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Comments on SIP Measures

The state implementation plan (SIP) is a federal requirement for areas that are in non attainment of the federal air quality standards. This plan must include air pollution control measures that collectively demonstrate how the eight county Houston metropolitan area can attain the federal eight-hour standard for ozone (urban smog) pollution. The public comment period closed August 5, 2008.

Sierra Club comments

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Commuter Rail Connectivity Study

The public comment period ended July 30, 2008

Documents (link to Commuter Rail project website)
Event Flyer
Public Comments (mp3)

H-GAC letter to Council Member Peter Brown

Comments from G. Herring

Visit www.hgaccommuterrail.com for more information on the study.

Comments on Conformity Determination

The public comment period ended July 30, 2008

New Conformity Determination - Roadway projects

Sierra Club comments

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Revised Conformity Finding

H-GAC hosted a public meeting on the revised conformity finding for the 2008-2011 TIP and the 2035 RTP on June 19, 2008.

Meeting audio (MP3)

Finding of Consistency - METRO projects

Click here to review the conformity documents.

Liberty County Transit Plan

The Liberty County Transit Plan will address the need for better public transportation options for residents in Liberty County who have various transportation-related challenges, such as the elderly, disabled, and low-income individuals. Information about that plan is available at http://www.ridethegulfcoast.com/. The public comment period ended June 16, 2008.

For more information, contact Mr. Kari Hackett, H-GAC Program Manager at Kari.Hackett@h-gac.com or 713-993-4576.

TIP Amendments 16 & 42

TIP Amendment 16 - The Uptown Development Authority (Uptown Houston) is advancing local investments for the Uptown Pedestrian-Transit Master Plan.
TIP Amendment 42 - TxDOT Beaumont District is advancing into the TIP the widening of SH146 from two to four lanes in Liberty County.

Montgomery County Transit Plan

The Montgomery County Transit Plan addresses the need for improved public transportation options for county residents, including the elderly, disabled, and low income individuals that are mobility limited.The public comment period ended April 18, 2008.

Comments from the March 18, 2008 Public Meeting:

TIP Amendments 1, 7 & 10

The purpose of the comment period is to give the public a chance to review and comment on the following amendments:

Amendment No. 1 - Adjustments to the budget and timing of projects along the Hempstead corridor. This amendment involves postponing some of work outside of the TIP timeframe.
- Comments from Jan 9, 2008 public meeting:
  - Where will the detention channel be located?
  - The project description indicates a length of 1.5 miles. Is that the length of the channel?
  - Will the channel impact neighborhoods in the vicinity of the roadway?
- Comments from Robin Holzer, Citizen's Transportation Coalition (PDF)
- Comments from Linda Knowles (PDF)
- Comments from Bayou Preservation Association (PDF)
- Letter from Brandt Mannchen (PDF)
- TXDOT - Hempstead corridor documents:
  - Aerial images with schematic drawings: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 (PDF)
  - Project schematics drawing (PDF) 7M
  - Detention pond layout (PDF) 1M
  - Project description (DOC)
  - Hempstead Hwy history (PDF)
Amendment No. 7 - Advancing into the TIP the widening of FM 1314 from SH 242 to NW of Loop 494 in Montgomery County.
Amendment No. 10 - Adding to the TIP funding for the reopening of San Bernard River Channel Mouth at the Gulf of Mexico.

The revised conformity finding also includes revisions to the Metropolitan Transit Authority (METRO) projects contained in the 2035 RTP and the 2008-2011 TIP. These projects include the four METRO Solutions corridors: North, Harrisburg, Southeast and the Uptown corridors.

Transportation & Air Quality

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