The FY22 5307 (federal FY22 $827600) federal assistance is allocated to conroe (conroe-the woodlands UZA split letter attached)

The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded the City of Conroe $827,600 under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on August 21, 2026, to support transit planning, ADA paratransit preventative maintenance and capital improvements, and operating costs for fixed-route bus service and complementary ADA paratransit in the Conroe-The Woodlands urbanized area.

The City of Conroe operates four fixed bus routes with one-hour headways and a complementary ADA paratransit program. The funded activities include reducing fixed-route headways from one-hour to 30-minute intervals, researching and adding new fixed routes to expand service area into previously unserved community areas, and creating more efficient transfers between routes. The grant also funds installation of fencing around park-and-ride facilities. These service expansions are intended to increase ridership among both choice riders and new riders lacking prior access to public transit, improve transit system operations, and enhance safety at park-and-ride locations.

Performance occurs in Conroe, Texas, with work running through September 30, 2029. The assistance type is a formula grant, which allocates FY22 federal resources to the urbanized area according to statutory apportionment under 49 U.S.C. 5307. The City of Conroe serves as designated recipient and administrator for Federal Transit Administration funding in the region.

Activities

The city of conroe operates four fixed bus routes with one-hour headways and a complementary ADA paratransit program. The city of conroe would like to expand ridership in the community by considering reducing fixed route headways researching new route options to add to the fixed bus route transit system and creating more efficient transfers between routes. The potential changes would increase the service area and possibly increase ridership within the community. The project will also install fencing around the park and ride facilities.

Expected outcomes

The city of conroe expects a growth in ridership due to a larger service area and providing transit service in otherwise non-served areas of the community. The city of conroe anticipates growth in choice riders as well as new riders that have not had access to public transit before due to transit service boundaries. The city of conroe is anticipating more citizens would utilize the service due to the shorter wait times from 1-hour headways to 30-minute headways reducing wait times by increasing trip frequency. The potential program changes and growth would potentially improve the operations of the transit system. Safety will increase due to fencing.

Intended beneficiaries

The intended beneficiaries are the citizens of conroe which include the existing riders of the conroe connection transit service as well as new riders that have not had access to the public transit service due to service boundaries. The city of conroe anticipates more of the citizens will utilize the public transit system due to the expansion of service area and reduced wait times.