Study Summary and Goals

The intent of the study is to create an area that is integrated and connected into its immediate and larger, regional surroundings by building a walkable, transit-friendly community with enhanced access to employment opportunities, civic infrastructure, and amenities, and reduce the impacts of defined barriers to pedestrian and bicyclists. Due to the study area's location, land use composition, and existing connectivity issues, a plan to refine the City of Sugar Land’s master plan recommendations is needed. 

The study area contains two Regional Activity Centers, a Neighborhood Activity Center, and one Medium Density Mixed Use area. According to HGAC’s Vulnerable Population Density web application, the study area contains medium to highest density of elderly population and disabled family population. From 2012 to 2019, this area saw significant increases in elderly population (119%), people with no cars (180%), people in poverty (89%), and single female households with children (35%). Over the past several years, the community has expressed safety concerns for pedestrians and bicycles crossing this intersection and the desire to have safe and accessible multimodal connections between activity centers in the area. 

The City’s current master plans include several recommendations that focus on creating multimodal connections within and between activity centers. This study will be used to refine those recommendations to align with the current landscape, address the mobility needs of the vulnerable populations within the study area, and fulfill the community’s desire to have safe multimodal connections between some of the City’s most popular destinations. The goal is to create a plan that provides infrastructure recommendations geared towards multimodal travel choices and providing equitable infrastructure to connect activity centers and ensure these areas are resilient and remain quality places for people to live, work, and play. 

Study Area Map

The study area is centrally located in Sugar Land, approximately five square miles bounded by Oyster Creek, First Colony Boulevard, Lexington Boulevard, and Williams Trace Boulevard. The study area contains two Regional Activity Centers, a Neighborhood Activity Center, and one Medium Density Mixed Use area. The intersection of U.S. 59 and State Highway 6 bisects the study area, which is the busiest and most congested intersection in the city. This intersection is a key crossing connecting the north and south portions of the central Sugar Land area and is one of the major barriers to connectivity.

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Local Partner

City of Sugar Land

Lead Consultant

Consor