Transportation and Carbon Emissions in Houston
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Jay Blazek Crossley, with Houston Tomorrow, gave a presentation on the relationship between transportation and carbon emissions in the Houston region, at a training for teachers and facilitators for Green Week Houston's No Impact Man Curriculum and Challenge that will be in October 2010.
Transcript of Transportation and Carbon Emissions in Houston
No Impact Week Training
Transporta3on
Jay Blazek Crossley Houston Tomorrow
Friday, August 13, 2010
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Sustainability: development that meets the needs of the present genera3on without compromising the ability of future genera3ons to meet their needs.
The world is changing
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 Household Density
Vehi
cle
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s/ H
ouse
hold
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10,000
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20,000
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Annual Vehicle Miles/Household vs Household Density
Source: adapted from Newman, P. and J. Kenworthy (1999) Sustainability and Cities
Energy consump3on vs. popula3on density
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%
Brazoria
Chambers
Fort Bend
Galveston
Harris
Liberty
Montgomery
Waller County
Percent Growth in Popula1on 2000 -‐ 2008
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%
Brazoria
Chambers
Fort Bend
Galveston
Harris
Liberty
Montgomery
Waller County
Percent Growth in Popula1on 2000 -‐ 2008
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%
Brazoria
Chambers
Fort Bend
Galveston
Harris
Liberty
Montgomery
Waller County
Percent Growth in Popula1on 2000 -‐ 2008
-‐ 500,000 1,000,000 1,500,000 2,000,000 2,500,000 3,000,000 3,500,000 4,000,000 4,500,000
Brazoria
Chambers
Fort Bend
Galveston
Harris
Liberty
Montgomery
Waller County
Absolute Popula1on and Growth 2000 -‐ 2008
Total Popula3on: July 1, 2000
Pop Growth 2000 -‐ 2008
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Percentage of Regional New Units per Building Permits 2000 -‐ 2008
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“It’s 3me the federal government stopped encouraging sprawl” Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan
4,000,000 more people
coming to the region by 2040
Image courtesy of the Westchase District
Downtown Waller now
Downtown Waller tomorrow
Current and Expected Growth in Popula3on and Jobs by Sectors
Data: H-‐GAC 2035 Regional Forecasts
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100,000
200,000
300,000
400,000
500,000
600,000
700,000
800,000
900,000
1,000,000
Loop
West
SouthW
est
North
SouthEast
NorthWest
FarNorthNorthWest
East
South
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FarW
est
FarNorthNorthEast
NorthEast
FarW
estNorthWest
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estSou
thWest
FarEastNorthEast
FarEast
FarSou
thSouthEast
FarNorthWest
FarSou
thEast
FarSou
thWest
FarSou
thSouthW
est
FarEastSou
thEast
FarSou
th
FarNorthEast
2035 Jobs by Sectors in Houston
growth05-‐35
2005
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100,000
200,000
300,000
400,000
500,000
600,000
700,000
800,000
Loop
West
SouthW
est
North
SouthEast
NorthWest
FarNorthNorthWest
East
South
FarNorth
FarW
est
FarNorthNorthEast
NorthEast
FarW
estNorthWest
FarW
estSou
thWest
FarEastNorthEast
FarEast
FarSou
thSouthEast
FarNorthWest
FarSou
thEast
FarSou
thWest
FarSou
thSouthW
est
FarEastSou
thEast
FarSou
th
FarNorthEast
2035 Popula1on by Sectors of Houston
growth05-‐35
2005
The best new light rail system in the county
Daily Rail Boardings Rail miles daily rail boardings / mile
Atlanta 212,838 47.6 4,471
Dallas 53,066 79 672
Denver 51,110 35 1,460
Houston 41,000 7 5,857
Miami 71,581 94 761
San Diego 96,203 53.5 1,798
Seattle 8,266 15.2 544
55 55
56 56
57 57
58 58
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1927 Until the 1940s, Houston was transit-oriented
Houston 1.0
Rail-‐suppor3ve
areas Central Business District
Universities
Med Center
Uptown/Galleria
Greenway
Gulfton
Projected ridership: 150,000 boardings per day
Rail-‐suppor3ve
areas
Station areas could absorb 1/2 of City’s population growth
What is it We Want?
Photo: Jim Charlier, Charlier & Associates
