Memorial Park — News and Press Releases

Date Title/Source Organization Category
02-17-2023 Future Highways Must Look Like This — Architectural Digest
02-14-2023 Houston just covered part of its highway with a massive park — Fast Company
02-11-2023 TRANSFORMATIONAL LAND BRIDGE AND PRAIRIE PROJECT DEBUTS AT HOUSTON’S MEMORIAL PARK
02-10-2023 Houston’s New Land Bridge at Memorial Park Has Everyone Talking — Texas Highways
02-10-2023 Houston land bridge opens in Memorial Park with Biggest Picnic in Texas — Houston Chronicle
09-23-2022 Meet the couple behind Houston’s $281M transformation through new park amenities and green spaces — Houston Chronicle , , , , , ,
03-28-2022 EASTBOUND MEMORIAL DRIVE TUNNELS NOW OPEN TO ONE-WAY VEHICULAR TRAFFIC
03-28-2022 Memorial Park eastbound tunnel opens to traffic — KHOU-TV
03-28-2022 Memorial Park tunnels open to eastbound drivers, marking new milestone in park’s transformation — Houston Chronicle
03-23-2022 First phase of Memorial Drive tunnels set to open — Houston Business Journal
02-05-2022 Houstonians and their pets join Nancy and Rich Kinder for Memorial Park Land Bridge preview party — Houston Chronicle
09-09-2021 Memorial Park land bridge takes big step forward with new tunnels — Houston Chronicle
07-23-2021 Memorial Park land bridge project to bring new views to Houston — Click2Houston.com
07-01-2021 Artificial lake fulfills many roles in a new Houston park — Civil Engineering Source (ASCE)
09-27-2020 How the Kinder Foundation makes parks happen — Houston Chronicle ,
08-05-2020 ‘An audacious idea’: Construction begins on Memorial Park land bridge — Houston Chronicle
07-16-2020 Memorial Park unveils the highly anticipated, 100-acre Eastern Glades — Houston Chronicle
12-17-2019 Uptown Houston President John Breeding talks transit, infrastructure and the pedestrian experience — Houston Chronicle
05-31-2019 Memorial Park masterminds reveal new timeline for game-changing master plan — CultureMap Houston
03-05-2019 Conservation, Recreation A Balancing Act For Memorial Park Renewal In Houston — Forbes
02-13-2019 Record crowds attend Memorial Park Conservancy’s “Picnic for the Park” at the Forest Club — Houston Chronicle
02-12-2019 New Memorial Park Master Plan Gets a Forest Club Boost — PaperCity
12-14-2018 Opinion: Landscape architecture in 2018 provided a bold vision for our shared built environment — Dezeen.com
12-12-2018 Reviving Memorial Park from the ground up — Houston Chronicle
10-24-2018 The Greening of Houston: Q&A with Park Visionary Guy Hagstette — Realty News Report , , ,
10-12-2018 What to expect on the new walking path in Houston’s Memorial Park — Houston Chronicle
10-11-2018 Memorial Park opens trail extension, making it an even 3-mile loop; showcases amenities — KPRC Channel 2
10-11-2018 Memorial Park makeover means 150 new parking spaces, updated trail, and more perks — CultureMap
09-04-2018 Zombie trees invade Houston landscapes — Houston Chronicle
08-30-2018 Houston Is A Tech City, Just Different Than Austin, Dallas — BisNow.com
06-18-2018 To build a Trinity Park, Dallas should learn from Houston’s Buffalo Bayou — The Dallas Morning News ,
06-15-2018 Houston Arboretum’s new savanna trail opens Friday — Houston Chronicle
04-28-2018 A green gift — Houston Chronicle
04-26-2018 Kinder Foundation Donates $70M for Houston’s Memorial Park — U.S. News & World Report
04-25-2018 Houston, prepare for a whole new Memorial Park thanks to massive $70 million gift — CultureMap Houston
04-25-2018 Memorial Park To Be Transformed By $70 Million Gift — Houston Public Media
04-25-2018 Kinder Foundation gives record-breaking $70M for Memorial Park transformation — Houston Business Journal
04-25-2018 Memorial Park accelerates visionary plan with $70 million gift from Kinder Foundation
04-25-2018 Kinders pledge $70 million to fast-track Memorial Park restoration — Houston Chronicle
04-25-2018 Kinder Foundation donates $70 million to help improve Houston’s Memorial Park — ABC 13