Transportation
Real estate
BY AUBREY VOGEL
Residential market data
Sugar Land to pilot microtransit service on-demand electric vehicles, including at least one that is wheelchair accessible, Beaman said. Riders age 13 and older will be able to request services via an app or phone call within the microtransit service area, and a vehicle will arrive within 8-12 minutes.
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The city of Sugar Land will add another way for residents to travel throughout the city this year. At an Aug. 6 meeting, Sugar Land City Council approved accepting a nearly $1.2 million Houston-Galveston Area Council grant to launch the Gulf Coast region’s rst microtransit pilot program. The limited-area service will provide residents a ordable, on-demand access to a rideshare program, said Melanie Beaman, Sugar Land transportation and mobility manager. The program aims to expand upon the Fort Bend Transit Program, which doesn’t o er many day-of trips and has limited availability, she said. “People want to get where they need to go when they need to get there, and they don’t want to maybe schedule ahead of time,” Beaman said. “They may not realize they need to go to the grocery store until the day of.” The details The program will initially launch with seven
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Fewer homes were sold in Sugar Land- and Missouri City-area ZIP codes in July compared to last July, with 244 homes sold versus 296 last year.
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Services will run Mondays through Saturdays from approximately 6 a.m.-9 p.m., but Saturday hours may be extended in the evenings, Beaman said. Each ride will cost approximately $2 per trip. The cost The program will be funded by the H GAC’s Congestion Mitigation Air Quality Commuter and Transit Services Pilot Program grant as well as a $298,544 local match, which will come from Fort Bend County’s 2023 voter-approved mobility bond, according to City Council agenda documents. Looking ahead City sta plan to launch the microtransit pilot
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program this fall, Beaman said. Beyond the three-year pilot, city sta would like to expand the service areas to serve the entire city, she said.
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SUGAR LAND 3335 Hwy 6 S (281) 313-4446 MISSOURI CITY 5418 Hwy 6 (281) 403-0400
SUGAR CREEK 13827 Southwest Fwy (281) 491-8628 SIENNA PLANTATION 9034 Sienna Crossing Dr (281) 778-9959
NEW TERRITORY 5720 New Territory Blvd (281) 491-0811
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