The partnership includes: a commitment of this lead gift toward $125 million in funding to be raised by the conservancy; $50 million investment by Uptown Development Authority for infrastructure improvements; and leverages the potential for $30 million in federal support.
The foundation’s grant supports connectivity to and within the park including a land bridge over Memorial Drive; destination projects Eastern Glades, Memorial Groves, and the Running Complex; and ecological restoration. Other plan additions include a trail/bridge system north over I-10, linking the White Oak Bayou Greenway trail system, and south over Buffalo Bayou; a 1.5-mile accessibility trail through the 600-acre wilderness, and other trails and crossings. See the full Memorial Park Master Plan approved by Houston City Council in 2015.
memorialparkconservancy.orgNews & Press
- Record crowds attend Memorial Park Conservancy’s “Picnic for the Park” at the Forest Club —Houston Chronicle
- New Memorial Park Master Plan Gets a Forest Club Boost —PaperCity
- Opinion: Landscape architecture in 2018 provided a bold vision for our shared built environment —Dezeen.com
- Reviving Memorial Park from the ground up —Houston Chronicle
- The Greening of Houston: Q&A with Park Visionary Guy Hagstette —Realty News Report
- What to expect on the new walking path in Houston’s Memorial Park —Houston Chronicle
- Memorial Park opens trail extension, making it an even 3-mile loop; showcases amenities —KPRC Channel 2
- Memorial Park makeover means 150 new parking spaces, updated trail, and more perks —CultureMap
- Zombie trees invade Houston landscapes —Houston Chronicle
- Houston Is A Tech City, Just Different Than Austin, Dallas —BisNow.com
- To build a Trinity Park, Dallas should learn from Houston’s Buffalo Bayou —The Dallas Morning News
- Houston Arboretum’s new savanna trail opens Friday —Houston Chronicle
- A green gift —Houston Chronicle
- Kinder Foundation Donates $70M for Houston’s Memorial Park —U.S. News & World Report
- Houston, prepare for a whole new Memorial Park thanks to massive $70 million gift —CultureMap Houston
- Memorial Park To Be Transformed By $70 Million Gift —Houston Public Media