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  Master Plan


The Master Plan project is a blueprint for the future of Memorial Park, the largest park in Houston's urban center and one of the largest municipal parks in the state. With over 1500 acres of woodland environment, the Master Plan was begun to ensure that Memorial Park meets the needs of its citizens while at the same time maintaining a healthy, functioning ecosystem. It began based on the collective concerns of the City of Houston, the Memorial Park Conservancy, and the Houston Parks Board, Inc. that increasing pressure to add more facilities to the Park without a plan or guiding principles would create a situation unacceptable both to those whose responsibility it is to care for the Park and those who care about and use the Park.

The Conservation Master Plan was commissioned to create an objective basis for resolving the multiple concerns that face Memorial Park, ranging from concern for the natural environment to concerns about the uses that occur in it. The plan brings these concerns into focus by considering the Park's origins, the terms under which the park land was conveyed to the city, and the role the Park plays as a recreational and environmental asset.

See the Master Plan summary
 
Master Plan Funding Priorities
 


Memorial Drive Bridge

The recreational experience in the park is fragmented by the need to cross Memorial Drive to pass north-south through the park, and the park is separted from adjacent neighborhoods.


Trail
Improvments

The plan recommends the establishment of a comprehensive trail system, extending throughout Memorial Park. All general areas of the park and all facilities should be accessible by trails.

 
Forestry
Plan

A detailed forest assessment study will be performed to better identify problem target areas, methods and management scopes for prescription activities.