Photograph Courtesy of the Houston-Galveston Space Council
Greater than 120,000 individuals work on the Texas Medical Heart – a lot of whom commute from Sugar Land and the encompassing areas in Fort Bend County.
The Houston-Galveston Space Council is finding out methods to assist them get there quicker by new public transportation choices that might embrace a speedy transit bus system or mild rail.
The Gulf Coast Rail District – a consortium of Houston-area counties and cities that works with each freight trains and public transportation throughout the area – approached the council to conduct a research of transportation choices alongside the U.S. 90A hall.
Thomas Grey, a principal transportation planner for the council, led the research. Greater than 900 residents responded to a survey carried out as a part of the research.
“Primarily, individuals are involved about congestion,” Grey stated. “They’d wish to see extra public transportation choices, however they’d additionally like simply total enhancements to transportation on the hall.”
Researchers appeared on the value, feasibility and potential ridership ranges of three routes alongside U.S. 90A, Interstate 69 and the Fort Bend County Toll Highway. All three of the routes would finish on the Fannin South Transit Heart, which features a bus station and a connection to the METRORail purple line, a lightweight rail line in Houston.
“The research, like I stated, is simply form of attempting to place a brand new line on the map that is smart for Fort Bend County residents, particularly those that are touring into the Texas Medical Heart,” Grey stated.
The research is anticipated to be full by June. Extra info might be discovered on the council’s web site.
