016

Public Open HouseJune 14, 2016

Planning Commission WorkshopMay

Planning Commission WorkshopMay

Application submittal periodJanuary - February

Application submittal periodJanuary - February

Pre-submittal meeting with staffPre-submittal meeting with staffJanuary - February

MTFP Amendment Process & Timeline

• Staff presents their recommendation for each amendment to Planning Commission

• Planning Commission approves or disapproves the applicant’s request

• City Council holds a vote to adopt the amended MTFP map

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Sub-Regional Mobility Studies Completed

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• Inner West Loop• Texas Medical Center• Heights‐Northside• Northwest Houston• US 290 Area

• Greater West Houston

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2015 MTFP Amendments Northwest Sub-regional

Mobility Study

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Northwest Houston

FreewayMajor ThoroughfareMajor CollectorMinor CollectorTransit Corridor Street

MTFP AMENDMENT REQUEST

ADD

REALIGN

DELETE

Street ClassROW WidthNo. Lanes

RECLASSIFY

Harris County US 290 Area Study

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US 290 Area Study: Katy Prairie Area

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2015 MTFP Proposed 2016 MTFP

QUESTIONS

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