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Why We’re Here
• Background
– Several previous plans have addressed transportation
issues, but do not take a holistic view of mobility
options
• 1992 – City adopted the current 2010 Master
Transportation Plan
• 2002 – Mobility Plan Update completed. Not adopted by
City Council
• 2004 – City adopted the current Comprehensive Plan
• 2004 – City adopted the FM 518 Corridor Access
Management Plan (TxDOT sponsored)
• 2006 – City adopted the Parks and Open Space Master
Plan. Recommended a “system of trails” concept
• 2008 – City initiated the Main Street Strategic Plan. Will
include mobility recommendations for FM 518 and the
Historic District
– Master Mobility Plan will be League City’s first truly
multi‐modal mobility plan
• Purpose of Tonight’s Open House
– Inform the public about the mobility planning process
– Demonstrate capabilities of land use and travel demand
models
– Solicit feedback
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League City Master Mobility Plan
Transportation Modes
Local Bus Transit Hike and Bike Trails/Lanes
Commuter Rail Roadways
Pedestrian Network Marine Transportation
Park and Ride
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League City Master Mobility Plan
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League City Master Mobility Plan
Mobility At A Glance
• Roadways Initial observations based on
review of previous plans,
– Peak hour congestion on FM 518 field observations, discussion
with City staff and others, etc.
– “5 corners” – problem area
• Planned bypass
– Insufficient east‐west corridors
– Land use patterns exacerbate traffic problems
– Business owners’ concerns with access management on FM
518
• Pedestrian Network
– Not a very walkable city, lack of quality pedestrian
infrastructure
– Developers put in sidewalks, but city doesn’t have adequate
policies in place to ensure pedestrian connectivity in other
places
• Local Transit
– Past attempts at fixed‐route transit in the Clear Lake/League
City area have failed for a number of reasons
– Demand response transit currently available (Connect Transit),
but not well‐known or utilized by League City residents
– Potential route planned for NASA Parkway (BayTran/Harris
County Transit). Currently on hold awaiting Webster, Nassau
Bay, and Seabrook commitment
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League City Master Mobility Plan
Mobility At A Glance
(cont’d)
• Commuter Rail
– Alternatives Analysis ongoing (BRT, TSM, CRT)
– Potential for a station in League City, but too early to know for
sure. Demand analysis, station spacing, train speed, and
municipal factors will determine.
• Park and Ride
– Many League City residents currently utilize METRO service at
Bay Area Blvd
– Demand analysis previously conducted shows large demand
for both northbound and southbound service
– Southbound facility underway at UTMB Victory Lakes (funded)
– Potential northbound facility at RiverBend (funding TBD)
• Hike and Bike Trails/Lanes
– League City residents want them!
– Master Trails Plan in development
• Marine Transportation
– Seabrook EDC conducted study
– Recommended 3 potential landing sites in League City, but
issues with each of them
– Free demonstration service recommended, but likely not until
after waterfront attractions have fully recovered from
Hurricane Ike
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Solutions and Action
How Do We Go From “Ideas” to “Reality”?
• Achieve local consensus for project priorities (general public,
businesses, city council)
• Pursue partnerships with developers (e.g., land donation),
special districts (management districts, TIRZs, etc), to reduce or
minimize general fund capital outlay
• Allocation of local funds for advanced project development
(preliminary engineering, right‐of‐way, local share match – 20%)
• Institutionalize project priorities within the Regional
Transportation Plan (RTP)
• Pursue funding in the 3‐year Transportation Improvement
Program (TIP)
• Pursue state and federal special calls for projects (FHWA, TxDOT,
FTA, EPA, Congressional Appropriations, etc.)
• Timeline for programmatic success in funding pursuit can range
from 1 to 5 years
• Re‐evaluate priorities at 5 years, and status of plan priorities
(what is funded, what is implemented, what is pending, whether
local priorities have changed, etc.)
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League City Master Mobility Plan
Project Examples
• The Woodlands Town Center Pedestrian/Transit Corridor (CONSTRUCTED)
– 1.5‐mile corridor where users can bike, walk, or take a water taxi or rubber‐tire trolley
(100,000+ riders/yr) to restaurant, retail, entertainment, residential, & work destinations
– Project Cost: $20 Million
– Funding source(s):
• Developer land donation
• Congestion Mitigation Air Quality (CMAQ) funds
• Statewide Transportation Enhancement Program (STEP ) – TxDOT
• Congressional Appropriation
• Woodlands Parkway – I‐45 Direct Connectors (CONSTRUCTED)
– Northbound flyover and southbound connector between Woodlands Parkway and I‐45
– Project Cost: ~$20 Million
– Funding source(s):
• TxDOT/Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
• League City Park & Ride at UTMB Victory Lakes (IN DEVELOPMENT, FULLY FUNDED)
– 450‐car park and ride facility providing commuter bus service between League City and
Galveston
– Project Cost: $6 Million
– Funding source(s):
• 2009 American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (i.e., Federal “Stimulus” funds)
• UTMB land value
• Federal Transit Administration (FTA) formula funds
• Uptown Houston, Upper Kirby Signalization/Traffic Management (FULLY FUNDED)
– Signalization upgrades, Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), pedestrian
crosswalks/signals, intersection reconfigurations/turning lane improvements
– Project Cost: Uptown ‐ $3.8 Million; Upper Kirby ‐ $1.5 Million
– Funding source(s):
• Congestion Mitigation Air Quality (CMAQ) funds
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