Transportation
BY TOMER RONEN & AUBREY VOGEL
$195K vertiport study to support potential air taxi service At a June 17 meeting, Sugar Land City Council unanimously approved a $195,674 “vertiport” study with construction company Woolpert aimed at determining the viability of the city’s proposed electric “air taxi service” through Wisk Air. The “veriport” is an area where aircraft can land, take-off and charge. The background The study comes after the city announced a partnership with Wisk Air, an autonomous air- craft company, in February 2024 following a 2021 planning effort with Arizona State University. The air travel program is one of several alterna- tive transportation options the city is consider- ing, including its recently launched microtransit program and gondola-like system.
Hwy. 36A meetings to happen in August Residents are invited to take part in public meetings in late August to learn about potential routes for the southern portion of the proposed Hwy. 36A project. The details The meetings will present eight alterna- tives for the project segment from FM 1994 south of Needville to I-10 West in Katy, said Kristina Hadley, public information officer for the Texas Department of Transportation.
Potential helicopter stops The partnership aims to improve connectivity by bringing self-flying helicopters to several stops.
1 Sugar Land Regional Airport 2 Downtown Houston 3 George Bush Intercontinental Airport
4 William P. Hobby Airport
5 Ellington Airport 6 Energy Corridor
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Public meetings Aug. 26, 5-7 p.m.
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• Leonard Merrell Center • 6301 S. Stadium Lane, Katy
SOURCE: CITY OF SUGAR LAND/COMMUNITYIMPACT
Aug. 28, 5-7 p.m.
Going forward The study is expected to be substantially completed in October.
• Fort Bend County Epicenter • 28505 Southwest Freeway, Rosenberg
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