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Buffalo Bayou Lighting and Public
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As one of Houston’s most visible and popular parks, Buffalo Bayou from Shepherd Drive to the Sabine Street Bridge is an important part of our City’s urban green space system. While lush and green at first glance, the 158‐acre park is in fact filled with invasive species, overgrown, vine‐infested vegetation and non-native trees.
Buffalo Bayou Park Enhancements – 2011 - 2015
Through the establishment of a strong public‐private partnership led by the Buffalo Bayou Partnership (BBP), the City of Houston and Harris County Flood Control District, with catalyst funding from Houston’s Kinder Foundation, a major enhancement project is underway to improve aesthetic and recreational opportunities along the Shepherd to Sabine segment of Buffalo Bayou while simultaneously regaining the waterway’s flood conveyance capacity and environmental qualities. The comprehensive park enhancements are slated to begin in mid-2012. Harris County Flood Control District is planning to coordinate with these enhancements as it restores the bayou channel in a manner similar to its recent work upstream of the Sabine Street Bridge. The overall project is scheduled for completion in mid-2015.
Buffalo Bayou Park - Hike and Bike Trail Improvements – Summer/Fall 2011
As a first step in the overall enhancements described above, Buffalo Bayou Partnership is currently upgrading five Buffalo Bayou Sandy Reed Memorial Trail segments prior to major reconstruction of the entire trail that is scheduled to begin in fall 2011. This upgrade and the upcoming major trail reconstruction project are being coordinated by the City of Houston and Texas Department of Transportation.
2011 Buffalo Bayou Park – Shepherd to Sabine:
Master Plan
Master Plan Report
Chapter 5
Detailed Project Summary
Buffalo Bayou Park Project Achieves Milestone; Groundbreaking set for Mid-2012
Renderings
“Official” Dog Park - located at Studemont and Allen Parkway
Lost Lake - located east of the Jewish cemetery along Allen Parkway, near Dunlavy
Water Music Place – located just west of Sabine Street and north of the Joe Jamail Skateboard ParkFall 2011 Community Meeting Minutes
Fall 2010 Community Meetings:
Powerpoint Presentation
Meeting Summary
Summer 2010 Community Meetings
Summary of the June 28 and 29 community meetings
Super Neighborhood 22 meeting (July 12)
City of Houston Bicycle Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes (July 20)
Additional information about the Shepherd to Sabine Project:
History of the Shepherd to Sabine project area
Buffalo Bayou Construction Projects Map 2010
Buffalo Bayou and Beyond – July Newsletter
Buffalo Bayou Demonstration Project
Eleanor Tinsley Park
A 1,200 sq. ft. restoration demonstation project, led by Harris County Flood Control District, has been recently completed. This project is designed to increase flood water capacity and restore native vegetation and is expected to be completed in the fall. Future plans call for extending the flood control work west of Shepherd Drive.
Houston Chronicle, April 18, 2010 Project will dredge up some history
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/6964729.htmlClick here for more information.
