12. MAR APRMAY MAYJUN JUNJUL JULAUG SEP SEPOCT OCTNOV NOVDEC DECJAN FEB
2013 20142014 2015
Public Input
& Research Master Planning
MPC + Uptown
Houston + HPARD
Interview Process
Programming
& Public Input
DesignTeam
Selection
MAR APRJAN FEB
We are here
AUG
GuidingPrinciples
Presentation
PublicMeeting
InitialDesignConcepts
PublicMeeting
FinalDesignPresentation
PublicMeeting
WhatGoesWhere
13. PUBLIC INPUT
GUIDING PRINCIPLES
RESEARCH
Berg Oliver (Ecology)
John Jacob (Soils)
Hunt Design (Wayfinding)
Sherwood Design Engineers
(Civil Engineering)
Susan Turner Associates (History)
The Lighting Practice (Lighting)
ETM Associates (O & M)
Ecotech Panel
Memorial Park Conservancy
Uptown TIRZ
Houston Parks and Recreation
Department
CLIENT INPUT
Houston Parks and Recreation
Department
Uptown TIRZ
14. ENGAGING HOUSTONIANS IN THE MASTER PLAN PROCESS
The master planning
team has engaged 2,700
participants in public
process via public
meetings, online input,
and focused workshops.
610 participants
Joined six public meetings
1,829 participants
Engaged online
258 participants
Joined twenty focused workshops
15. TEND
Memorial Park needs our care. Let’s be good stewards.
MAGNIFY
Memorial Park has a lot going for it. Let’s make those things more visible.
OPTIMIZE
Memorial Park’s parts are out of balance with each other. Let’s arrange them so the
park can function optimally.
RECONNECT
Memorial Park is divided in many ways. Let’s make it whole and plug it into life in
Houston.
REVEAL
Memorial Park holds stories relevant to all Houstonians. Let’s tell them to the world.
GUIDING PRINCIPLES
18. EXISTING CONDITION: IMPACTED PARK
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Water features
Previously Impacted areas
Altered Buffalo Bayou
Image: 2010 Aerial Photograph; Data: aerial, Berg Oliver, Susan Turner Associates
19. VISION: LIMIT AREAS OF FUTURE IMPACT TO THOSE ALTERED BY PAST DEVELOPMENT
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Previously Impacted areas
Cultural Resources
Image: 2010 Aerial Photograph; Data: aerial, Berg Oliver, Susan Turner Associates
20. EXISTING CONDITION: PROGRAM AREAS SMALL AND FRAGMENTED
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Active recreation
Arboretum and Nature Center
Urban Wilderness (trail use)
Picnic Area
Image: 2010 Aerial Photograph; Data: aerial, Berg Oliver, Susan Turner Associates
21. VISION: COHESIVE PARK PROGRAM AND EXPERIENCES
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Active recreation
Urban wilderness (trail use)
Arboretum and Nature Center
Relocated active recreation
Historical Resources
Dispersed picnic areas
Image: 2010 Aerial Photograph; Data: aerial, Berg Oliver, Susan Turner Associates
22. Unaffected Areas
Affected Areas
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EXISTING CONDITION: NEGATIVELY EFFECTED VEGETATION
Berg Oliver’s preliminary
assessment of areas negatively
impacted by recent drought and
hurricanes
23. Larger vegetative patches and
ecological corridors will create
improved habitat for wildlife,
more diverse experiences
throughout the park, and
ecosystems that are more able
to withstand Houston's highly
variable climatic cycles.
VISION: ECOLOGICAL CORRIDORS
Riparian Forest
Pine-Hardwood Forest
Pine-Hardwood Savannah
Native Prairie
Naturalized Golf Course
Ponds and Stream Corridors
Wet Savannah and Pairie
Bog Areas
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24. EXISTING CONDTIONS: CORRIDOR ROADBLOCKS & SCATTERED PROGRAM
Riparian Forest
Pine-Hardwood Forest
Pine-Hardwood Savannah
Native Prairie
Naturalized Golf Course
Ponds and Stream Corridors
Wet Savannah and Pairie
Bog Areas
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Riparian Forest
Pine-Hardwood Forest
Pine-Hardwood Savannah
Native Prairie
Naturalized Golf Course
Ponds and Stream Corridors
Wet Savannah and Pairie
Bog Areas
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25. VISION: PLAN DIAGRAM SHOWN IN NOVEMBER PUBLIC MEETING
Riparian Forest
Pine-Hardwood Forest
Pine-Hardwood Savannah
Native Prairie
Naturalized Golf Course
Ponds and Stream Corridors
Wet Savannah and Pairie
Bog Areas
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27. The park's vegetation has
changed from a dominant
composition of forest to
savannah.
While this marks a radical shift
from the past 50 years, it is
beginning to reset to forms
more like to what would have
been seen at the time of the
Karankawa: a landscape that
is more resilient to climatic
conditions and more hospitable
to more diverse fauna.
EXISTING VEGETATION - ONGOING BERG OLIVER SITE INVESTIGATION (ENVIRO. SCIENTISTS)
Savannah
Forest
Prairie
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29. The design seeks to reconnect
ecological corridors. Continuous
flows of water, wildlife, and plant
communities will be restored
through restoration of four
restoration types:
1. Riparian forests
2. Pine/Hardwood Forests
3. Savannah landscapes
4. Discrete Native Prairie
VISION: PROPOSED PLANT COMMUNITY RESTORATION
Riparian Forest
Pine-Hardwood Forest
Pine-Hardwood Savannah
Native Prairie
Naturalized Golf Course
Ponds and Stream Corridors
Wet Savannah and Pairie
Bog Areas
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30. I-610/KatyFreeway
Buffalo Bayou
Buffalo Bayou
River Oaks Country Club
ADVANCED ECOLOGY'S INITIAL VEGETATION ASSESSMENT
Overstory canopy trees over 6" diameter trunk at breast height
Old Archery Range (OAR) Hogg Bird Sanctuary
31. Midstory Species 12’ - 25’
Understory Species < 12 feet
exotic
invasives
native
invasives
natives
Overstory Species > 25’
native invasives
exotic
invasives
native
exoticinvasives
native
invasives
natives: <0.25%
A.E.L. (ADVANCED ECOLOGY, LTD) INITIAL INVASIVE SPECIES ASSESSMENT
33. PROPOSED PARKING
Dispersed parking lots
provide improved access
to park activities. Parking
along Memorial Loop Road is
removed, allowing for two way
traffic and a more park-like
feeling. Discrete parking areas
now provide access to all parts
of the site.
The proposed parking design
provides greater than
30% increase in parking
capacity.
Seymour Lieberman Trail
Cycle
Natural Surface Hiking Trails
Natural Surface Mountain Bike Tr
Equestrian Trails
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Equestrian and Pedestrian Trails
Timing Track
Multi-Use Trails
34. Harris County Metropolitan Transit Authority is currently reconfiguring
bus routes to serve as a grid-based system. Their goal is to create
easier point-to-point access between all parts of the city. Many lines will
have increased frequencies, and weekend service will be as frequent as
weekday service. One of the cities largest hubs--the Northwest Transit
Center--will be less than a mile north of the NW entrance at Memorial
Drive.
source: Houston Metro Draft Reimagined Transit Network Map
Northwest Transit Hub Detail
0.9 mi walk from Northwest Transit
Hub to Memorial Park; source:
Google Maps
HOUSTON TRANSIT SYSTEM REIMAGINING
NW Transit Center
Memorial Park
35. EXISTING TRANSIT
Existing 60 minute bus route
Existing 30 minute bus route
Existing 15 minute bus route
Bus stops
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36. 15-minute interval bus routes
rather than 30-minute intervals
running through and adjacent to
the park as well as better stops
would provide better access to
the park for all Houstonians.
PROPOSED TRANSIT CONNECTIONS
Existing 60 minute bus route
Existing 30 minute bus route
Existing 15 minute bus route
Proposed bus stop
Increased frequency route
Existing Bus stops
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Pedestrian connections
37. The transit vision for the park is
to create hubs where parking,
bus stops, and B-Cycle bike
share stations are clustered
to allow easy transitions from
public transit to on-site bicycle
use.
Proposed 15 min bus route
Existing 60 min bus route
Existing 30 min bus route
Existing 15 min bus route
Bus hub
Bike parking
Existing Bus stops
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B-Cycle station
Pedestrian connections
PROPOSED TRANSIT/BIKE CONNECTIONS
39. 500’0’ 1000’ 2000’
Running Center and Timing Track
Trailhead
Hogg Bird Sanctuary
Maintenance Area
Eastern Glades
Fitness Center/Natatorium
Tennis Center
Golf Course
Memorial Groves
Rugby Pitch
Sports Complex
OAR
Cycle Track and Trails
Land Bridge
Bayou Wilds
MASTER PLAN
40. 500’0’ 1000’ 2000’
Trailhead
Hogg Bird Sanctuary
Maintenance Area
Eastern Glades
Fitness Center/Natatorium
Tennis Center
Golf Course
Memorial Groves
Rugby Pitch
Sports Complex
OAR
Cycle Track and Trails
Bayou Wilds
500’0’ 1000’ 2000’
Trailhead
Hogg Bird Sanctuary
Maintenance Area
Eastern Glades
Fitness Center/Natatorium
Tennis Center
Golf Course
Memorial Groves
Rugby Pitch
Sports Complex
OAR
Cycle Track and Trails
Bayou Wilds
LAND BRIDGE & RUNNING CENTER
LAND BRIDGE
RUNNING CENTER &
TIMING TRACK
72. 500’0’ 1000’ 2000’
Running Center and Timing Track
Hogg Bird Sanctuary
Maintenance Area
Eastern Glades
Fitness Center/Natatorium
Tennis Center
Golf Course
Memorial Groves
Rugby Pitch
Sports Complex
OAR
Cycle Track and Trails
Family Recreation Area
Land Bridge
500’0’ 1000’ 2000’
Running Center and Timing Track
Hogg Bird Sanctuary
Maintenance Area
Eastern Glades
Fitness Center/Natatorium
Tennis Center
Golf Course
Memorial Groves
Rugby Pitch
Sports Complex
OAR
Cycle Track and Trails
Family Recreation Area
Land Bridge
BAYOU BREAKS TRAILS
BAYOU BREAKS TRAILS
73. AERIAL ECOLOGICAL CONNECTIONS
Waterfowl Flyways of North America Boreal Bird Flyways of North America
Image: University of Texas Library, Boreal Songbird Institute
Houston
Houston
86. 500’0’ 1000’ 2000’
Running Center and Timing Track
Trailhead
Hogg Bird Sanctuary
Maintenance Area
Fitness Center/Natatorium
Tennis Center
Golf Course
Memorial Groves
Rugby Pitch
Sports Complex
OAR
Cycle Track and Trails
Bayou Wilds
500’0’ 1000’ 2000’
Running Center and Timing Track
Trailhead
Hogg Bird Sanctuary
Maintenance Area
Fitness Center/Natatorium
Tennis Center
Golf Course
Memorial Groves
Rugby Pitch
Sports Complex
OAR
Cycle Track and Trails
Bayou Wilds
EASTERN GLADES
EASTERN GLADES
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Cultivated Garden
Presumed High-Use Areas
Presumed Lower-Use Areas
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PARK'S FOUNDING MASTER PLAN
1924 Proposed Entry &
Gardens, golf course, and
scenic roads by Hare & Hare
Landscape Architects.
Approved during the time of
the park's founders.
Although many parts of the
plan were never built, the
proposed organization of
spaces remain relevant and
culturally significant.
118. 500’0’ 1000’ 2000’
Trailhead
Hogg Bird Sanctuary
Maintenance Area
Eastern Glades
Fitness Center/Natatorium
Tennis Center
Golf Course
Rugby Pitch
Bayou Wilds
Cycle Track and Trails
Running Center & Timing Track
Land Bridge
Sports Complex
Memorial Grove
500’0’ 1000’ 2000’
Trailhead
Hogg Bird Sanctuary
Maintenance Area
Eastern Glades
Fitness Center/Natatorium
Tennis Center
Golf Course
Rugby Pitch
Bayou Wilds
Cycle Track and Trails
Running Center & Timing Track
Land Bridge
Sports Complex
Memorial Grove
OAR
OLD ARCHERY RANGE (OAR)
125. 500’0’ 1000’ 2000’
Trailhead
Maintenance Area
Eastern Glades
Fitness Center/Natatorium
Tennis Center
Golf Course
Memorial Groves
Rugby Pitch
Sports Complex
OAR
Cycle Track and Trails
Bayou Wilds
Hogg Bird Sanctuary
MASTER PLAN
Running Center and Timing Track
Land Bridge