During participation in one of the focus group forums for the Comprehensive Plan review, it was noted the original plan had been amended multiple times. If a "plan" has been changed so often, then perhaps it was poorly designed or, worse still, it was being ignored by our elected leaders and staff. So we looked into it - how many times had the plan been revised? Below are screenshots of spreadsheets summarizing 85 amendments to the Comprehensive Plan. In addition, there have

Information shown in this post is summarized and taken from the City of College Station 2018 Existing Conditions Report . This report is updated every five years, and for the 2018 report, covered the period 2013 to 2017. ​ College Station's population numbers include university students living in the city limits. The population estimates were calculated using the average household size and occupancy rate based on 2010 Census population, then calculating population growth bas

Those who have lived in larger cities know there are few things more damaging to our quality of life than the time we spend each day sitting in traffic. It’s not simply the additional time on the road. Intense traffic, long waits at stop lights and uncertainty in commuting times, all work to diminish our sense of well being. In short, traffic hurts the quality of our lives. There are many reasons why College Station is a great city to live in. While growth is inevitable, it