Buffalo Bayou Partnership is excited to announce that Buffalo Bayou Park has been selected as a finalist for the Rudy Bruner Award for Urban Excellence (RBA) 2019 Gold and Silver medal prizes. The Gold Medalist will receive $50,000, and four Silver Medalists will each receive $10,000 to enhance their projects. BBP extends our congratulations to the… Read more »
Buffalo Bayou is one of five North American sites to host inaugural exhibition Opens to the PublicWednesday, February 20, 2019 HOUSTON – January 30, 2019 – Houston’s Buffalo Bayou has been selected as the inaugural site for New Monuments for New Cities, a collaborative public art project organized by the High Line Network, a coalition of… Read more »
Dear Friends: Happy New Year. If you’re like most people, we’re sure you’ve already started fulfilling your New Year’s resolutions. At Buffalo Bayou Partnership, we’ve started working on our list too and the coming year is full of new goals and projects that will help us continue our transformative work along Houston’s historic waterway. Here’s a sneak… Read more »
HOUSTON – January 21, 2019 – Buffalo Bayou Partnership (BBP) announced seven new members to its board of directors during its annual meeting on January 15 at the home of Anne Whitlock (BBP Board member) and her husband Michael Skelly in the East End. New board members include Bonner S. Ball, Owner, Black Diamond Development; Rev. Harvey Clemons, Jr.,… Read more »
Media Contact Trudi Smith BBP, Director of PR and Events tsmith@buffalobayou.org 713.752.0314 x103 Five cities imagine new monuments February – September 2019 NEW YORK, NEW YORK (December 4, 2018) — New Monuments for New Cities, A Buffalo Bayou Partnership and High Line Network Public Art Project, is a new collaboration between industrial reuse projects in… Read more »
Dear Friends: Since Hurricane Harvey, Buffalo Bayou Partnership has been focused on cleanup efforts along Buffalo Bayou. We hope this update will provide you with valuable information, show you the challenges that we have been facing, and give you a glimpse of how hard our maintenance staff is working. BUFFALO BAYOU PARK AND DOWNTOWN As… Read more »
The Cistern at Buffalo Bayou Park is a former drinking water reservoir built in 1926 for the City of Houston. After operating for decades, an irreparable leak was discovered and after a few years, the reservoir was decommissioned in 2007. Thanks to support from The Brown Foundation, Inc., Buffalo Bayou Partnership is opening this underground,… Read more »
Buffalo Bayou Partnership is an official charity of the Chevron Houston Marathon’s Run for a Reason program. This has provided us a great platform for raising awareness and money for our organization. Again this year, Chevron is giving away $50,000 to the charity that wins the most votes in their online poll. Please vote for… Read more »
Whether you are on the hike and bike trails for exercise or for fun, please remember to be mindful of fellow trail users and follow these basic safety tips: Walkers/runners: Stay to the right Anticipate the actions of other users and know your limits Keep pets on a short leash Bikers (allowed on the Sandy… Read more »
With 160 acres of beautiful scenery and downtown skyline views, Buffalo Bayou Park offers several rental opportunities for park visitors looking for a unique event space. Reservations are required for the following at Buffalo Bayou Park: Exclusive use of the sand volleyball court at Eleanor Tinsley Park. Make a reservation. Exclusive use of a picnic pavilion. Make reservation for the Lost… Read more »