>>1446580Well, I said I could suggest a fix for transit, walkability and general urbanism is beyond that, and doesn't really need any complex ideas, simply
>more density>no parking minimums>ped-friendly urbanismetc.
Now, as far as transit goes, what I see in Houston is that there's great potential in the many rail lines irradiating from the city. Regardless of the bureaucratic reality of using these lines for commuter services, this could yield a very expansive network with very little new infrastructure needed. The main measures would be
>establish a main commuter train hub at the large rail yard just east of downtown>create a bypass under I-69 to link this station with the amtrak station>create a circle line (purple on the map), requires a connecting line of about 1.5 miles crossing the northwest freeway (US 290)>expand the light rail within this circle line, establish main changeover at the intersections of LRT and circle line or commuter lines and circle lineAll this would create points of centrality around these main changeovers and commuter station, favouring denser development around the rail lines, while leaving the regions further away for low-density residential areas.
The commuter system ought to be complemented with bus lines emanating from the train stations, synched with the train schedules.
Commuter lines should have frequencies of no less than 30 minutes, maybe 60 on the really far-out sections.
