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  • Mayor Turner Celebrates Improvements to Forum Park as Part of City's 50/50 Park Partners InitiativeMarch 11, 2023

    Forum Park is the third neighborhood park to complete its transformation as part of 50/50 Park Partners

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  • Mayor Turner and 50/50 Park Partners Celebrate Improvements to Harwin ParkFebruary 21, 2023

    Harwin Park is one of the first neighborhood parks to complete its transformation as part of 50/50 Park Partners

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  • Houston Parks Board Celebrates New Segment for Halls Bayou GreenwayOctober 10, 2022

    Segment completes important link between Lake Forest Park and Brock Park

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  • HOUSTON PARKS BOARD BREAKS GROUND ON NEW SEGMENTS OF SIMS AND GREENS BAYOU GREENWAYSAugust 22, 2022

    Communities can look forward to enjoying new trail connections in southeast and east Houston

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  • BUFFALO BAYOU PARTNERSHIP AND HOUSTON PARKS BOARD OPEN EAST DOWNTOWN TRAIL TO THE PUBLICJune 14, 2022

    A new hike and bike trail segment along Buffalo Bayou from Fannin Street to Austin Street has opened

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  • HOUSTON PARKS BOARD CELEBRATES GROUNDBREAKING OF FINAL BRAYS BAYOU GREENWAY TRAIL SEGMENTJune 9, 2022

    Construction of 7.67-mile trail connecting Braeburn Glen Park to Archbishop Fiorenza Park

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  • MKT BRIDGE NOW OPEN FOLLOWING COMPLETION OF NECESSARY REPAIRSMay 27, 2022

    Beloved Heights Hike and Bike Trail connector reopens after fire causes extensive damage

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  • CONSTRUCTION COMPLETE ON NEW SEGMENT OF SIMS BAYOU GREENWAYMay 2, 2022

    New segment provides key connection east to Milby Park and west to Stuart Park

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  • HOUSTON’S FIRST ART BIKE FESTIVAL SET TO ROLL ON MAY 21April 18, 2022

    Houston Parks Board, the Orange Show Center for Visionary Art, and Houston Independent School District are pleased to announce Houston’s first Art Bike Festival will take place on May 21.

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  • FIRST PHASE OF DESIGN BEGINS ON VINCE BAYOU GREENWAY PROJECTDecember 14, 2021

    Hike and bike trail to create safe connections between Memorial Park and Strawberry Park.

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  • PRESIDENT BIDEN DESIGNATES HOUSTON PARKS BOARD PRESIDENT AND CEO BETH WHITEDecember 1, 2021

    Houston Parks Board President and CEO Beth White has been designated by President Biden as Chair of the National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC).

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  • OPINION: RETOOLING A DEPRESSION-ERA PROGRAM COULD BOOST HOUSTON PARKS AND CONSERVATIONNovember 4, 2021

    The Restore Employment in Natural and Environmental Work (RENEW) Conservation Corps Act should be the foundation of the federal Climate Corps program.

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  • 50/50 PARK PARTNERS BEGINS COMMUNITY LISTENING SESSIONS FOR SECOND SET OF 11 NEIGHBORHOOD PARKSNovember 1, 2021

    50/50 Park Partners is pleased to announce Community Listening Sessions for the second round of 11 neighborhood parks are set to begin this month.

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  • HOUSTON PARKS BOARD COMPLETES CONNECTION OF HUNTING BAYOU GREENWAY TO GREENS BAYOU GREENWAYOctober 7, 2021

    Bayou Greenways initiative opens new segment of hike-and-bike trail along Hunting Bayou

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  • MAYOR TURNER AND 50/50 PARK PARTNERS CELEBRATE NEW PLAYGROUND AT HARTMAN PARKJuly 8, 2021

    First neighborhood park improvement project as part of 50/50 Park Partners is complete

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  • RECREATION PLANNING IS UNDERWAY IN INWOOD ALONG VOGEL CREEKJune 16, 2021

    City of Houston, Harris County Flood Control District, Harris County Precinct One, and Houston Parks Board collaborate to bring greenways and trails to the Inwood Forest Stormwater Detention Project

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  • SEEING GREENJune 1, 2021

    Three Houston projects that set a path forward for the city's parkland

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  • A SHIFT TO GREEN NEW PARK OPENS AS PART OF MASTER PLAN FOR PATHS ALONG BAYOUSMay 28, 2021

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  • BAYOU GREENWAYS PARK NOW OPEN ON WHITE OAK BAYOUMay 28, 2021

    New park celebrates the ambitious Bayou Greenways 2020 initiative

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  • CONSTRUCTION BEGINS ON NEW SEGMENT OF SIMS BAYOU GREENWAYMay 13, 2021

    New segment to provide key connection for communities east and west of I-45

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  • PLANS ARE UNDERWAY TO TRANSFORM THE HILL AT SIMS, A 100-ACRE REGIONAL DETENTION BASIN, INTO A PUBLIC PARKMarch 18, 2021

    Precinct One Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis provides funding for initial improvements Houston Parks Board leads design

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  • PUBLIC ART INSTALLATION TO BEGIN AT CONFLUENCE OF WHITE OAK AND BUFFALO BAYOUSMarch 11, 2021

    Mural by nationally renowned Ink Dwell studio to showcase migratory birds of Houston’s major waterways

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  • H-GAC RECOGNIZES HOUSTON PARKS BOARD’S GREENS BAYOU GREENWAY CONNECTIONFebruary 9, 2021

    Houston Parks Board honored for innovative approach to parks planning and implementation along Greens Bayou Greenway

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  • HOUSTON PARKS BOARD BREAKS GROUND ON SAN JACINTO BAYOU GREENWAYFebruary 7, 2021

    New trail to provide key connection to Woodland Hills Drive

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  • H-GAC RECOGNIZES PASADENA HEALTHY PARKS PLANFebruary 4, 2021

    Houston Parks Board, City of Pasadena, and Pasadena Parks and Recreation Department honored for innovative approach to parks planning and implementation

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  • 50/50 PARK PARTNERS ANNOUNCES NEW CORPORATE SPONSORS FOR PUBLIC-PRIVATE IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVEJanuary 18, 2021

    50/50 Park Partners is pleased to share the latest updates for the initiative and announce the corporate sponsors who have pledged major gifts in support of the public-private park improvement project.

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  • SPRING BRANCH TRAIL SEGMENT COMPLETION IS ONE GIANT LEAP TOWARD LINKING DOWNTOWN HOUSTON & FAR WEST SIDEDecember 9, 2020

    From Addicks Reservoir to White Oak Bayou Greenway and beyond

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  • HOUSTON PARKS BOARD BREAKS GROUND ON NEW SEGMENT OF SIMS BAYOU GREENWAYNovember 22, 2020

    New trail to provide connection and access to green space from Buffalo Speedway to Scott Street

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  • CONSTRUCTION TO BEGIN ON HARTMAN PARK AS PART OF 50/50 PARK PARTNERSOctober 20, 2020

    Hartman Park marks the first neighborhood park improvement project within the initiative

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  • NEW SEGMENTS ALONG GREENS BAYOU AND SIMS BAYOU GREENWAYS PROVIDE ACCESS TO GREEN SPACESeptember 8, 2020

    Communities now have increased access to new green space and trail amenities as part of Bayou Greenways 2020

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  • CONSTRUCTION BEGINS ON KEY BUFFALO BAYOU TRAIL CONNECTIONSeptember 2, 2020

    City of Houston, Houston Parks Board, and Buffalo Bayou Partnership collaborate on new Buffalo Bayou trail segment

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  • HOUSTON PARKS BOARD BREAKS GROUND ON NEW SEGMENT OF HUNTING BAYOU GREENWAYJune 11, 2020

    Trail to provide important connection through Herman Brown Park and access to new green space

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  • HOUSTON PARKS BOARD BEGINS BANK RESTORATION PROJECT ALONG BUFFALO BAYOUApril 30, 2020

    Bank stabilization project to return slope to pre-Harvey condition.

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  • BAYOU GREENWAYS PROJECT NEARS THE END WITH BUN B AND A BIKE PARADEFebruary 17, 2020

    To draw attention to the new green spaces it has developed, the Houston Parks Board and its partners will host a new festival and an art bike parade this spring.

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  • MAYOR SYLVESTER TURNER, COMMISSIONER RODNEY ELLIS AND HOUSTON PARKS BOARD ANNOUNCE SIGNIFICANT PARTNERSHIP AS BAYOU GREENWAYS 2020 NEARS COMPLETIONFebruary 16, 2020

    The partnership will include a $7.4 million commitment pledge from Harris County Precinct One to expand park and trail access, preserve green space and increase environmental resiliency in low-to-moderate income areas served by Precinct One.

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  • HOUSTON PARKS BOARD ANNOUNCES INAUGURAL EVENTS TO CELEBRATE BAYOU GREENWAYS 2020February 16, 2020

    Community events encourage Houstonians to get closer to parks and green space as transformative project nears completion.

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  • HOUSTON PARKS BOARD AND HARRIS COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT ACQUIRE GREEN SPACE NEAR WHITE OAK BAYOU IN THE HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOODNovember 19, 2019

    The land will be preserved as green space for nearby communities and floodplain preservation.

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  • HOUSTON PARKS BOARD ANNOUNCES NEW BOARD CHAIRMAN BARRON WALLACEAugust 21, 2019

    Houston Parks Board is pleased to announce the appointment of Barron Wallace as its new board chairm

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  • HOUSTON PARKS BOARD COMPLETES MILESTONE PROJECT WITH THE OPENING OF ITS FIRST RECREATIONAL TRAIL ALONG A CENTERPOINT ENERGY EASEMENT IN HOUSTONMay 31, 2019

    Houston Parks Board, Houston Parks and Recreation Department, and CenterPoint Energy are pleased to mark the completion of the first recreational trail along a CenterPoint Energy easement in Houston.

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  • HOW SMALL, METAL MARKERS AIM TO IMPROVE SAFETY ON HOUSTON’S BAYOU TRAILSMay 17, 2019

    Houston Parks Board says recently-installed mile markers will serve a couple of different purposes.

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  • HOUSTON JUST GOT THREE NEW BAYOU GREENWAYS TRAILSMay 17, 2019

    Houstonia: You can now bike, walk and jog three miles of new trails.

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  • NEW TRAIL OPENINGS ALONG GREENS, HUNTING, AND SIMS BAYOU GREENWAYSMay 16, 2019

    Communities can enjoy new hike-and-bike trails as part of Bayou Greenways 2020.

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  • HOGG FOUNDATION AWARDS MENTAL HEALTH GRANTSMay 14, 2019

    An Austin public-private endowment has awarded Houston-area organizations $11.5 million in grants to support mental health and well-being.

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  • IF THERE’S ONE THING YOU DO SATURDAY, HEAD TO MASON PARK FOR BAYOU GREENWAY DAYApril 5, 2019

    Celebrate the Bayou Greenways Initiative at this super fun and free festival.

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  • GREENS BAYOU GREENWAY OPENS IN BAYOU GREENWAYS 2020 INITIATIVEMarch 29, 2019

    Greens Bayou Greenway is open to the public as of Thursday, following a ribbon-cutting at the bayou.

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  • HOUSTON PARKS BOARD COMPLETES INAUGURAL GREENS BAYOU GREENWAYMarch 29, 2019

    Houston Parks Board’s first linear park on Greens Bayou.

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  • HOUSTON IN FULL BLOOM: WHERE TO FIND BLUEBONNETS IN AND AROUND HOUSTONMarch 23, 2019

    Perhaps one of the most magical things about spring in Texas is the seemingly instant bloom of the Texas bluebonnets.

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  • HOUSTON PARKS BOARD INTRODUCES NEW MILE MARKERS ALONG THE BAYOU GREENWAYSFebruary 21, 2019

    A Bayou Greenways 2020 milestone, the new mile markers will begin along White Oak Bayou Greenway enhancing the wayfinding system and trail safety.

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  • 150 MILES OF TRAILS COMING TO HOUSTON IN 2020February 7, 2019

    The Bayou Greenways initiative connects existing trails and adds more green space.

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  • HOUSTONIANS WILL BE ABLE TO BIKE AND WALK 150 MILES OF NEW TRAILS IN 2020January 28, 2019

    Eight bayous will be connected through the $220 million Bayou Greenways 2020 project.

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  • 2ND ANNUAL HOUSTON SMITTY'S DAY AT THE PARK FOSTERS LITERACY AND HEALTH WITH FREE EVENT AT MOODY PARKJanuary 13, 2019

    On Saturday, over 90 children gathered at Moody Park for the 2nd Annual Houston Smitty’s Day at the Park.

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  • NEW BOARD MEMBERS FOR HOUSTON PARKS BOARDJanuary 7, 2019

    Houston Parks Board today announced four new members to its board of directors.

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  • HOUSTON 2020: INVESTMENTS IN PARKS WILL START PAYING OFFDecember 29, 2018

    What will 2020 hold for green spaces in Houston? Thriving parks enjoyed by everyone in communities across our city.

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  • HARRIS COUNTY ALL HAZARDS MITIGATION PLANNovember 13, 2018

    Informational Bulletin

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  • CELEBRATING THE NEW MASON PARK PEDESTRIAN/BIKE BRIDGE RIBBON CUTTING ALONG BRAYS BAYOU GREENWAYNovember 9, 2018

    On Saturday, community members joined Houston Parks Board, Houston Parks and Recreation Department, Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), Harris County Flood Control District, Houston-Galveston Area Council, and Council Member Robert Gallegos.

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  • HOUSTON’S BEYOND AMBITIOUS FUTURE PARK PLANS GET A BOOST FROM PRESERVATIONISTSOctober 24, 2018

    How Parks For Everyone is Taking Off

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  • HOUSTON PARKS BOARD'S 10TH ANNUAL LUNCHEON MOVES INDOORS, RAISES RECORD $650,000October 23, 2018

    Annual Houston Parks Board luncheon moves from City Hall to Ballroom at Bayou Place, celebrates progress of Bayou Greenways 2020.

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  • HOUSTON PARKS BOARD 2018 ANNUAL LUNCHEONOctober 22, 2018

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  • INDEPENDENCE HEIGHTS COMMUNITY SUMMITOctober 17, 2018

    Booker T. Washington High School

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  • BAYOU GREENWAYS UNVEILS LONG-AWAITED BIKE AND PEDESTRIAN BRIDGESeptember 21, 2018

    Cyclists and walkers now have a new option in Houston’s East End.

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  • HOW NEW BAYOU TRAILS ARE CONNECTING 'FORGOTTEN' HOUSTONSeptember 20, 2018

    This Saturday, Houstonians will gather in the East End along the banks of Brays Bayou at Mason Park to commemorate the completion of an iconic 485-foot bridge connecting communities on either side of the bayou to the Brays Bayou Greenway.

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  • MASON PARK PEDESTRIAN/BIKE BRIDGE UNVEILING SET FOR SEPTEMBER 22September 11, 2018

    As part of Bayou Greenways 2020, this iconic 485-foot bridge will connect communities along Brays Bayou in the East End.

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  • CELEBRATE THE OPENING OF MASON PARK BRIDGE IN SEPTEMBERAugust 25, 2018

    A 5K fun run, a picnic, the Dynamo and more—for free.

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  • HUNTING BAYOU HIKE AND BIKE TRAILS NEAR KASHMERE GARDENS ONE STEP CLOSER TO COMPLETIONAugust 10, 2018

    Hike and bike trails are being built for the first time on Hunting Bayou along the northern perimeter of Kashmere Gardens thanks to a partnership between Houston Parks Board and the Houston Parks and Recreation Department.

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  • A CELEBRATION FOR HUNTING BAYOU GREENWAYJuly 25, 2018

    Kashmere Gardens community marks ribbon cutting and groundbreaking on Bayou Greenway 2020 hike-and-bike trail.

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  • BAYOU GREENWAYS UNVEILS HOUSTON’S NEWEST HIKE AND BIKE TRAILJuly 25, 2018

    Officials say it will provide much needed recreational opportunities along with a new transportation route.

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  • HIGHLY ANTICIPATED NEW TRAIL LINKING BUFFALO BAYOU PARK AND WHITE OAK BAYOU NOW OPEN TO HOUSTONIANSMay 1, 2018

    Outdoor enthusiasts, active inner loopers, and Houstonians can rejoice, as the highly anticipated hike-and-bike trail connection between White Oak Bayou Greenway and Buffalo Bayou trails is now complete.

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  • CONSTRUCTION BEGINS ON NEW SEGMENT OF SIMS BAYOU GREENWAYApril 20, 2018

    The new 2.6-mile segment extends from Heatherbrook Drive to Buffalo Speedway.

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  • TAKE A HIKE! NEW 2.6 MILE TRAIL UNVEILED AT SIMS BAYOU GREENWAYApril 20, 2018

    There's a new place to take in a stroll around the Houston area.

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  • ANNUAL BAYOU GREENWAY DAY ATTRACTS ABOUT 4,000 PEOPLE TO TIDWELL PARKApril 12, 2018

    Houston Parks Board's fourth annual Bayou Greenway Day was its most successful to date, garnering its highest community attendance and its broadest participation of community and city event partners.

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