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Township weighs trolley extension, charter trolleys and microtransit as it considers expanded transit
Summary
Staff presented three transit options — Grogan's Mill trolley extension, charter trolley service and microtransit — with trade-offs on ridership, paratransit obligations and grant compliance; board asked staff to return with more data at the August workshops.
Ruth Ann presented three transit options to the board on July 23 and emphasized trade-offs between connectivity, ridership and federal grant conditions.
She said The Woodlands spends about $7 million annually on transit programs and that township net costs after grants are roughly $1.3 million. "We do not charge for the trolleys. They're free," she noted, and said The Woodlands Express sees about 300,000 riders and the town‑center trolley about 200,000 riders annually.
Ruth Ann described the Grogan's Mill Village Center trolley extension as potentially…
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