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<br /> <br />PUBLIC HEARING DRAFT SEPTEMBER 20, 2012 <br />While travelling by car is the predominate form of people mobili <br />1 <br />Porte and is typically the topic that receives the most attention, pl <br />future travel needs in the City will involve looking at transpor <br />interconnected system of roadways, paths, trails, and sidewalks, <br />multiple options for getting around including by transit and bik <br />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 identifi <br />regarding truck traffic, lack of connectivity, trails, sidewalks <br />These discussions formed the basis of the following focus areas, <br />an analysis of existing conditions and review of current program <br />ordinances. Each focus area contains contextual information, key <br />considerations, goals, (and their rationales), and advisable imp <br />actions and initiatives. The areas of focus are as follows: <br /> <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 /> <br />Since La Porte is a composite community that is part of a larger <br />, <br />which provide access throughout the City, and regional thoroughf <br />state and county roadways), which provide access to other parts <br />region. Both are necessary to create an efficient transportation <br />system. Depicted in Map 4.1, Streets By Jurisdiction, is an inventory of the <br />roadways in the City by jurisdictional authority. <br /> <br />Regional Transportation Network <br />La Porte is well-connected to the region and is located along tw <br />highways: State Highway (S.H.) 225 and S.H. 146. The existing st <br />currently provides adequate north-south (i.e., Underwood Road, S <br />and S.H. 146) and east-west connections (i.e., S.H. 225, Spencer <br />and W. Fairmont Parkway). Many of these roadways provide efficie <br /> <br />1 <br /> Over 95 percent of La Porters workers, age 16 and older, commute <br />automobile. U.S. Census Bureau, 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year <br />Estimates. <br />4.2 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />