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Livable Centers Forum

Agenda and Speaker Information (PDF) 681K

Livable Centers: A Regional Strategy (PDF) 2.1M
Jeff Taebel, Director of Community and Environmental Planning, H-GAC

Creating a Successful Livable Center - The City Perspective (PDF) 3.7M
Carmen Moran, Director of Development Services,  City of Addison, Economic Development

Reality Check: Lessons from the Development Community (PDF) 10M
Doug Childers, Principal, Morris Architects

The Future of Livable Centers in the Houston Region (PDF) 2.7M
Ed Wulfe, President, Wulfe and Company


Upper Kirby Livable Centers Community Workshop
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Agenda (PDF) 5M
Needs Assessment (PDF) 51MB
Community Workshop Notes (PDF) 205K
Advisory Committee Meeting Notes (PDF) 191K
Upper Kirby Workshop Presentation (PDF) 6.5M)

Northside Livable Centers Community Workshop
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Agenda English (PDF) 5M Agenda Spanish (PDF) 2M
Needs Assessment (PDF) 44M
Community Workshop Notes (PDF) 213K
Advisory Committee Meeting Notes (PDF) 195K
Northside Workshop Presentation (PDF) 6.3M



Livable Centers Workshop 

Livability Planning

Planning for Livability (November 13, 2009)
Agenda and Speaker Information (PDF) 710K

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Establishing the Framework: Why Plan for Livability? (PDF) 2.2M
Jeff Taebel, FAICP, Houston-Galveston Area Council

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Livability Planning Overview (PDF) 24M
Craig Farmer, FAICP, Freese and Nichols

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How Does Livability Affect the Bottom Line? (PDF) 33.5M
A Case Study of Economic Development Aspects of Livability Planning
Mickey Deison, President, Conroe Industrial Development Corporation 
Lone Star Executive Airport (PDF) 7M
Roger Galatas, President & C.E.O, Roger Galatas Interests

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How Will We Implement this? Solutions for Getting it Done (PDF) 4.2M
Scott Polikov, AICP, Gateway Planning

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H-GAC Tools and Concluding Remarks (PDF) 4.2M
Jeff Taebel, FAICP, H-GA

Live, Work, and Play

Live, Work, Play: Livable Centers Forum, Thursday, July 16, 2009
Smart, Sustainable Solutions for Regional Growth and Mobility
Agenda (PDF) 170K Save the Date (PDF) 197K

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Livable Centers: A Regional Strategy (PDF) 1.8M
Jeff Taebel, Houston-Galveston Area Council
Livable Centers as a Business Strategy (PDF) 10.6M
David Wallace, Wallace Bajjali Development Partners
Making it Happen (PDF) 1.3M
Jeff Taebel, Houston-Galveston Area Council
The Perimeter Livable Center Initiative (PDF) 556K
Yvonne Williams, Perimeter Center Improvement District, Atlanta, Georgia
Roundtable Discussion: Livable Centers in the Houston Market (PDF) 7.7M
Reid Wilson, Wilson, Cribbs & Goren, P.C

Context Sensitive Solutions Workshop, Thursday, April 2, 2009
Agenda (PDF) 399K

An Introduction to Context Sensitive Solutions (PDF) 1.2M
— Kirk D. Fauver, Federal Highway Administration, Texas Division
CSS in the Project Development Process (PDF) 905K
— Beverly Storey, Texas Transportation Institute
Successful CSS Examples Texas and Beyond (PDF) 8M
— Beverly Storey, Texas Transportation Institute
Katy Freeway - Building a Legacy (PDF) 3.6M
— Tanya Washington, Texas Department of Transportation
The Woodlands - Meeting the Vision in a Context Sensitive Manner (PDF) 4M
— Robert Heineman, The Woodlands Development Company
TxDOT Corridor - Aesthetic and Landscape Master Plan (PDF) 4.3M
— Beverly Storey, Texas Transportation Institute
PB Implements CSS for Project Success (PDF) 3M
— Becky Blatnica, Parsons Brinckerhoff
CSS in Designing Major Urban Thoroughfares for Walkable Communities (PDF) 5M
— Beverly Storey, Texas Transportation Institute
Context Sensitive Design Solutions (PDF) 7.9M
— Greg Valdez, Central Houston
Grand Parkway Segments in Developed and Natural Areas (PDF) 1.7M
— David Gornet, Grand Parkway Association
MetroRail System Extensions (PDF) 2.6M
— Kim Slaughter, Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County
US 290 Corridor Improvement Plan (PDF) 2.1M
— Larry Blackburn, Texas Department of Transportation
Developing Multimodal Transportation along Highways (PDF) 16.6M
— Clark Martinson, Energy Corridor District



Context Sensitive Solutions Workshop, Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Agenda (PDF) 226K Speaker Information (PDF) 45K

Applying Context Sensitive Solutions (PPT) 33M
— Jim Charlier, President, Charlier Associates
Quantifying the Benefits of the CSS Process (PPT) 41M
— Jim Daisa, Traffic Engineer, Kimley-Horn Associates
The Context Sensitive Solutions Design Approach (PPT) 17.5M
— Scott Polikov, Principal, Gateway Planning Group
Context Sensitive Solutions in Action (PPT) 33M
— John Breeding, President, Uptown Houston Management District



Context Sensitive Solutions Workshop, Thursday, September 20, 2007
Agenda (PDF) 165K

CalTrans — Ray Chong (PPT) 2.6M
Designing Major Urban Thoroughfares for Walkable Communities (PPT) 20.3M
— James Daisa, Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.
Context Sensitive Solutions in the Energy Corridor (PPT) 28.7M
— Clark Martinson, Energy Corridor District
Context-Sensitive Solutions - Process, Application and Benefits (PPT) 13.3M
— Scott Polivov, Gateway Planning Group
What is Context Sensitive Solutions and Why Should We Care? (PPT) 9.1M
— Jacob Riger, Charlier Associates, Inc.
Context Sensitive Solutions in Practice (PPT) 18.1M
— Gary Schatz, Walter P. Moore  

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