Gulf Coast Green 2019. Speaker: Chip Place, Houston Parks Board. Topic: The visionary Bayou Greenways 2020 Plan, and it's impact on flood control and open space.

1. AIA Gulf Coast Green
May 17, 2019
Houston Parks Board creates, improves, protects and advocates for parks for everyone.

3. HOUSTON | HIGHWAY INFRASTRUCTURE

4. HOUSTON | NATURAL INFRASTRUCTURE

5. ECOLOGY | REGIONAL CONTEXT
CREDIT: HOUSTON WILDERNESS

6. Credit: Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University
RICE INSTITUTE SITE C. 1910 | SNOW ON THE PRAIRIE WILDFLOWERS

7. CENTRAL FLYWAY MISSISSIPPI FLYWAY
ECOLOGY | MIGRATORY BIRDS FLIGHT PATHS
Houston Houston

8. HOUSTON AERIAL 1891
CREDIT: D.W. ENSIGN & CO., CHICAGO

9. HOUSTON HEIGHTS NATATORIUM FIRST BUILT IN 1895
CREDIT: HOUSTON HEIGHTS ASSOCIATION

10. MAIN STREET AT ALLEN’S LANDING 1910
CREDIT: HOUSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY, HMRC

11. BUFFALO BAYOU | DOWNTOWN HOUSTON
ALLISON 2001
HARVEY 2017
CREDIT: HARRIS COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICTCREDIT: LM OTERO/AP
CREDIT: HCFCD
1929
1935
CREDIT: HCFCD

12. ARTHUR COMEY | PROPOSED PARK SYSTEM 1912
“The backbone of a park system for Houston will naturally be its bayou or creek valleys, which
readily lend themselves to parks and cannot so advantageously be used for any other purpose.”
EXISTING PARKS PROPOSED SYSTEM
Arthur Comey, Report to the Houston Park Commission

13. ARTHUR COMEY | TENTATIVE GENERAL PLAN FOR HOUSTON 1912

14. MAP OF HOUSTON 1928 | A GOLDEN AGE FOR PARKS
MEMORIAL PARK
HERMANN PARK
MACGREGOR PARK
GUS WORTHAM PARK MASON PARK
CULLINAN PARK
GLENBROOK PARK
STUDE PARK
WOODLAND PARK
HOGG PARK
CITY PROPERTY
FOR PARK PURPOSES
(FUTURE MOODY PARK)
CIVIC CENTER
EMANCIPATION PARK
CLEVELAND PARK

15. HWY 59 ALONGSIDE DOWNTOWN HOUSTON

16. Spring
Cypress
Greens
White Oak
Halls
Hunting
Buffalo
Brays
Clear
Sims
W fork of San
Jacinto
Discovery Green
Memorial Park
& Arboretum
Buffalo Bayou Park
Hermann Park
Houston Botanic
Garden
HOUSTON | A PARKS RENAISSANCE

17. HOUSTON | NATURAL INFRASTRUCTURE WITH BAYOU GREENWAYS

18. CHARLES TAPLEY’S 1980 MASTER PLAN FOR BUFFALO BAYOU PARK

19. DETAIL OF 1980 MASTER PLAN
UHD
I-45
WHITE OAK BAYOU
BUFFALO BAYOU

20. TAPLEY TRIBUTARY | BUFFALO BAYOU PARK

21. Provide unprecedented access to
more than 3,000 acres of
greenspace along the bayous
Put six out of 10 Houstonians
within 1.5 miles of a
Bayou Greenway
1.5 mi
Connect a 150 mile network of
hike-and-bike trails

22. PROJECT FUNDING | $220 MILLION
= $20 MILLION
$10 million to raise
$110 million raised to date
$100 million - City bond $120 million – being raised by Houston Parks Board

23. Sims
$14,700
33 - 41 – 52 (86.0)
White Oak
$31,200
60- 17 – 45 (80.1)
Hunting
$12,900
39 - 37 – 58 (85.5)
Halls
$11,500
33 - 43 – 53 (85.5)
MSA values
$29,000 income/capita
59 - 17 - 37 % w/b/h
(79.6) Diversity index
Greens (Lower)
$15,300
48 - 23 – 64 (84.6)
San Jacinto
$37,700
84 - 7 – 20 (52.2)
Clear
$25,400
50 - 22 – 45 (84.6)
Buffalo (East)
$17,917
49 - 31 – 49 (83.3)
Brays
$25,400
46 - 23 – 43 (85.9)
BAYOU GREENWAYS 2020 | DEMOGRAPHICS

24. BAYOU GREENWAYS 2020 | FREEWAYS TO GREENWAYS
CREDIT: HARRIS COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICTCREDIT: SMILEY N. POOL, HOUSTON CHRONICLE

26. Physical and mental health
$50 million/year
Environmental health
$10 million/year
Economic Health
$30 million/year

27. HOUSTON APARTMENT LEASING PROMOTION

28. City of Houston Parks and Recreation Department
Harris County Flood Control District
Harris County Commissioners
City of Houston Public Works and Engineering
City of Houston Department of Planning
US Army Corps of Engineers
Houston Police Department
Harris County Constables Precincts
Various Park Conservancies
US Department of Transportation
TxDOT
Management Districts
TIRZs
Railroads
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Private Conservation groups
Private Funders
Elected Officials
Community Groups
BAYOU GREENWAYS PARTNERS

29. Halls Bayou
Greenway
BAYOU GREENWAY AMENITIESAMENITIES

30. Halls Bayou
Greenway
MAINTENANCE PROGRAM

31. Halls Bayou
Greenway
• Wildflower Plantings
• Bird and Bat Nesting Boxes
• Reforestation
• Wetland Plantings
CONSERVATION PROGRAM

33. CLEAR CREEK GREENWAY | RESTORE GRANT 80 ACRE LAND ACQUISITION

35. SIMS BAYOU GREENWAY

37. SIMS BAYOU GREENWAY | MILBY PARK

38. SIMS BAYOU GREENWAY | LEADING TO GLENBROOK PARK

39. SIMS BAYOU GREENWAY | HOUSTON BOTANIC GARDEN BAYOU GREENWAY

40. SIMS BAYOU GREENWAY | HOUSTON BOTANIC GARDEN CONCEPT PLAN

41. SIMS BAYOU GREENWAY | RIVER DRIVE TRAILHEAD CONCEPT AND RENDERING

42. SIMS BAYOU AT STUART PARK
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43. SIMS BAYOU GREENWAY | REED ROAD LINEAR PARK CONCEPT

44. SIMS BAYOU GREENWAY SOUTH HOUSTON OPEN SPACE | LAND ACQUISITION

45. HARRIS COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL | THE HILL AT SIMSSIMS BAYOU GREENWAY | OPEN SPACE

46. HARRIS COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL | THE HILL AT SIMSHARRIS COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL | THE HILL AT SIMS

47. SIMS BAYOU GREENWAY | BUILDING GREENSPACE AND CONNECTIVITY

48. SIMS BAYOU GREENWAY | SIMSBROOK DRIVE BUXLEY SUNFLOWER GATEWAY

49. 27
SIMS BAYOU GREENWAY | COMPLETED FROM HEATHERBROOK TO HILLCROFT

50. 27
SIMS BAYOU GREENWAY | RIBBON CUTTING EVENT

51. BRAYS BAYOU GREENWAY

53. BRAYS BAYOU GREENWAY | MASON PARK BRIDGE

54. BRAYS BAYOU GREENWAY | COMPLETED TRAIL AT UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON

55. UPPER BRAYS BAYOU | LAND ACQUISITIONS IN BRAEBURN GLEN

56. UPPER BRAYS BAYOU | BRAEBURN GLEN AFTER HURRICANE HARVEY

57. UPPER BRAYS BAYOU | BRAEBURN GLEN GATEWAY AND PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE

58. UPPER BRAYS BAYOU | 59 BRIDGE RENDERING

59. UPPER BRAYS BAYOU | OPEN SPACE RENDERING

60. UPPER BRAYS BAYOU | LAND ACQUISITIONS

61. UPPER BRAYS BAYOU | ASHFORD POINT CONCEPT PLAN

62. UPPER BRAYS BAYOU | ASHFORD POINT PARK RENDERING

63. 63
BUFFALO BAYOU GREENWAY

65. 65
BUFFALO BAYOU GREENWAY | DOWNTOWN TRAIL - EAST

66. BUFFALO BAYOU GREENWAY | JOHNNY GOYEN PARK MASTER PLAN

67. BUFFALO BAYOU GREENWAY | JOHNNY GOYEN PARK RENDERING

68. 68
WHITE OAK BAYOU GREENWAY

70. 70
WHITE OAK BAYOU GREENWAY | BUFFALO BAYOU CONNECTOR

71. 71
WHITE OAK BAYOU GREENWAY | CASTILLO COMMUNITY CENTER

72. WHITE OAK BAYOU GREENWAY AT OLIVEWOOD CEMETERY

73. WHITE OAK BAYOU | MKT BRIDGE AND GRAND STAIRCASE AT MOY STREET

74. WHITE OAK BAYOU GREENWAY | BATS ON THE BAYOU AT WATONGA
817

75. 19
WHITE OAK BAYOU GREENWAY | DERELICT OAKBROOK APARTMENT DEMO

76. 19
WHITE OAK BAYOU GREENWAY | OAKBROOK APARTMENT SITE AFTER DEMO

77. WHITE OAK BAYOU GREENWAY | LONG VIEW TO OAKBROOK APARTMENT SITE

78. WHITE OAK BAYOU GREENWAY | BRIDGE AT ALABONSON

79. WHITE OAK BAYOU GREENWAY | ALABONSON TO HOLLISTER BASIN

80. WHITE OAK BAYOU GREENWAY | TRAIL COMPLETED TO HOLLISTER BASIN

82. 82
HUNTING BAYOU GREENWAY
Upper Hunting
Bayou
Lower Hunting
Bayou

83. HUNTING BAYOU AFTER HURRICANE HARVEY | FEMA MODEL OF FLOOD EVENT

84. 84
KASHMERE GARDENS NEIGHBORHOOD AFTER HURRICANE HARVEY

85. 85
HUNTING BAYOU GREENWAY | OAK HILL CONCEPT PLAN AND CONSTRUCTION

86. 86
HUNTING BAYOU GREENWAY | WEST SIDE BRIDGE GATEWAY

87. 87
HUNTING BAYOU GREENWAY |

88. 88
HALLS BAYOU GREENWAY

89. HALLS BAYOU GREENWAY | LAND ACQUISITION

90. HALLS BAYOU AFTER HURRICANE HARVEY | FEMA MODEL OF FLOOD EVENT

91. EAST HOUSTON NEIGHBORHOOD AFTER HURRICANE HARVEY

92. HALLS BAYOU GREENWAY | A RIBBON THROUGH THE WOODS

94. HALLS BAYOU GREENWAY | OLD SCHOOL SITE

95. GREENS BAYOU GREENWAY
Upper Greens
Bayou
Lower Greens
Bayou

97. 97
LOWER GREENS BAYOU CORRIDOR PROGRAMMING STUDY

98. LOWER GREENS, HALLS & HUNTING GREENWAYS | LAND USE STUDY

99. LOWER GREENS BAYOU GREENWAY | 110 ACRE ACQUISTION - WOODED WETLANDS

100. LOWER GREENS BAYOU GREENWAY | TEXACO COUNTRY CLUB

102. GREENS BAYOU GREENWAY | STRICKLAND PARK

103. GREENS BAYOU GREENWAY | KAYAK LAUNCH AT STRICKLAND PARK

104. UPPER GREENS BAYOU GREENWAY

105. UPPER GREENS BAYOU GREENWAY | GREENSPOINT GATEWAY BRIDGE

106. UPPER GREENS BAYOU GREENWAY | GREENSPOINT GATEWAY BRIDGE

107. UPPER GREENS BAYOU | GEARS LOOP BRIDGE

108. SAN JACINTO RIVER GREENWAY

110. 110
SAN JACINTO RIVER HARVEY FLOODING

111. RIVER VIEW TOWNHOMES ON THE SAN JACINTO RIVER AFTER HARVEY

112. 112
PROPOSED TRAIL AND GREEN SPACE PLAN

113. SAN JACINTO RIVER GREENWAY RENDERING

114. OBJECTIVES:
• EQUITY
• ACCESS
• NATURAL
RESOURCES

115. OBJECTIVE | EQUITY Provide equitable distribution of public open space
throughout the Houston area.
POPULATION
DENSITY,
INCOME AND
PUBLIC HEALTH

116. OBJECTIVE | PARKS CONNECT PEOPLE AND PLACES

117. OPPORTUNITY | PARKS AS FLOOD DETENTION AND RECREATION
ARTHUR STOREY PARK CREDIT: HARRIS COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT

118. OBJECTIVE | ECOSYSTEMS

119. CENTERPOINT TRAIL | SIMS BAYOU TO AIRPORT BLVD

120. SPRING BRANCH TRAIL - CENTERPOINT
CENTERPOINT CONSTRAINTS
- 10’wide max. concrete trail open dawn to dusk
- Forbiking, walking, running, roller-blading,
skateboarding and dog walking only
- Maintenance area is trail plus 10’either side
- Trail should not change drainage patterns
- Limited plant palette
- Limit height of plants to3’
- Noirrigation

121. SOLUTIONS | BAYOU GREENWAY EXPANSION

122. SOLUTIONS | MOVING BEYOND THE BAYOUS

123. ACRES HOME
COMPLETE
COMMUNITY
WHITE OAK BAYOU GREENWAY
123

124. NEAR NORTHSIDE CONCEPT PLAN
AND PARTNERSHIPS
Insert side box of partnerships map
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125. LITTLE WHITE OAK BAYOU
CONCEPT PLAN | I-45 EXPANSION
TxDOT EXPANSION OF I-45 (NHHIP)
GREATER
HEIGHTS
INDEPENDENCE
HEIGHTS
NEAR
NORTHSIDE
NORTHSIDE /
NORTHLINE
ACRES
HOME

126. WHITE OAK BAYOU GREENWAY FROM THE TRAIL NEAR HOGAN STREET
LOOKING SOUTHEAST TOWARDS DOWNTOWN

129. VIEW OF PROPOSED TxDOT HIGHWAYS

130. WHITE OAK BAYOU GREENWAY LOOKING TOWARDS DOWNTOWN
More before and
after photos
Credit others

131. WHITE OAK BAYOU GREENWAY LOOKING TOWARDS DOWNTOWN
More before and
after photos
Credit others

132. WHITE OAK BAYOU GREENWAY LOOKING NORTHWEST TOWARDS HOGAN ST FROM UHD

133. WHITE OAK BAYOU GREENWAY LOOKING NORTHWEST TOWARDS HOGAN ST FROM UHD

134. ECOLOGY IMPACT | 81 SPECIES OF BIRDS IDENTIFIED WITHIN THE IMPACT ZONE
SWAINSON’S HAWK
WESTERN KINGBIRD
AMERICAN KESTREL
BELTED KINGFISHER
ANHINGAOSPREY
SAVANNA SPARROW
SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER
CREDIT: ALL PHOTOS BY WENDY WRIGHT

135. CORONADO STREET
FULTONSTREET
CORDELLSTREET
WYNNE STREET

136. WEST CAVALCADE
CORONADO STREET
FULTONSTREET
CAVALCADE
CORDELLSTREET
WYNNE STREET
CULVERT

137. TWENTY LANES OF TRAFFIC | SEGMENT 2

138. I-610 AND I-45 IMPACTS

139. 139
CONNECTIVITY AND MOBILITY CONCERNS – AIRLINE TO SHEPHERD
255’ EXISTING ROW
255’ EXISTING ROW225’ ADDITIONAL ROW
480’ PROPOSED ROW
• ROW BEING DOUBLED IN THIS AREA
• THREE LANE FEEDER CREATES
SPEEDWAY THROUGH
NEIGHBORHOOD – TWO LANES
PREFERRED
• PROPOSED 15’ OUTER FEEDER TO
ACCOMMODATE BICYCLES IS SAFETY
CONCERN. SHARED-USE SIDEWALKS
PREFERRED

140. CONNECTIVITY AND MOBILITY CONCERNS
PROPOSED PARKER ROAD INTERCHANGE – 20 LANE FREEWAY
(14 MAIN LANES + 6 FRONTAGE LANES)
EXAMPLE OF PROPOSED INTERSECTION
(I-10 AT BUNKER HILL)
PEDESTRIANS HAVE TO CROSS 64’ OF PAVEMENT (5 LANES OF TRAFFIC).

141. COMMUNITY IMPACTS | CHURCHES THREATENED BY I-45 EXPANSION
PHOTO: KAREN WARREN
GREATER MT. OLIVE MISSIONARY BAPTIST
- 130+ YEAR HISTORY
- PREDOMINATELY AFRICAN-AMERICAN
- REBUILT AFTER IKE, RE-OPENED IN 2016
CENTRO CRISTIANO CHURCH
- 250 MEMBERS
- PREDOMINATELY SPANISH SPEAKING
- PROVIDES CHILDCARE SERVICES
OTHER COMMUNITY RESOURCE IMPACTS:
- CULINARY INSTITUTE LENORTE
- LEONEL CASTILLO COMMUNITY CENTER

142. IMPACT ZONE
AIR QUALITY IMPACTS
SCHOOLS IN IMPACT ZONE

143. INDEPENDENCE HEIGHTS | I-45 FLOODING AND NOISE
FLOODWAY
CULVERT
FLOODING - OVERALL FLOODING – SEGMENT 1B NOISE – SEGMENT 1B
CULVERT
66 DB
71 DB
INDEPENDENCE
HEIGHTS
GREATER
HEIGHTS
NORTHSIDE/
NORTHLINE

144. Houston
INFRASTRUCTURE AND FLOODING

145. I-45 SECTION 1B CONCEPT PLAN AND SECTIONS
SOUND
VIEWS
BERM
TxDOT PROPOSED SECTION AT RIGGS ROAD
HPB PROPOSED SECTION AT RIGGS ROAD

146. HCFCD WILLOW WATER HOLE:
MITIGATING SOUND AND FLOOD
CONTROL WITH LANDFORMING

147. HCFCD WILLOW WATER HOLE:
MITIGATING SOUND AND FLOOD
CONTROL WITH LANDFORMING

148. LITTLE WHITE OAK GREENWAY| ACRES HOME
ACRES HOME
NORTHSIDE /
NORTHLINE
INDEPENDENCE
HEIGHTS
DOWNTOWN

149. LITTLE WHITE OAK GREENWAY | INDEPENDENCE HEIGHTS
NORTHSIDE /
NORTHLINE
INDEPENDENCE
HEIGHTS
GREATER
HEIGHTS
DOWNTOWN
NEAR
NORTHSIDE
149

150. LITTLE WHITE OAK GREENWAY | NEAR NORTHSIDE
NEAR
NORTHSIDE
GREATER
HEIGHTS
150

151. WHITE OAK BAYOU GREENWAY AND BUFFALO BAYOU EAST | DOWNTOWN
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