BY HALEY VELASCO
Zooming out
Looking ahead
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Pearland’s path forward on walkability focuses on building out missing links, city officials said. City staff are using the Multimodal Master Plan, which is a network map for walking and biking, and the Clear Creek Trail Master Plan, which focuses on the Clear Creek trail corridor, to guide where sidewalks and trails go next, Capers said. New developments must also include sidewalks and connect to neighboring areas, Capers said. “Probably three-quarters of the city … has a really good, strong sidewalk network,” she said. “The other quarter, which is in the older part of Pearland, we would have to start looking at adding sidewalks there.”
which broke ground in April 2024, is underway on sidewalks, trails and public spaces, Faulkner said. In Manvel, walkability is “less than ideal,” Manvel Mayor Dan Davis said. While roughly 120 miles of sidewalks and trails exist, Davis noted gaps exist between older neighbor- hoods and new developments. Manvel officials plan to add more gravel and multi- use trails along Chocolate and Mustang bayous. 45 MCHARD RD. WALNUT ST.
In Friendswood, city officials call the city “some- what walkable,” with neighborhood and downtown access, but it is largely car-centric, Friendswood Communications Director Glenda Faulkner said. Friendswood residents often request new side- walks along FM roads, plus more trails and pedes- trian bridges to improve connections across Clear Creek, Faulkner said. Construction at the Friendswood City Center, 518 MCHARD RD.
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M AGNOLIA PKWY.
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Current major walkways Sidewalk Trail
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Manvel
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WALNUT ST.
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Upcoming projects
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HOPE VILLAGE RD.
FM 518 sidewalk: planning phase as of December Sidewalk, enhanced pedestrian crossings on Broadway Street at Pearland Parkway: expected completion in February Shadow Creek to Clear Creek trail connection: expected completion in 2026 Shadow Creek Parkway improvements: construction underway through 2026 Bailey Road expansion for shared-use path: construction underway through 2026 Hughes Road expansion with sidewalk elements: construction slated to begin in April Mykawa Road widening with shared- use path: currently in design phase with construction in 2027
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Walk and bike scores
Walk score
Bike score
Bike score categories 0-24: very car-dependent for biking 25-49: minimal bike infrastructure 50-69: somewhat bikeable 70-89: very bikeable
Walk score categories 0-24: car-dependent 25-49: still largely car- dependent 50-69: somewhat walkable 70+: very walkable
SOURCE: CITY OF PEARLAND/COMMUNITY IMPACT
Pearland Friendswood Manvel Houston
SOURCE: WALK SCORE/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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