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Memorial Park — News and Press Releases
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06-19-2023
Reflections on the opening of Memorial Park’s Kinder Land Bridge and the Cyvia and Melvyn Wolff Prairie
Memorial Park
Urban Green Space
02-17-2023
Future Highways Must Look Like This
— Architectural Digest
Memorial Park
Urban Green Space
02-14-2023
Houston just covered part of its highway with a massive park
— Fast Company
Memorial Park
Urban Green Space
02-11-2023
TRANSFORMATIONAL LAND BRIDGE AND PRAIRIE PROJECT DEBUTS AT HOUSTON’S MEMORIAL PARK
Memorial Park
Urban Green Space
02-10-2023
Houston’s New Land Bridge at Memorial Park Has Everyone Talking
— Texas Highways
Memorial Park
Urban Green Space
02-10-2023
Houston land bridge opens in Memorial Park with Biggest Picnic in Texas
— Houston Chronicle
Memorial Park
Urban Green Space
09-23-2022
Meet the couple behind Houston’s $281M transformation through new park amenities and green spaces
— Houston Chronicle
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
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Emancipation Park Conservancy
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Houston Parks Board
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Memorial Park
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SPARK
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Trees for Houston
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Willow Waterhole
Urban Green Space
03-28-2022
EASTBOUND MEMORIAL DRIVE TUNNELS NOW OPEN TO ONE-WAY VEHICULAR TRAFFIC
Memorial Park
Urban Green Space
03-28-2022
Memorial Park eastbound tunnel opens to traffic
— KHOU-TV
Memorial Park
Urban Green Space
03-28-2022
Memorial Park tunnels open to eastbound drivers, marking new milestone in park’s transformation
— Houston Chronicle
Memorial Park
Urban Green Space
03-23-2022
First phase of Memorial Drive tunnels set to open
— Houston Business Journal
Memorial Park
Urban Green Space
02-05-2022
Houstonians and their pets join Nancy and Rich Kinder for Memorial Park Land Bridge preview party
— Houston Chronicle
Memorial Park
Urban Green Space
09-09-2021
Memorial Park land bridge takes big step forward with new tunnels
— Houston Chronicle
Memorial Park
Urban Green Space
07-23-2021
Memorial Park land bridge project to bring new views to Houston
— Click2Houston.com
Memorial Park
Urban Green Space
07-01-2021
Artificial lake fulfills many roles in a new Houston park
— Civil Engineering Source (ASCE)
Memorial Park
Urban Green Space
09-27-2020
How the Kinder Foundation makes parks happen
— Houston Chronicle
Bayou Greenways 2020
,
Memorial Park
Urban Green Space
08-05-2020
‘An audacious idea’: Construction begins on Memorial Park land bridge
— Houston Chronicle
Memorial Park
Urban Green Space
07-16-2020
Memorial Park unveils the highly anticipated, 100-acre Eastern Glades
— Houston Chronicle
Memorial Park
Urban Green Space
12-17-2019
Uptown Houston President John Breeding talks transit, infrastructure and the pedestrian experience
— Houston Chronicle
Memorial Park
Urban Green Space
05-31-2019
Memorial Park masterminds reveal new timeline for game-changing master plan
— CultureMap Houston
Memorial Park
Urban Green Space
03-05-2019
Conservation, Recreation A Balancing Act For Memorial Park Renewal In Houston
— Forbes
Memorial Park
Urban Green Space
02-13-2019
Record crowds attend Memorial Park Conservancy’s “Picnic for the Park” at the Forest Club
— Houston Chronicle
Memorial Park
Urban Green Space
02-12-2019
New Memorial Park Master Plan Gets a Forest Club Boost
— PaperCity
Memorial Park
Urban Green Space
12-14-2018
Opinion: Landscape architecture in 2018 provided a bold vision for our shared built environment
— Dezeen.com
Memorial Park
Urban Green Space
12-12-2018
Reviving Memorial Park from the ground up
— Houston Chronicle
Memorial Park
Urban Green Space
10-24-2018
The Greening of Houston: Q&A with Park Visionary Guy Hagstette
— Realty News Report
Bayou Greenways 2020
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Buffalo Bayou Partnership
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Kinder Foundation
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Memorial Park
Urban Green Space
10-12-2018
What to expect on the new walking path in Houston’s Memorial Park
— Houston Chronicle
Memorial Park
Urban Green Space
10-11-2018
Memorial Park opens trail extension, making it an even 3-mile loop; showcases amenities
— KPRC Channel 2
Memorial Park
Urban Green Space
10-11-2018
Memorial Park makeover means 150 new parking spaces, updated trail, and more perks
— CultureMap
Memorial Park
Urban Green Space
09-04-2018
Zombie trees invade Houston landscapes
— Houston Chronicle
Memorial Park
Urban Green Space
08-30-2018
Houston Is A Tech City, Just Different Than Austin, Dallas
— BisNow.com
Memorial Park
Urban Green Space
06-18-2018
To build a Trinity Park, Dallas should learn from Houston’s Buffalo Bayou
— The Dallas Morning News
Buffalo Bayou Park
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Memorial Park
Urban Green Space
06-15-2018
Houston Arboretum’s new savanna trail opens Friday
— Houston Chronicle
Memorial Park
Urban Green Space
04-28-2018
A green gift
— Houston Chronicle
Memorial Park
Urban Green Space
04-26-2018
Kinder Foundation Donates $70M for Houston’s Memorial Park
— U.S. News & World Report
Memorial Park
Urban Green Space
04-25-2018
Houston, prepare for a whole new Memorial Park thanks to massive $70 million gift
— CultureMap Houston
Memorial Park
Urban Green Space
04-25-2018
Memorial Park To Be Transformed By $70 Million Gift
— Houston Public Media
Memorial Park
Urban Green Space
04-25-2018
Kinder Foundation gives record-breaking $70M for Memorial Park transformation
— Houston Business Journal
Memorial Park
Urban Green Space
04-25-2018
Memorial Park accelerates visionary plan with $70 million gift from Kinder Foundation
Memorial Park
Urban Green Space
04-25-2018
Kinders pledge $70 million to fast-track Memorial Park restoration
— Houston Chronicle
Memorial Park
Urban Green Space
04-25-2018
Kinder Foundation donates $70 million to help improve Houston’s Memorial Park
— ABC 13
Memorial Park
Urban Green Space