Real estate
Transportation
BY ZARA FLORES
New Braunfels city staff has spent the last several months working on diversifying the city’s public transit options and preparing a draft of the new Transit Development Plan, which will be presented to City Council for action at the end of October. How we got here City Council approved a contract with Alliance Transportation Group in February to provide services and direction for the plan. Project management and initiation began in February, followed by public engagement and an analysis of existing conditions through the summer, according to a presentation Aug. 21 by Garry Ford, the city’s transportation and capital improvements director. City staff honing transit plan
Number of homes sold
August 2022
August 2023
What else?
Residential market data
Fixed route: a bus, van or other vehicle service that has a predetermined route and schedule Complementary Americans with Disabilities Act paratransit: required by the ADA and is complementary to fixed routes for those whose disabilities prevent them from using fixed-route options Demand response: a non-fixed- route system that is curb to curb and requested ahead of time Microtransit: a flexible, on-demand service that is app based and service zone based Supporting options include commuter bus, vanpool, carpool, ride-sharing vouchers, and integration with other transit systems and modes.
78130
Median home prices and the number of sales differed year over year across both New Braunfels ZIP codes in August, according to data from the Austin Board of Realtors. The median home price in 78130 increased by 6% year over year, and in 78132, the median price dropped by 31.4%.
Through an online survey, the city was able to gather feedback from nearly 1,000 residents on how they feel about the current transportation options and preferences for future transit possibilities. When asked about why they didn’t use public transportation, respondents primarily said service is not provided where they live or need to go; they are unsure which public transit system they are eligible to use; and service is not available at the desired times. Overall: • 54% of respondents favored the fixed-route service system. • 24% favored microtransit. • 22% favored other on-demand services. City staff is also factoring in land use, population density and employment density regarding the different options.
19
+42.1%
27
78132
18
-5.5%
46
17
10
35
Median August home sales price
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2022
78130
2023
78130
78132
+6%
$371,000
$350,000
MARKET DATA PROVIDED BY THE AUSTIN BOARD OF REALTORS 512-454-7636 WWW.ABOR.COM
78132
-31.4%
$505,000
$736,789
SOURCE: CITY OF NEW BRAUNFELS/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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