On Aug. 20, Sugar Land City Council members approved the city's final pedestrian and bicycle master plan. After about 18 months of planning and studies, the approved plan updates the 2007 master plan, providing for several improvements, extensions and connections of the hike and bike trails throughout the city.
"The city of Sugar Land wants to allow its residents to use the trail systems not just for recreational purposes, but as an alternative transportation method as well," said Pat Walsh, the director of transportation and long-range planning for the city of Sugar Land. "The master plan will give pedestrians and cyclists the option to reach one side of town to the other without the use of a car."
The plan is designed to be implemented over the next 10 years with projects classified as either high-priority or long term. The high-priority projects are sub-categorized as: immediate, or low cost projects with identified funding; near-term, or critical trail connectors; and mid-term, or extensions of near-term projects.
Following the path
- The 2013 pedestrian and bicycle master plan calls for about 31 miles of sidepaths, 14 miles of dedicated bicycle lanes, 67 miles of shared bike lanes and seven miles of buffered bike lanes.
Meetings
Sugar Land City Council
City Hall, 2700 Town Center Blvd. N.
281-275-2730 www.sugarlandtx.gov
Sept. 17, 24, 5:30 p.m.
Meets the 1st, 3rd and 4th Tuesday.
