BY VANESSA HOLT & JESSICA SHORTEN
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completed an $8.2 million widening project on the Gosling bridge over Spring Creek in December. In 2016, trac counts on three points along Gosling from the Texas Department of Transportation showed average annual trac totaling around 23,000 vehicles.
With the incoming retail development and build-out of homes in Creekside Park, population growth in the Gosling Road area has continually increased, according to U.S. Census Bureau data. To keep up with increased trac, the Montgomery County Precinct 3 and Harris County Precinct 3 commissioner oces
“Gosling is the next kind of best spot that’s tough to get into. ... They want a premium.” JASCHA PATTON, CO FOUNDER, CORNERSTONE DEVELOPMENT GROUP
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Trac growth on Gosling
“[Gosling Oaks] is a true Class A development in harmony with nature that would be a gathering place for families.” NATE NEWMAN, CEO, NEWMAN CRE
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“[South Gosling Park] will be ... the largest park in the system, and have opportunities for passive and active recreation.”
SOURCES: TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, U.S. CENSUS BUREAU AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY 5YEAR ESTIMATES COMMUNITY IMPACT
CHRIS NUNES, COO, THE WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP
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the village and the new development,” Allen said. The GeoSouthern development was temporarily halted due to issues with permitting in Harris County but has since resumed, according to Harris County Appraisal District. The details of the project were not available as of press time.
While the new developments may increase trac and population around the southern boundary of The Woodlands, residents have raised concerns regarding development near the residential parts of Creekside Park and Indian Springs. “There’s been a clear-cutting of trees and the elimination of an actual barrier between
“[Gosling Road] is a major thoroughfare ... [for] either retail or medical ... development.” MATT KNAGG, ASSOCIATE ADVISOR, J. BEARD REAL ESTATE
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