FAQs
- Walking
- Bicycling
- Rolling using wheelchairs or other mobility devices
- Walking or bicycling to access transit
- Using sidewalks, bicycle facilities, shared-use paths, trails, and other facilities that support active travel
- Create safer places for individuals to walk, bicycle, and roll
- Provide more transportation choices
- Improve connections between neighborhoods and important destinations
- Increase access to jobs, schools, healthcare, transit, parks, and other community destinations
- Support healthier lifestyles
- Provide alternatives to driving for some trips
- Support regional efforts to improve air quality
- Strengthen connections between communities
- Support economic vitality and community reliance
- Identify gaps and barriers in the active transportation network
- Evaluate opportunities to improve regional connectivity
- Identify strategies to support safer travel
- Consider accessibility Consider accessibility and the needs of individuals of all ages and abilities
- Identify opportunities to improve connections to important destinations and transit
- Support coordination among local governments, transportation agencies, and other partners
- Provide a framework that communities and partner agencies can use when considering future projects and investments
- Identify locations where individuals experience safety or accessibility challenges
- Understand barriers that may not be reflected in available data
- Identify important destinations and connections
- Understand community priorities
- Identify opportunities for improvements
- Refine strategies and recommendations
- Residents
- Individuals who walk, bicycle, or roll
- People who use mobility devices
- Transit riders
- Commuters
- Students and families
- Older adults
- Individuals with disabilities
- Businesses and employers
- Local governments
- Transportation agencies
- Community and neighborhood organizations
- Advocacy organizations
What is Active Transportation?
Active transportation generally refers to getting from one place to another using human-powered or other active forms of travel.
This can include:
Active transportation is about more than recreation. People use these modes every day to get to work, school, healthcare, shopping, transit, parks, and other destinations.
For some people, walking, bicycling, or rolling is their primary way of getting around. For others, it may be one part of a trip that also includes driving or public transportation.
The RATP will consider the different ways individuals travel and the connections they need to reach important destinations safely and conveniently.
Why Does Active Transportation Matter?
As the Texas Gulf Coast region continues to grow, communities need transportation options that work for people of all ages and abilities.
Improving active transportation can help communities:
A well-connected active transportation network can make it easier for individuals to get where they need to go. This includes trips made entirely on foot, by bicycle, or using a mobility device, as well as trips that connect to another form of transportation.
How Does the Regional Active Transportation Plan Fit into Regional Transportation Planning?
The 2050 Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) sets the region’s overall transportation vision for the region for the next 25 years.
The RATP takes a closer look at active transportation and the connections people need to safely walk, bicycle, roll, and reach destinations and transit. The plan will help identify opportunities and strategies that support the region’s broader transportation goals.
The RATP will also be coordinated with other transportation planning efforts to help avoid duplication and identify opportunities for regional coordination.
What Will the Plan Do?
The RAPT will develop a regional strategy for improving opportunities to walk, bicycle, and roll throughout the H-GAC region.
The plan will:
The plan will not replace local transportation plans or projects. Instead, it will provide a regional perspective and framework that can help communities identify opportunities for coordination and investment.
How Will Your Input Be Used?
Public input is one part of the information H-GAC will consider as the plan is developed.
Community feedback will help the project team:
As the project moves forward, H-GAC will share what we heard from the community. We will also explain how public input was considered in developing the plan.
Who Should Participate?
We want to hear from individuals throughout the region, including:
People who do not currently use active transportation but would like more transportation choices.
Everyone who lives, works, studies, visits, or travels throughout the region is encouraged to participate.