Gulf Coast Institute
Livable Houston Network
2035 Regional Transportation Plan Study Group
How to Comment on Regional Transportation Plan
Updated June 7, 2007
The draft 2035 Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) is now available from the
Houston-Galveston Area Council for public comment. The public comment period will
last until July 2, 2007. The following is a list of links and persons to whom letters should
be written relating to regionally significant transportation projects.
The Spring 2007 Vision newsletter contains a brief but very informative article
explaining the Regional Transportation Plan vision and goals. This document is available
from H-GAC here as a pdf:
http://tinyurl.com/2plv9s
In general, comments can be addressed to Alan Clark at the following address:
Alan Clark
MPO Director
H-GAC
3555 Timmons Lane
Suite 120
Houston, TX 77027
Alan.clark@h-gac.com
713-627-3200
The Transportation Policy Council is very important and should receive input from a
wide range of citizens about the RTP as well as Harris County Toll Road Authority’s
expansion plans. If you know any of these members personally or they are your
representatives, please try to explain your concerns about the 2035 RTP. These
representatives should hear not only about the projects that negatively affect your
neighborhood or issue, but also those parts of the RTP that you see as positive. The TPC
roster is available at the following address, which does not contain mailing addresses.
Those can be found at the end of this document:
http://tinyurl.com/39pcx3
For these and all of the contacts you are making, sending a copy to the press is also
useful. Here are the Houston Chronicle instructions: Send letters to the editor, 250 words
or less, as part of e-mail text to viewpoints@chron.com. Include name, address, and day
and evening phone numbers for verification purposes only. Letters subject to editing.
Contact information for the River Oaks, Bellaire, West University, and Memorial
Examiners can be found here: http://examinernews.com.
The Harris County Commissioners and Judge have direct influence over HCTRA and a
central role in the development of our regional transportation strategy, so it is important
that these elected officials know the views of their citizens as well. If you need to
identify which commissioner represents you that can be found at the following address by
putting in your home address, clicking search, then clicking info:
http://www.tax.co.harris.tx.us/streetguide/frameset.asp
Hon. Ed Emmett
County Judge
County Judge's Office
1001 Preston, Suite 911
Houston, TX 77002
713-755-4000
El Franco Lee
Commissioner Precinct 1
1001 Preston, 9th Fl.
Houston, TX 77002
713-755-6111
Steve Radack
Commissioner Precinct 3
1001 Preston, 9th Fl.
Houston, TX 77002
713-755-6306
Jerry Eversole
Commissioner Precinct 4
1001 Preston, 9th Fl.
Houston, TX 77002
713-755-6444
jyounts@hcp4.net
Sylvia R. Garcia
Commissioner Precinct 2
1001 Preston, Rm. 950
Houston, TX 77002
713-755-6220
sylvia_garcia@pct2.co.harris.tx.us
Gary K. Trietsch is the TXDOT Houston District Engineer and Art Storey is Executive
Director of the Harris County Toll Road Authority. Both are on the TPC and should
receive comments about the 2035 RTP and about HCTRA and TXDOT’s role in the
long-term plan and tentative tollway and freeway expansion plan. Further TXDOT
contacts can be found here: http://www.dot.state.tx.us/contact_us/default.htm
Gary K. Trietsch, P.E
Houston District Engineer
Texas Department of Transportation
P.O. Box 1386
Houston, Texas 77251
Art Storey, P.E.
Executive Director
Harris County Toll Road Authority
330 Meadowfern Drive
Houston, TX 77067
The Gulf Coast Institute maintains a blog, called Connections, about the RTP. As things
progress, we’ll be putting out more information here:
http://www.gulfcoastinstitute.org/connections
The 2025 RTP is available here:
http://h-gac.com/HGAC/Departments/Transportation/Regional_Transportation_Plan/documents.htm
Houston – Galveston Area Council - Transportation Policy Council (TPC)
Honorable James Patterson
Chairman
County Commissioner,
Fort Bend County
Representing: Fort Bend County
12919 Dairy Ashford, Suite 200
Sugar Land, TX 77478
P: 281-980-2235
F: 281-980-9077
pattersj@co.fort-bend.tx.us
John Barton, P.E.
District Engineer
Texas Department of Transportation
Beaumont District
Representing: TxDOT Beaumont District
8350 Eastex Freeway
Beaumont, TX 77708
P: 409-898-5731
F: 409-898-5801
Jbarto1@dot.state.tx.us
Honorable Pam Holm
1st Vice Chair
Council Member, District G
City of Houston
Representing: City of Houston
900 Bagby, 1st Floor
Houston, TX 77002
P: 713-247-2007
F: 713-247-3250
Pam.holm@cityofhouston.net
Don Brandon, P.E.
County Engineer
Chambers County
Representing: Chambers County
Drawer H
Anahuac, TX 77514
P: 409-267-8379
F: 409-267-4499
dbrandon@co.chambers.tx.us
Honorable Norman Brown
2nd Vice Chair
County Commissioner
Liberty County
Representing: Liberty County
P.O. Box 88
Dayton, TX 77535
P: 936-258-5202
F: 936-258-9685
Norman.brown@co.liberty.tx.us
Honorable Tom Reid
Secretary
Mayor
City of Pearland
Representing: Smaller Cities, Brazoria
County
2716 Stratford
Pearland, TX 77581
P: 281-652-1654
F: 281-652-1706
concil@ci.pearland.tx.us
Honorable Matthew Doyle
Mayor
City of Texas City
Representing: City of Texas City
1801 9th Avenue North
Texas City, TX 77590
P: 409-643-5901
F: 409-942-3090
Mayor-tx@texas-city-tx.org
Honorable Pat Doyle
County Commissioner
Galveston County
Representing: Galveston County
601 Tremont
Galveston, TX 77550
P: 409-770-5353
F: 409-770-5338
Patrick.doyle@co.galveston.tx.us
Scott Elmer, P.E.
Director of Public Works
City of Missouri City
Representing: Missouri City
1522 Texas Parkway
Missouri City, TX 77489
P: 281-403-8500
F: 281-261-4317
selmer@ci.mocity.tx.us
Honorable Ed Emmett
County Judge
Harris County
Representing: Harris County
1001 Preston, Suite 911
Houston, TX 77002
P: 713-755-4000
Honorable Terry Harrison
County Commissioner, Pct. 2
Waller County
Representing: Waller County
836 Austin St.
Hempstead, TX 77520
P: 281-932-4065
F: 281-826-2112
tharrison@wallercotx.com
Steve Howard
Chief Operating Officer
Houston-Galveston Area Council
Representing: H-GAC At Large
P.O. Box 22777
Houston, TX 772277-2777
P: 713-627-3200
F: 713-993-4503
showard@hgac.cog.tx.us
Tom Kornegay
Executive Director
Port of Houston Authority
Representing: Other
Transportation Interests
P.O. Box 2562
Houston, TX 77252-2562
P: 713-670-2480
F: 713-670-2429
tkornegay@poha.com
Honorable Sue Lovell
Council Member
City of Houston
Representing: City of Houston
900 Bagby, 1st Floor
Houston, TX 77002
P: 713-247-2013
F: 713-247-2580
Sue.lovell@cityofhouston.net
Michael Marcotte, P.E.
Director / Dept. of Public Works &
Engineering
City of Houston
Representing: City of Houston
611 Walker, 25th Floor
Houston, TX 77002
P: 713-837-0606
F: 713-837-0040
Mike.marcotte@cityofhouston.net
Honorable Jay Ross Martin
Council Member
City of Conroe
Representing: Smaller
Cities, Montgomery County
300 West Davis
Conroe, TX 77301
P: 936-522-3000
F: 936-522-3009
citycouncil@cityofconroe.org
Honorable Pat McLaughlan
Council Member
City of Bellaire
Representing: Smaller Cities, Harris
County
5207 Pine Street
Bellaire, TX 77401
P: 281-483-9223
F: 713-662-8276
Honorable Matt Sebesta
County Commissioner, Pct. 2
Brazoria County
Representing: Brazoria County
P.O. Box 368
Angelton, TX 77515
P: 979-798-2158
F: 979-798-4032
larrys@brazoria-county.com
Honorable Don Murray
Council Member, District 4
City of Baytown
Representing: City of Baytown
4405 Country Club View
Baytown, TX 77520
P: 281-424-2300
F: 281-424-2622
drdon@attnet
Art Storey, P.E.
Executive Director
Harris County Public Infrastructure
Representing: Harris County
330 Meadowfern
Houston, TX 77067
P: 832-601-7800
F: 281-875-1592
astorey@eng.hctx.net
Honorable Dennis Parmer
Council Member, District 1
City of Sugar Land
Representing: City of Sugar Land
P.O. Box 110
Sugar Land, TX 77487-0110
P: 281-275-2710
F: 281-275-2121
dparmer@sugarland.tx.gov
Honorable Lyda Ann Thomas
Mayor
City of Galveston
Representing: City of Galveston
P.O. Box 779
Galveston, TX 77553
P: 409-797-3510
F: 409-797-3511
lydaannthomas@cityofgalveston.org
Honorable Alan B. Sadler
County Judge
Montgomery County
Representing: Montgomery County
301 N. Thompson, Suite 210
Conroe, TX 77301
P: 936-539-7812
F: 936-760-6911
cojudge@co.montgomery.tx.us
Tim Tietjens
Director of Planning
City of Pasadena
Representing: City of Pasadena
P.O. Box 672
Pasadena, TX 77501
P: 713-475-4895
F: 713-477-1072
ttietjens@ci.pasadena.tx.us
Gary K. Trietsch, P.E.
Distric Engineer
Texas Department of Transportation,
Houston District
Representing: TxDOT Houston District
P.O. Box 1386
Houston, TX 77251-1386
P: 713-802-5002
F: 713-802-5400
kothon@dot.state.tx.us
Frank J. Wilson
President & CEO
Metropolitan Transit Authority
Representing: METRO
P.O. Box 61429
Houston, TX 77208-1429
P: 713-739-4899
F: 713-739-9537
Fjw01@ridemetro.org