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News

Find the latest news about Buffalo Bayou Partnership and all the doings along Buffalo Bayou.

May 31

Connect with Us

Did you know you can connect with Buffalo Bayou Partnership at virtually every corner of the internet? Post your favorite photos of the bayou on our Facebook page, chat with us on Twitter, or visit our website for the latest information on events and to learn more about what we do.

On the go? We are launching a Buffalo Bayou Partnership mobile app in late summer. You’ll be able to access the new trail map, find information on major destinations, view photo galleries, make a donation to Buffalo Bayou Partnership and more! Many thanks to all who participated in our app development survey shared in the March/April In the Works.

May 24

More About Parking and Accessibility

While encouraging people to take transit, ride their bikes or walk to Buffalo Bayou Park, Buffalo Bayou Partnership worked very hard to accommodate more parking spaces while not jeopardizing the park’s green spaces. Our plan for Buffalo Bayou Park includes increased parking at the following major destinations:

The Water Works area: 50 new spaces

Eleanor Tinsley Park: 20 redesigned spaces

Dog Park: 17 new parallel parking spaces

Lost Lake: 81 new parking spaces

Additionally, over 400 parking spaces are located at Lot H, off Memorial and Houston Avenue, which the City intends to convert to public parking on weekends. Buffalo Bayou Partnership is seeking other opportunities for shared parking with adjacent properties.

Of course, the two new pedestrian bridges will greatly improve access to the park, and due to the strong development taking place in neighborhoods north and south of the bayou, we anticipate many park visitors will walk and ride their bikes along our improved trails and footpaths.

The Rosemont Bridge with its related access trails to adjacent neighborhoods on the north side of Memorial is a major enhancement to the park’s accessibility, but access must also be improved to the neighborhoods south of Allen Parkway. In chapter 3, page 41 of the Buffalo Bayou Park – Shepherd to Sabine master plan, Buffalo Bayou Partnership recommends access improvements like signalized intersections and crosswalks (at Taft and at Dunlavy) and an extension of the Rosemont Bridge across Allen Parkway, though these improvements are outside the scope of our project. Currently, recommendations are being considered by the City of Houston.

The intersection of Taft Street at Allen Parkwary.

Apr 02

Waterway Now Open at Montrose

Good news kayakers, canoeists and water enthusiasts! Buffalo Bayou near Montrose is open for park users, just in time for Spring. In mid-March, Harris County Flood Control District contractors completed channel realignment work in this area, allowing users to take uninterrupted trips down the bayou. Check our website for a list of upcoming boat tours.

First to get their feet wet? A record-breaking 800 participants in the 41st Annual Buffalo Bayou Regatta on Saturday, March 16. Congratulations to winner Mark Addison, who completed the 15-mile race in 1:34:19!

Photos by Katya Horner/Slight Clutter Photography.

Apr 02

Construction Updates: March/April 2013

Clockwise from top left: Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT)’s trail widening work at Taft and Allen Parkway; Harris County Flood Control District channel realignment work at Jane Gregory Garden; TxDOT and City of Houston’s Shepherd Drive Bridge; Buffalo Bayou Partnership work at Police Memorial for new pedestrian bridge.

  • Phase II of construction will begin in April. This work includes the park’s overall site work, including landscaping, irrigation, trails, water features and more. Millis Development & Construction, Inc. has been awarded the Phase II contract.
  • Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) is continuing its channel realignment work upstream to Shepherd. Please be mindful of their work as you make your way downstream.
  • HCFCD continues structural work to restore the bayou’s banks near the Jane Gregory Garden. Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is also working in this area, adding a widened trail at street level.
  • Work on the Police Memorial Bridge has begun. The north bank piers have already been installed and the south bank pier work is scheduled to begin soon.
  • Millis will soon install two dramatic support columns for the much-anticipated Jackson Hill Bridge.
  • The new pedestrian bridge at Shepherd Drive is open, but there is still work to be done at both its north and south approaches. Please be mindful that the contractor continues to work in this area.

Apr 02

Jump In and Get Involved

Would you and your neighbors or friends like to learn more about the improvements underway in Buffalo Bayou Park?

Buffalo Bayou Partnership is hosting a series of informational gatherings for residents living along the bayou and those just wanting to learn more about what’s going on. The first event, held on March 21 for 40 Memorial by Windsor residents, featured food, drinks and a brief presentation on the project. Attendees mingled with fellow bayou enthusiasts and signed up for Bayou Buddies, Buffalo Bayou Partnership’s young professionals group, just in time for Bayou Bash on April 13!

If you’d like to invite Buffalo Bayou Partnership to speak to your professional or networking group or homeowners association, please contact Trudi Smith, Director of PR and Events, at 713.752.0314 ext. 103.

Feb 01

Spotlight on Board Members “Running” the Show!

Buffalo Bayou Partnership is fortunate to have so many enthusiastic board members who are as committed to healthy living as they are to transforming the bayou. Three-year board member Lisa Foronda is an avid Buffalo Bayou Park user and all around picture of health. As highlighted in her in-depth 2010 interview with the Houston Chronicle, Lisa is also passionate about helping people improve their lifestyles. She is a volunteer coach for Power in Motion, an exercise group for beginning runners.

Lisa has been training on the Buffalo Bayou Park trails for 12 years, and recently ran the 41st Annual Houston Marathon presented by Chevron (her 15th marathon) alongside two other board members – Sis Johnson and ex-officio board member and Downtown District President and Executive Director Bob Eury. This was Bob’s 30th consecutive Houston Marathon, an accomplishment which earned him a coveted spot in the Houston Marathon Hall of Fame in early January. Bravo, fearless leaders!

Lisa Foronda, left, runs through Sabine Promeande. Bob Eury, right, completes his 30th consecutive Houston Marathon.

Feb 01

Construction Updates: February 2013

  • Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) continues to conduct channel realignment work near the Police Memorial. Canoeists and kayakers are asked to remove all watercraft at Montrose. After the waterway reopens around mid-March 2013, HCFCD will continue its work upstream to Shepherd.
  • In the coming weeks, HCFCD will also begin major structural work near the Jane Gregory Garden (just west of the Henry Moore bronze sculpture) and park users will see some large trees being removed from the bayou banks. Because of the severe erosion, HCFCD must get large equipment down to the bank to drill very large concrete drill shafts to pin the bank in place. This is necessary work important to the overall structure of the bayou. HCFCD is attempting to save as many trees as possible.
  • TxDOT and the City of Houston are nearing completion of the much-anticipated pedestrian bridge at Shepherd Drive and trail users can expect the bridge to be open soon

A special thanks to all bayou users and visitors – construction is at times inconvenient, but we are working to improve and make this stretch of Buffalo Bayou more accessible and enjoyable.

Feb 01

Plans Include Outdoor Fun for the Whole Family

Buffalo Bayou Partnership is also planning for several additions to Buffalo Bayou Park that will make exercising along the bayou a family affair.

Thanks to the Ray C. Fish Foundation’s recent $1 million grant for Buffalo Bayou Park’s Nature Playground, children will explore their environment in a new playground designed around natural features. Given its location along the slopes near the Lee and Joe Jamail Skatepark, parents will have easy access to parking, restrooms, park staff and the option of renting the playground’s picnic pavilion.

The Nature Playground will include elements from these playgrounds.

Fido and Sparky can also enjoy the great outdoors at the planned dog park located at Montrose and Allen Parkway. The already-popular gathering area will become an “official” dog park, with an added fence, two new swimming ponds and a shaded rest shelter for dog owners. At both the “official” dog park and along the Sandy Reed Memorial Trail, dogs can rehydrate at water fountains with special spigots just their height!

These amenities will be part of construction phase three which will be complete in early 2015.

Feb 01

Stretch Your Legs on the New Trails and Footpaths

Soon, runners, walkers and cyclists will have new and upgraded trails on which to enjoy nature and the bayou. The Texas Department of Transportation and City of Houston continue construction on the Sandy Reed Memorial Trail between Waugh and Sabine. We are happy to report that this work has not discouraged trail users, who are navigating the detours quite well. Runners and trail users should use the trails on the north side of the bayou until construction along Allen Parkway is complete in Spring 2013.

This year, Buffalo Bayou Partnership will also start construction on a series of five-footwide asphalt footpaths closer to the bayou banks. This network of trails will provide visitors safer options to enjoy nature and stroll leisurely through the park.

New drinking fountains and benches will be conveniently located along the new trails, and park users will have access to other amenities, including restrooms and bike rental facilities.

Yellow lines indicate planned footpaths; red lines indicate upgraded hike and bike trails.

Feb 01

2013 Chevron Houston Marathon

Many Houstonians started the new year off with a 26.2-mile marathon or 13.1-mile half marathon. Participants in the 2013 Chevron Houston Marathon had a bayou view as they ran the final stretch of the 41st event on Allen Parkway between Shepherd and Sabine. Despite the rain, Buffalo Bayou Partnership’s “Hoopla Station” gave runners at the 24th mile a boost with encouraging banners, noisemakers and signs. Despite the rain, Buffalo Bayou Partnership’s “Hoopla Station” gave runners at the 24th mile a boost with encouraging banners, noisemakers and signs.

Congratulations to all runners – including BBP Volunteer and Outreach Coordinator Jessalyn Giacona and Bayou Buddies Steering Committee members Josh Ibarra, Cara Merriman, Claire Smith and Chair Mary Catherine White – on your tremendous accomplishment! (Read our Behind the Scenes article, below, for more Houston Marathon news.)

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For press inquiries, email Karen Farber, BBP VP of External Affairs, or call 713.752.0314 ext. 353.

News Coverage

  • 15 Major Developments Headed for Houston in 2023 and Beyond Houston Chronicle, January 24, 2023
  • Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern Offers Inspiration and Reflection Beneath Houston Texas Highways Magazine, January 24, 2023
  • 36 Hours in Houston: Things to Do and See The New York Times, January 19, 2023
  • 11 Things You Must Do at Houston's Buffalo Bayou Park Chron.com, January 14, 2023
  • Rising in Houston: Projects to Look Forward to in 2023 and Beyond Greater Houston Partnership, January 4, 2023
  • Year in Review: Kinder Foundation Giving $100 Million to Buffalo Bayou Project was a Deal of the Week Houston Business Journal, December 22, 2022
  • Texas 100 List: Influential Professionals to Watch in 2023 Houston Business Journal, December 21, 2022
  • Top Exhibits in Houston This Month: December 2022 365 Things to Do, December 8, 2022
  • Listen: Buffalo Bayou East will transform East End. Why affordable housing is the first step. Looped In Podcast, December 1, 2022
  • Buffalo Bayou East breaks ground with affordable housing project Houston Chronicle, December 1, 2022
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Press Releases

  • Buffalo Bayou Partnership Announces Kinder Foundation’s $100M Catalyst Gift to Accelerate Buffalo Bayou East Master Plan September 26, 2022
  • Buffalo Bayou Partnership Unveils New Cleanup Boat August 3, 2022
  • East Downtown Trail Opens to the Public June 14, 2022
  • Light Up the Night Along Buffalo Bayou East March 15, 2022
  • Buffalo Bayou Partnership’s Time No Longer Wins International Art Award September 22, 2021
  • Three Houston Parks Team Up to Celebrate the Legacy of Jazz in Houston with Free Concerts and a Series Spectacular Featuring Mavis Staples August 6, 2021
  • Houston Endowment Awards Buffalo Bayou Partnership $10M Grant December 9, 2020
  • Immersive Installation by Anri Sala in the Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern November 23, 2020
  • Houston Celebrates Texas Arbor Day by planting 600 trees at Buffalo Bend Nature Center November 10, 2020
  • Carmen Herrera: Estructuras Monumentales (En Español) September 28, 2020
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Monthly Newsletters

  • Buffalo Bayou eNewsletter - January 2023 January 12, 2023
  • Buffalo Bayou eNewsletter - December 2022 December 1, 2022
  • Buffalo Bayou eNewsletter - November 2022 November 4, 2022
  • Buffalo Bayou eNewsletter - October 2022 October 6, 2022
  • Buffalo Bayou eNewsletter - September 2022 August 31, 2022
  • Buffalo Bayou eNewsletter - August 2022 August 4, 2022
  • Buffalo Bayou eNewsletter - July 2022 July 1, 2022
  • Buffalo Bayou eNewsletter - June 2022 June 2, 2022
  • Buffalo Bayou eNewsletter - May 2022 May 4, 2022
  • Buffalo Bayou eNewsletter - April 2022 April 6, 2022
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Banking on Buffalo Bayou

  • Banking on Buffalo Bayou - Summer 2021 June 2021
  • Banking on Buffalo Bayou - Winter 2020 January 2020
  • Banking on Buffalo Bayou - Spring 2019 May 2019
  • Banking on Buffalo Bayou - Winter 2019 January 2019
  • Banking on Buffalo Bayou - Summer 2018 July 2018
  • Banking on Buffalo Bayou - Summer 2017 August 2017
  • Banking on Buffalo Bayou - Spring 2017 March 2017
  • Banking on Buffalo Bayou - Winter 2016 December 2016
  • Banking on Buffalo Bayou - Summer 2016 July 2016
  • Banking on Buffalo Bayou - Spring 2016 March 2016
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