May 10, 2019 - CommunityImpact.com -
“Our residents would use any and all tools including rail and bus to alleviate their traffic wait times and prefer more transportation options than less.”
As the Greater Houston area population continues to grow, Fort Bend County has kept pace with the region consistently growing by about 100,000 residents every five years since 2000, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
In response to this local growth as well as regional growth, the Houston-Galveston Area Council in its 2045 Regional Transportation Plan is calling for $340 million in federal funding for 22 proposed projects to improve transportation in Fort Bend County over the next 25 years. Regionally—spanning eight counties—the H-GAC is calling for $2.9 billion in federal funding for 193 proposed projects.
Read more: https://communityimpact.com/houston/sugar-land-missouri-city/top-stories/2019/05/06/local-leaders-more-transit-options-needed-to-account-for-fort-bend-county-growth/
“Our residents would use any and all tools including rail and bus to alleviate their traffic wait times and prefer more transportation options than less.”
As the Greater Houston area population continues to grow, Fort Bend County has kept pace with the region consistently growing by about 100,000 residents every five years since 2000, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
In response to this local growth as well as regional growth, the Houston-Galveston Area Council in its 2045 Regional Transportation Plan is calling for $340 million in federal funding for 22 proposed projects to improve transportation in Fort Bend County over the next 25 years. Regionally—spanning eight counties—the H-GAC is calling for $2.9 billion in federal funding for 193 proposed projects.
Read more: https://communityimpact.com/houston/sugar-land-missouri-city/top-stories/2019/05/06/local-leaders-more-transit-options-needed-to-account-for-fort-bend-county-growth/