WEST SIDE s N apshot The west side of League City is being remade with current and future developments, as the city continues to grow.
of undeveloped land has been purchased by developers 75% 7 residential communities planned 5 north-south roadways will be extended to FM 517 more people living in League City in 2020 vs. 2010 30,832
“PEOPLE COME TO LEAGUE CITY BECAUSE OF THE QUALITY OF LIFE, OUR SCHOOLS, OUR PARKS, OUR SECURITY, OUR DRAINAGE, THE BANG FOR THE BUCK FOR A HOME, AND PROXIMITY TO DOWNTOWN
HOUSTON AND GALVESTON.” SCOTT LIVINGSTON, LEAGUE CITY’S DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
SOURCES: LEAGUE CITY, U.S. CENSUS BUREAU COMMUNITY IMPACT
we can based on the planning and stra- tegic visioning that [the city] has been trying to do over the last 10 years,” Osborne said. “We knew [growth] was coming; it wasn’t a surprise.” Grand Parkway to drive commerce In mid-February, TxDOT o cials announced the start of an extension to the Grand Parkway, with development planned for a portion of Segment B running from I-45 South in League City to FM 2403 in Alvin, according to a Feb. 14 release from State Rep. Ed Thomp- son, R Pearland. The future extension will not only a ect access to League City’s residential development on the west side but contribute to commercial growth as well, city o cials said. “As our community rapidly expands,
the city will keep most west side com- mercial districts next to where the road will be with commercial pockets near FM 517, League City Assistant Director of Planning Kris Carpenter said. However, commercial permitting on the west side is low as much of the housing development is in early stages, Carpenter said. “With the inux of residential housing, localized commercial uses become necessary,” Bynum said. “We expect there to be some demand cre- ated for retail uses with the growth this [Stedman-West tract] community will bring.”
it’s important to invest in infrastruc- ture that promotes interconnectivity and economic growth for our cities, schools and businesses,” Thompson said in the release. The Grand Parkway stops at Hwy. 59 in Sugar Land, but TxDOT has plans to extend the roadway with the nal seg- ments A, B and C, which would con- nect Baytown to League City. Segment B would run through the heart of most of the incoming housing developments on League City’s west side. A contract for the I-45 to FM 2403 Segment B project is expected in 2025 with completion in 2030, per the release. However, there is no timeline for the remaining portion of Segment B that will cover FM 2403 to SH 288. “TxDOT and Brazoria County will
assess the delivery timeframe of the remaining portion of Segment B from FM 2403 to SH 288 as a separate and future project,” a statement from TxDOT reads. TxDOT had previously proposed removing segments B C from its 10-year plan in 2019. “Grand Parkway, I think, is a success story,” League City City Manager John Baumgartner said. However, Segment A of the pro- posed Grand Parkway extension is not considered a viable project, according to the TxDOT project description. “We have various corridors that currently provide adequate east-west passage for those traveling through Galveston County,” Perez said. In preparation of the Grand Parkway,
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