Format
Brief
City
Houston
State/Province
TX
Country
USA
Metro Area
Houston
Location Type
Central Business District
Land Uses
Open space
Keywords
Area revitalization
Downtown redevelopment
Lighting design
Public art
Public-private partnership
Riverfront
Trails
ULI Awards for Excellence 2007 Finalist
Urban park
Site Size
23
acres
acres
hectares
Date Started
2004
Date Opened
2006
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The Sabine-to-Bagby Promenade, one of the largest investments in public parkland ever carried out by the city of Houston, has resurrected a neglected, trash-strewn section of the historic Buffalo Bayou waterfront as a signature gateway to downtown. The project, which created more than 3,000 linear feet (914 m) of parks along the waterway, adds 23 acres (9 ha) of parkland to downtown Houston. It is helping the city to at least begin to realize the civic and recreational potential of the bayou, the waterway that gave birth to Houston in 1836.
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Format
Brief
City
Houston
State/Province
TX
Country
USA
Metro Area
Houston
Location Type
Central Business District
Land Uses
Open space
Keywords
Area revitalization
Downtown redevelopment
Lighting design
Public art
Public-private partnership
Riverfront
Trails
ULI Awards for Excellence 2007 Finalist
Urban park
Site Size
23
acres
acres
hectares
Date Started
2004
Date Opened
2006
Developer
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Houston, TX
Public Partners
City of Houston
Houston, TX
Texas Department of Transportation
Austin, TX
Harris County Flood Control District
Houston, TX
Landscape Architect
SWA Group
Houston, TX
Principal Author(s)
Julie Stern
ULI Awards for Excellence 2007 Finalist