The Laredo Microtransit Feasibility Study examined the role of microtransit as an option to provide additional transit service to the City of Laredo. The study considered how microtransit can be utilized through a peer review of similar communities, a feasibility assessment to include market and service analyses, and an implementation plan with recommendations.

TGC serves as a general planning consultant for The Woodlands Township Transit Department since 2020. Services include transit asset management planning, short and long range planning, National Transit Database reporting, Title VI and DBE compliance, procurements, funding pursuit, grant management, and more.

TGC provided the City of Leander with a detailed financial analysis of existing transit services, including but not limiting to, cost per trip, cost per capita, sales tax contribution projections, and peer comparison of similar financial data. TGC also examined national literature and met with local developers to help determine the effect of public transit on station area land use values and development potential.

TGC partnered with the City of Cedar Park to evaluate microtransit service delivery options and support future transit implementation efforts. TGC assessed multiple microtransit scenarios and developed an implementation plan outlining service parameters, geofencing recommendations, and financial considerations.

TGC led coordination efforts with VIA Metropolitan Transit to explore innovative methods for integrating proposed improvements into their transit system and identified funding opportunities to facilitate implementation. Strategies included the development of several public-private partnership (P3) approaches which are compatible with Federal Transit Administration (FTA) funding.

TGC led the process to develop and evaluate several transit service concepts related to the Rethinking I-94: Phase 2 Environmental Process. Our “Rethinking I-94 Transit Scoping & Idea Exploration Technical Memorandum” serves as a resource for MnDOT to strategically consider how to integrate transit improvements into potential highway designs in the I-94 corridor.

TGC completed bus route optimization studies for 11 bus routes operated by the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (METRO). Over 1,200 bus stops were reviewed as part of this effort. The primary objective of stop optimization is to provide quicker, more reliable service with less frequent stop-starts through the removal or relocation of bus stops.

TGC’s role in The Woodlands began in the 1980’s through direct coordination with George P. Mitchell and Ian McHarg. Discussions between the parties led to the focus on the concept and creation of a public-private partnership for one of the first sustainability-oriented master planned developments in the country.

Since 2008, TGC has worked with the City of Conroe to plan and implement mobility improvements throughout the city. Mobility projects have ranged from back-of-curb to intersection improvements, added capacity, roadway reconstruction, and transit services and infrastructure.

Houston METRO has incorporated bus rapid transit as a significant part of the region’s long-term plans, and Houston’s first foray into BRT is located along Post Oak Boulevard in the Uptown area. TGC was in on the ground floor of this trend when we completed the advanced planning in 2012.

TGC completed a comprehensive study effort for the Rapides Area Planning Commission to better understand current and future demand for rural public transportation within a twelve-parish region within Central Louisiana.

The Gulf Coast Transit District was recognized in May 2020 as the new provider of public transportation services for Galveston and Brazoria counties, a 2,000 square mile service area with a population of 550,000. Operating under the name Connect Transit, the GCTD is taking over the reins from the Gulf Coast Center after over 40 years of service.