Links Builders These agencies design, build, and operate transportation in the Houston area. Texas Department of Transportation: http://www.dot.state.tx.us/ Builds and designs most highways, including "IH," "US," "TX," and "FM" numbered routes. Funding comes from state gas taxes and from federal gas taxes distributed to the state. Houston-Galveston Area Council: http://www.h-gac.com Assembles transportation plans for the 13-county greater Houston area. Harris County: http://www.co.harris.tx.us/ Builds roads and streets in unincorporated areas of Harris County. Harris County Toll Road Authority: http://www.hctra.com/ A unit of Harris County. Builds toll roads. Fort Bend County: http://www.co.fort-bend.tx.us/ Fort Bend County Toll Road Authority: http://216.58.174.216/fbctracom/index.htm Montgomery County: http://www.co.montgomery.tx.us/ links to other counties are on the HGAC website at http://www.h-gac.com/HGAC/About+H-GAC/Regional_Directory/Counties.htm City of Houston: http://www.cityofhouston.gov/ Builds roads and streets within city limits. links to other cities are on the HGAC website at http://www.h-gac.com/HGAC/About+H-GAC/Regional_Directory/Cities.htm METRO: http://www.ridemetro.org/ Builds and operates bus and rail transit within its service area, which includes much (but not all) of Harris County as well as Katy and Missouri City. Also funds HOV lanes, which are designed and built by TXDOT. Funding comes from local sales tax and federal gas taxes. Communities While cities build some roads, they are also interested parties to transportation projects built by county and state government. Often, they have little control over those projects and must lobby counties and the state to make their views heard. Neighborhood associations have no influence expect through political means. City of Houston: http://www.cityofhouston.gov City of Bellaire: http://www.ci.bellaire.tx.us City of West University Place: http://www.ci.west-university-place.tx.us City of Southside Place: http://www.ci.southside-place.tx.us links to Houston Superneighborhoods are at http://www.houstontx.gov/planning/nbhd_svces/TechCntrInfo/sn_map_w_links.html links to other cities are on the HGAC website at http://www.h-gac.com/HGAC/About+H-GAC/Regional_Directory/Cities.htm Maplewood: http://www.maplewoodsn.org Westbury: http://www.westburycrier.com Advocates Interest groups represent a wide variety of viewpoints and weigh in on all sides of transportation issues. They can be quite powerful through political access, force of numbers, or outspokenness. A listing here does not indicate either that CTC agrees with the views of this organization or that the organization agrees with our views. Greater Houston Partnership: http://www.houston.org/ This business group is the Chamber of Commerce for the greater Houston area. Central Houston: http://www.centralhouston.org/ This group of Downtown area businesses and landowners serves as a Chamber of Commerce for the Downtown area. Gulf Coast Institute: http://www.gulfcoastinstitute.org/ This research group distributes information and analysis on sustainability and quality of life issues (including transportation topics) via its web site, email newsletter, and events. Katy Corridor Coalition: http://www.katycorridor.org Sierra Club Houston Group: http://texas.sierraclub.org/houston/ Houston Property Rights Association: http://www.hpra.org Mothers for Clean Air: http://www.mothersforcleanair.org Citizens' Environmental Coalition: http://www.cechouston.org
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