Greening Houston Bayou Greenways in Greater
Greening Houston Bayou Greenways in Greater Houston Roksan Okan-Vick, FAIA Houston Parks Board 3-26-2015 Brays Bayou Greenway Courtesy: Houston Parks Board Houston Parks Board – Land Acquisition @ 13,600 acres CoolGreen Park – 160 ac Keith Wiess Park – 500 ac West 11th Street Park – 20 ac Herman Brown Park – 717 ac Robert C Stuart Park – 28 ac E.R. & Ann Taylor Park – 25 ac Houston Parks Board – Capital Projects over $90 million Lee & Joe Jamail Skatepark Hidalgo Water Playground Jaycee Park Tanglewood Dog Park Houston Amateur Sports Park Bendwood Park Playground Houston Parks Board – Bayou Greenways Montgomery County Harris County Galveston County Houston Parks Board – Bayou Greenways Montgomery County Spring Harris County Cypress Greens Halls White Oak Hunting Buffalo Brays Sims Clear Galveston County Bayou Greenways Scope of work: 1. 10 major bayou corridors in Harris County / greater Houston area 2. Completing continuous green ribbons, trails, and 3. Acquiring additional large greenspaces for future park /detention/ water quality development Brays Bayou Greenway Courtesy: Houston Parks Board Bayou Greenways Bayou Greenways Bayou Greenways Transformative Bayou Greenways 13 County Context PINEY WOODS BIG THICKET RIVERS & BAYOUS TRINITY BOTTOMLANDS POST OAK SAVANNAH MARSHES, BAYS & ESTUARIES PRAIRIES COLUMBIA BOTTOMLANDS Courtesy: Houston Wilderness Bayou Greenways Cypress Creek Courtesy: Jim Robertson, Cypress Creek Greenway Project Bayou Greenways Brays Bayou Greenway Courtesy: Houston Parks Board Brays Bayou Greenway Courtesy: Houston Parks Board Bayou Greenways Brays Bayou Greenway Courtesy: K. Burke Bayou Greenways Greens Bayou Greenway Courtesy: Greens Bayou Corridor Coalition Bayou Greenways White Oak Bayou Greenway Courtesy: Houston Parks Board White Oak Bayou Bayou Greenways Brays Bayou Greenway Courtesy: Houston Parks Board Courtesy: Kevin Shanley Bayou Greenways White Oak Bayou Greenway Courtesy: Houston Parks Board Brays Bayou Courtesy: Houston Parks Board Bayou Greenways Little Blue Heron Courtesy: Greg Lavaty Little Blue Heron Courtesy: Greg Lavaty Brays Greenway Bayou Greenways Better distribution of greenspaces Bayou Greenways Demographics MSA values $29,000 income/capita 59 - 17 - 37 % w/b/h (79.6) Diversity index White Oak $31,200 60- 17 – 45 (80.1) San Jacinto $37,700 84 - 7 – 20 (52.2) Halls $11,500 33 - 43 – 53 (85.5) Greens (Lower) $15,300 48 - 23 – 64 (84.6) Buffalo (East) $17,917 49 - 31 – 49 (83.3) Brays $25,400 46 - 23 – 43 (85.9) Hunting $12,900 39 - 37 – 58 (85.5) Sims $14,700 33 - 41 – 52 (86.0) Clear $25,400 50 - 22 – 45 (84.6) Bayou Greenways Impact 60% of population within 1.5 mile Bayou Greenways “Key to a Healthy Region” – by Dr. John Crompton Quantifiable benefits of greenways -1. Physical & mental health $ 50 million/year • Recreational Use Value • Health Care Cost Savings • Urban Cohesion 2. Environmental health $ 10 million/year • Air Quality & Enhanced Bicycle Use • Flood/Runoff Reduction & Water Quality • Ecosystem Services 3. Economic health $ 30 million/year • Enhanced Property Tax Base • Retiree Retention & Relocation • Company & Talent Retention & Relocation City-wide annual benefits $ 90 million/year County-wide annual benefits $137 million/year Bayou Greenways Heights Comey Plan -- 1912 Source: Arthur C. Comey, Houston, Tentative Plans for Its Development White Oak Montrose CBD Buffalo Rice Brays Hermann Park Bayou Greenways Scope and Cost (2012) Harris County: 4,000 new acres 150 new miles for 300 total $ 490 million Houston – Bayou Greenways 2020: 1,500 new acres 80 new miles for 150 total $ 220 million Bayou Greenways Financing the greenways City of Houston $270 million – Rest of Harris Co. $220 million – Inside Houston Bayou Greenways 2020 Financing Plan Fund distribution: Municipal Bond Funds – 2012 bond referendum Privately Raised Funds (Private and Federal) Use of Funds: Municipal Bond Funds Privately Raised Funds (Private and Federal) $100 million $120 million $220 million Construction Land Acquisition & Design Brays Bayou Greenway Courtesy: Houston Parks Board Bayou Greenways 2020 Scope: 1,500 new acres 80 new miles for a total of 150 miles Budget: Acquisition Design & Construction of trails and amenities Indirect project costs $ 65 million 150 million 5 million Bayou Greenways 2020 Total $ 220 million Schedule to complete project 6 years Conservation & Maintenance Funding Commitment: 80 years Funding: Bond Funds Privately raised commitments $ 100 million 80 million Additional Fundraising goal $ 40 million Bayou Greenways 2020 – Conservation & Maintenance Hazardous Material 0% Organic Debris (limbs, etc.) 29% Other 2% Plastic (bottles, bags, etc.) 30% Processed Wood 3% Cloth 3% Glass 8% Paper 18% Metal 5% Rubber 4% Halls Bayou Greenway Bayou Greenways 2020 – Conservation & Maintenance Bayou Greenways 2020 Progress on the ground Bayou Greenways 2020 Progress Greens Bayou acquisition & design White Oak Bayou acquisition, design & construction Halls Bayou acquisition & design Buffalo Bayou construction– Travis to Main Hunting Bayou acquisition & design Brays Bayou acquisition, design & construction -- Ship channel to U of H Sims Bayou acquisition & design – Milby to Post Oak Bayou Greenways 2020 Halls Bayou Progress Courtesy: Houston Parks Board Bayou Greenways 2020 Sims Bayou Greenway Progress Courtesy: CITE Magazine Bayou Greenways 2020 Hunting Bayou Greenway Progress Courtesy: Houston Parks Board Courtesy: CITE Magazine Bayou Greenways 2020 White Oak Bayou Greenway (Upper) Progress Courtesy: Houston Parks Board Bayou Greenways 2020 White Oak Bayou Greenway (Middle) Progress Courtesy: Houston Parks Board Bayou Greenways 2020 White Oak Bayou Greenway (Middle) Progress Courtesy: Houston Parks Board Bayou Greenways 2020 White Oak Bayou Greenway (Middle) Progress Courtesy: Mary Alfieri Bayou Greenways 2020 White Oak Bayou Greenway (Middle) Progress Courtesy: Michael Skelly Courtesy: Wes Sutherland Courtesy: Houston Parks Board Bayou Greenways 2020 Brays Bayou Greenway Progress Courtesy: Houston Parks Board Courtesy: CITE Magazine Bayou Greenways 2020 Brays Bayou Progress Courtesy: Mary Alfieri Courtesy: Houston Parks Board Courtesy: CITE Magazine Bayou Greenways 2020 Google Trekker Courtesy: Houston Parks Board Bayou Greenways 2020 The rest of the work West Fork Halls Bayou Buffalo Bayou Greens Bayou Brays Bayou Hunting Bayou Clear Creek Sims Bayou Bayou Greenways 2020 Brays Bayou Courtesy: Houston Parks Board Bayou Greenways 2020 As agreed by Steven Klineberg , “there is unlikely to be any other investment in the greater Houston area that will impact quality of life, quality of space”. One that will: 1. Transform an underutilized asset into one that re-defines Houston 2. Provide equitably distributed parks & recreation amenities, making the area #1 for off-street trails 3. Increase the health of our citizens, our environment, and our economy. Thank you! Bayou Greenways Green Grid Green Grid Green Grid
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