Township considering expanding trolley service

However, representatives from The Woodlands Development Company, co-president Alex Sutton, and vice president of planning Robert Heineman, said the routes initially proposed did not adequately make use of the tram way built for use by the trolleys and that the routes would need to be adjusted so that riders would not be required to change trolleys to get to their destination.

Township director Mike Bass said the 10-minute wait time for a trolley would also likely need to be decreased.

"Ten minutes doesn't sound long unless you are waiting," Bass said.

Barker said the cost to expand the trolley service to Hughes Landing could be about $600,000, half of which would be paid through grant funding by the Federal Transit Administration, while the township would be responsible for paying the other half.

Longer-term goals that could be implemented over the next few years could include shuttling workers to major employers such as ExxonMobil, connecting to Woodlands park and rides and the construction of a transit terminal near The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion.