11 June
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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The Land Bridge and Prairie, Houston’s Newest Landmark, Is Almost Finished
KHOU 11 | by Lauren Talarico | 9.8.21 “There is nothing like it that we have identified, our engineers and our designers, have identified that exists in the world.” HOUSTON — The Land Bridge and Prairie project, soon to be one of Houston’s newest landmarks, is moving along a quick pace. The Land Bridge, coming to
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Memorial Park Land Bridge Project to Bring New Views to Houston
KPRC | by Chris Gutierrez | 7.28.21 A wilderness at the center of downtown Houston where people, animals and busy road traffic will coexist peacefully with the creation of the Memorial Park Land Bridge and prairie. Traffic on Memorial Drive splits the 1,500 acre urban park space. But traffic will be diverted through two sets
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Memorial Park Improvements Prompt Look for Safe Access Routes for Runners, Cyclists
Houston Chronicle | by Dug Begley | 7.12.21 Cody Foster knows how tough it can be to cross Westcott on Blossom, just steps from Memorial Park. Driving south on Westcott once, Foster recalls having to slam the brakes to avoid hitting a boy on a bicycle who darted in front of his car. On Wednesday
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Artificial Lake Fulfills Many Roles in a New Houston Park
Civil Engineering Magazine | by Robert L. Reid The Eastern Glades project in Houston has added a new artificial lake and other amenities to the city’s Memorial Park. As a highlight of the park’s 10-year master plan, the multifunction Hines Lake provides the local community with stormwater treatment, flood control protection, aquatic wildlife habitats, recreational
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Memorial Park’s Master Plan Brings Changes, Improvements to One of Houston’s Favorite Greenspaces
abc13.com | by Chaz Miller HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — If you’ve been to Memorial Park recently, you’ve likely noticed there is plenty of construction taking place around the park. It’s part of the Memorial Park Master Plan, which is a private-public partnership aimed at improving one of Houston’s most-visited assets. “We are executing a long-range
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Memorial Park 101: The Story Behind Houston’s Beloved Park
abc13.com | by Chaz Miller HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Did you know Memorial Park is nearly twice the size of New York’s Central park? “It is 1500 acres,” explained Shellye Arnold, the executive director of Memorial Park Conservancy. “We have approximately 4 million visitors a year.” In this extended interview, Shellye sat down with ABC13
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Prairie Restoration at Houston’s Memorial Park
nature.org | by The Nature Conservancy In 2018, TNC and Memorial Park Conservancy teamed up to restore native prairie on half an acre along a powerline right-of-way, in part using seed source from our coastal prairie preserves along the Gulf Coast (Nash Prairie Preserve, Clive Runnells Mad Island Marsh Preserve, Texas City Prairie Preserve). With the Land Bridge
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Becoming Something
magazine.texasarchitects.org | by Aaron Seward A clearing in the forest. The boardwalk has brought you here, as if to show it to you. But why? What is there to see? Clearly, something dreadful happened here. So many of the trees are dead, skeletal boughs and broken stumps slanting in the bright air, sagging with vines.
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Memorial Park Marks Milestone Construction in Land Bridge and Prairie Project
abc13.com Houston’s Memorial Park has a new installment representing part of the park’s master plan’s transformational Land Bridge and Prairie project. The photo of the arch was shared on Instagram by @memorialparkconservancy, with the caption, “Memorial Park is growing (upward!)” According to the project’s website, the almost 100-acre project will connect the north and south
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Memorial Park Reaches Construction Milestone on $70 million Land Bridge
houstonchronicle.com | By Ryan Nickerson The installation of the first tunnel arches has begun at Memorial Park, marking a construction milestone for the Land Bridge and Prairie Project. The arch segments currently being erected are for the two tunnels going over the eastern mound of Memorial Drive and once those are completed, the west mound
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