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DRAFT JANUARY 10, 2012 <br />future travel needs in the City will involve looking at transportation as an <br />interconnected system of roadways, paths, trails, and sidewalks, with <br />multiple options for getting around including by transit and bike. In fact, the <br />City's recent commitment to constructing a City -wide trail system is already <br />starting to be a game- changing influence on the discussion of mobility in La <br />Porte. <br />4.2 Focus Areas, Goals, Actions and Initiatives <br />Throughout the planning process a number of issues were identified <br />regarding truck traffic, lack of connectivity, trails, sidewalks, and the airport. <br />These discussions formed the basis of the following focus areas, along with <br />an analysis of existing conditions and review of current programs, plans, and <br />ordinances. Each focus area contains contextual information, key planning <br />considerations, goals, (and their rationales), and advisable implementation <br />actions and initiatives. The areas of focus are as follows: <br />• Focus Area 1 — Maintained, safe and efficient street transportation <br />network; <br />• Focus Area 2 — Improved alternative modes of people mobility; and, <br />• Focus Area 3 — Expanded opportunities for water, rail, and air <br />movement of goods. <br />Focus Area 1 — Maintained, safe and efficient street <br />transportation network <br />Since La Porte is a composite community that is part of a larger metropolitan <br />area, the City's transportation system is comprised of both local streets, <br />which provide access throughout the City, and regional thoroughfares which, <br />provide access to other parts of the region. Both are necessary to create an <br />efficient transportation street system. <br />Regional Transportation Network <br />La Porte is well - connected to the region and is located along two major state <br />highways: State Highway (S.H.) 225 and S.H. 146. The existing street network <br />currently provides adequate north -south (i.e., Underwood Road, Sens Road, <br />and S.H. 146) and east -west connections (i.e., S.H. 225, Spencer Highway, <br />and W. Fairmont Parkway). Many of these roadways provide efficient, <br />convenient access to the greater metropolitan area, including Houston, <br />Baytown, Kemah, and Galveston. <br />Due to the significant increases in growth in the metropolitan area, <br />numerous studies and improvement projects have been proposed for these <br />roadways so that their capacity is maintained and /or improved as the area <br />continues to grow. <br />A CO1v1N4UNITY VISION FOR LA 1'ORTE TE AS - 2010 UPDATE <br />