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Urban Green Space — News and Press Releases
Date
Title/Source
Organization
Category
07-09-2018
Under-the-Radar Houston Couple Gives $10 Million to Memorial Park
— PaperCity Magazine
Memorial Park
Urban Green Space
07-09-2018
Houston developer, wife commit $10M to Memorial Park transformation
— Houston Business Journal
Memorial Park
Urban Green Space
07-02-2018
GRAY MATTERS: Houston needs more parks. Are school playgrounds the answer?
— Houston Chronicle
SPARK
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
,
Memorial Park
Urban Green Space
06-15-2018
Houston Arboretum’s new savanna trail opens Friday
— Houston Chronicle
Memorial Park
Urban Green Space
06-14-2018
ULI Case Study: Buffalo Bayou Park
— Urban Land Institute
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Urban Green Space
06-12-2018
The end of the school year includes the dedication of five new SPARK parks
SPARK
Urban Green Space
06-12-2018
Urban parks are changing the landscape and lifestyles of U.S. cities
Bayou Greenways 2020
,
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Urban Green Space
06-01-2018
Kinder Foundation names Sarah Newbery as Director of Parks
Kinder Foundation
Urban Green Space
05-07-2018
A Vintage Cistern By The Bayou In Houston Pairs Art And Infrastructure
— Forbes
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Urban Green Space
05-03-2018
How Four U.S. Cities Are Using Public Space to Revitalize Neighborhoods, Add Resilience – Urban Land Magazine
— Urban Land Magazine
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
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
04-25-2018
Neighborhoods are embracing the benefits of the bayou greenways and life along the bayou
Bayou Greenways 2020
Urban Green Space
04-15-2018
Discovery Green marks 10th anniversary
— Houston Chronicle
Discovery Green
Urban Green Space
04-06-2018
SPARK Parks across the city offer outdoor recreation for schools and communities alike
Quality of Life
,
Urban Green Space
03-23-2018
Everybody’s Invited to Discovery Green’s Tenth Birthday Celebration on April 15
— Houston Press
Discovery Green
Urban Green Space
03-02-2018
The Power of 10
— Downtown Magazine
Discovery Green
Urban Green Space
03-01-2018
In the heart of Houston: 10 things we love about Discovery Green
— ABC-13
Discovery Green
Urban Green Space
02-14-2018
Bayou City Music Series debuts in Spring 2018 at Discovery Green, Emancipation Park, and Buffalo Bayou Park
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
,
Discovery Green
,
Emancipation Park
Urban Green Space
02-14-2018
Discovery Green to host kickoff of Bayou City Music Series on March 1
— Houston Chronicle
Discovery Green
Urban Green Space
01-10-2018
Buffalo Bayou Partnership plots Johnny Steele Dog Park’s comeback later this spring
— Houston Chronicle
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Urban Green Space
01-08-2018
Katy ISD Briefs
— Houston Chronicle Neighborhood (Katy)
SPARK
Urban Green Space
12-22-2017
How Disaster Charity Can Pivot to Sustainable Philanthropy
— New York Times
Greater Houston Flood Mitigation Consortium
Quality of Life
,
Urban Green Space
12-19-2017
Planting roots: a SPARK Park Desert Initiative update
SPARK
Urban Green Space
12-14-2017
Katy ISD Franz Elementary celebrates new SPARK park
— Katy News
SPARK
Urban Green Space
11-27-2017
SPARK parks open at Pasadena schools
— Houston Chronicle
SPARK
Urban Green Space
11-22-2017
Bayou City’s philanthropic legacy
— Houston Chronicle
Kinder Foundation
Education
,
Quality of Life
,
Urban Green Space
11-22-2017
Houston undergoing a green-space renaissance
— Houston Chronicle
Houston Parks Board
Urban Green Space
11-20-2017
Reluctant billionaire steps out of his comfort zone to help raise record amount for vital hospital
— PaperCity Magazine
MD Anderson
Education
,
Quality of Life
,
Urban Green Space
11-14-2017
ULI Global Award for Excellence: Buffalo Bayou Park
— Urban Land Institute
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Urban Green Space
11-12-2017
Lessons From Hurricane Harvey: Houston’s Struggle Is America’s Tale
— New York Times
Kinder Foundation
Urban Green Space
10-09-2017
U.S. Mayors Agree: Everyone Needs a Great Park Within a 10-Minute Walk
— Huffington Post
SPARK
Urban Green Space
10-03-2017
Strong public-private partnerships key to rebuilding after Harvey
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
,
Discovery Green
,
Houston Parks Board
,
Kinder Foundation
Urban Green Space
10-01-2017
Strong public-private partnerships key to rebuilding after Harvey
— Houston Chronicle
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
,
Houston Parks Board
Urban Green Space
09-19-2017
SPARK park improvements slated for west side school
— Houston Chronicle
SPARK
Urban Green Space
08-29-2017
Buffalo Bayou Park and designing a resilient future for Houston
— Curbed
Bayou Greenways 2020
,
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
,
Houston Parks Board
Urban Green Space
08-04-2017
What the Sunset Coffee Building can teach us about Houston history
— Houston Chronicle
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Urban Green Space
07-26-2017
City to spend $450K for 1.5 acres of park land for southwest Houston
— Houston Chronicle
Bayou Greenways 2020
,
Houston Parks Board
Urban Green Space
07-10-2017
The Rededication of Historic Emancipation Park
Emancipation Park
Urban Green Space
06-20-2017
Emancipation Avenue a home for economic dreams in Third Ward
— Houston Chronicle
Emancipation Economic Development Council
Quality of Life
,
Urban Green Space
06-19-2017
Gray Matters: Does Houston have enough parks to go around?
— Houston Chronicle
Bayou Greenways 2020
,
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
,
Discovery Green
,
SPARK
Urban Green Space
06-17-2017
Houston’s green revolution sets free the blossom of Emancipation Park
— Houston Chronicle
Emancipation Park Conservancy
Urban Green Space
06-13-2017
Emancipation: New Building and Landscape Raises Profile of Houston’s Oldest Park
— Off Cite
Emancipation Economic Development Council
,
Emancipation Park Conservancy
Urban Green Space
06-01-2017
“From Rendering to Reality: The Story of Buffalo Bayou Park”
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Urban Green Space
05-25-2017
Houston’s Oldest Park Debuts Its $33.6 Million Renovation
— Houstonia Magazine
Emancipation Park
,
Emancipation Park Conservancy
Urban Green Space
02-17-2017
Accessible parks
— Houston Chronicle
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
,
Discovery Green
,
Houston Parks Board
,
HPARD
Urban Green Space
02-04-2017
Super Bowl shining spotlight on Houston park success story
— Houston Chronicle
Discovery Green
Urban Green Space
01-30-2017
A Changing Houston Puts Its Best Face Forward as Super Bowl Nears
— Wall Street Journal
Discovery Green
Urban Green Space
01-23-2017
The Ultimate Guide to Buffalo Bayou Park
— Houstonia Magazine
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Urban Green Space
01-23-2017
Buffalo Bayou Wasn’t Always a Walk in the Park
— Houstonia Magazine
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Urban Green Space
01-10-2017
Local park conservancy to get $2M from Kinder Foundation, H-E-B, endowment
— Houston Business Journal
Emancipation Park
Urban Green Space
01-10-2017
Emancipation Park project gets additional $2 million
— Houston Chronicle
Emancipation Park
Urban Green Space
01-09-2017
The Emancipation Park Conservancy Receives Multi-Year Financial Commitment from the Kinder Foundation and Houston Endowment
Emancipation Park
Urban Green Space
01-04-2017
Start the New Year off right: Take a walk in Houston’s most distinctive new park
— CultureMap
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Urban Green Space
12-29-2016
The time to start building Houston 2036 is now
— Houston Chronicle
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
,
Cristo Rey Jesuit College Preparatory School
,
Discovery Green
,
Emancipation Park
,
Kinder Foundation
,
Kinder High School for Performing and Visual Arts
Education
,
Urban Green Space
12-09-2016
Houston’s Secret Underground Super Bowl Art: Historic Relic Serves as the Eerie Setting
— Paper City
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
,
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Urban Green Space
12-08-2016
Two-mile trail extension on White Oak Bayou Greenway opens Friday
— Houston Chronicle
Houston Parks Board
Urban Green Space
12-01-2016
Dallas’ Trinity River Park will be massive, looks a lot like Houston’s Buffalo Bayou Park
— Houston Chronicle
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Urban Green Space
12-01-2016
Downtown illuminated: winter art at Discovery Green
Discovery Green
Urban Green Space
11-14-2016
Groups provide ‘spark’ to create park
— Houston Chronicle
SPARK
Urban Green Space
11-01-2016
Rain: Magdalena Fernández at the Houston Cistern
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
,
Houston
,
Museum of Fine Arts
Quality of Life
,
Urban Green Space
11-01-2016
Buffalo Bayou Cistern about to light up
— Houston Chronicle
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Urban Green Space
10-13-2016
New park gives Westchase families reason to cheer
— Houston Chronicle
SPARK
Urban Green Space
09-21-2016
$5 million gift to fund 30 SPARK parks around Houston
— Houston Chronicle
SPARK
Urban Green Space
09-21-2016
SPARK receives record donation of $5 million to invest in ‘park deserts’ throughout the Houston region
SPARK
Urban Green Space
08-02-2016
Paradise under the expressway
— Curbed
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Urban Green Space
05-04-2016
Google launches new views of Houston parks
— Houston Chronicle
Bayou Greenways
,
Houston Parks Board
Urban Green Space
04-08-2016
Houston’s Wealth Drives A Culture Of Philanthropy
— Forbes
Bayou Greenways
,
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
,
Discovery Green
Urban Green Space
04-01-2016
Houston Parks Board hires a nationally known president
— Houston Chronicle
Bayou Greenways
Urban Green Space
03-11-2016
Ups and Downs (green space)
— Houston Chronicle
Bayou Greenways
,
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
,
Discovery Green
Urban Green Space
03-10-2016
Houston stakes a claim as the nation’s Emerald City
— Houston Chronicle
Bayou Greenways
,
buffalo
,
Discovery Green
Urban Green Space
02-15-2016
Houston City Parks “Hidden Gems”: Inside some must-see green spaces
— KTRK ABC 13
Discovery Green
Urban Green Space
02-11-2016
36 Hours in Houston
— New York Times
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Urban Green Space
02-05-2016
Kinder Foundation Director of Parks and Civic Projects to join panel discussion at The Cultural Landscape Foundation conference
Kinder Foundation
Urban Green Space
01-21-2016
Houston’s Big Green Transformation
— Huffington Post
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
,
Discovery Green
Urban Green Space
01-11-2016
Kinder Foundation brings high-level players on board
— Houston Business Journal
Kinder Foundation
Education
,
Urban Green Space
01-11-2016
6 Cities Designing for Health
— YES Magazine
Bayou Greenways
Urban Green Space
12-02-2015
BORN ON THE BAYOU: Houston’s $215 million Bayou Greenways project shows progress.
— The Architect's Newspaper
Bayou Greenways
,
Houston Parks Board
Urban Green Space
11-20-2015
Houston Goes Global With New World-Class Parks And Bayous
— Forbes
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
,
Discovery Green
,
Houston Parks Board
Urban Green Space
11-09-2015
Record-breaking Buffalo Bayou Partnership gala celebrates new park and those who made it happen
— CultureMap
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Urban Green Space
10-07-2015
The Texas Miracle wasn’t just economic; it was philanthropic
— Philanthropy Roundtable
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
,
Houston
,
Museum of Fine Arts
Urban Green Space
10-06-2015
Partying starts early, goes late for official opening of $58 million Buffalo Bayou Park
— CultureMap
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Urban Green Space
10-04-2015
Buffalo Bayou becomes prime city destination
— Houston Chronicle
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Urban Green Space
10-03-2015
Photos: Buffalo Bayou Park Grand Opening
— KHOU Channel 11
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Urban Green Space
10-03-2015
Buffalo Bayou Park marks completion
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Urban Green Space
10-02-2015
Editorial: Buffalo Bayou
— Houston Chronicle
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Urban Green Space
10-01-2015
Buffalo Bayou Park gives Houstonians a new perspective on the city
— Houston Chronicle
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Urban Green Space
09-23-2015
Green Acres
— Texas Monthly
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
,
Discovery Green
,
Houston Parks Board
Quality of Life
,
Urban Green Space
09-22-2015
Walk in the park at Lost Lake reserved for donors and partners at $58 million Buffalo Bayou Park
— CultureMap Houston
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Urban Green Space
09-18-2015
America’s city rankings set for Texas-sized shake up; Houston to edge past Chicago
— Reuters
Kinder Institute for Urban Research
Urban Green Space
08-13-2015
Allen Parkway renovations to widen bayou park access
— Your Houston News
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Urban Green Space
08-01-2015
Ups and Downs (Buffalo Bayou Park)
— Houston Chronicle
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Urban Green Space
07-15-2015
Maravilloso! at Discovery Green
Discovery Green
Urban Green Space
06-18-2015
The Emancipation Park project marks a special place in the celebration of Juneteenth
— Houston Chronicle
Emancipation Park
Urban Green Space
05-28-2015
Bayou park weathers flood well, but grand opening delayed
— Houston Chronicle
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Urban Green Space
05-14-2015
How to make sure philanthropy pays off
Kinder Foundation
,
Kinder Institute for Urban Research
Other
,
Quality of Life
,
Urban Green Space
05-04-2015
Discovery Green marks its 7th birthday
Discovery Green
Urban Green Space
04-12-2015
Celebrity music legend builds the anticipation for The Art Car Parade: Close encounters with a star
— CultureMap
Discovery Green
Urban Green Space
04-05-2015
First ‘Bayou Greenway Day’ highlights Houston’s waterways
— Houston Chronicle
Houston Parks Board
Urban Green Space
03-31-2015
“Buffalo Bayou’s Back” — Buffalo Bayou Park complete in June 2015
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Urban Green Space
03-29-2015
As the Buffalo Bayou Partnership finishes projects, it presses on with others
— Houston Chronicle
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Urban Green Space
03-28-2015
Why Houston is spending millions to take a walk in the park
— Houston Business Journal
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
,
Discovery Green
,
Houston Parks Board
Urban Green Space
03-03-2015
Rich and Nancy Kinder open up on foundation’s biggest projects
— Houston Business Journal
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
,
Discovery Green
,
Kinder Foundation
,
Museum of Fine Arts
Quality of Life
,
Urban Green Space
02-27-2015
What Dallas can learn from Houston’s Buffalo Bayou for the Trinity River project
— Dallas Morning News
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Urban Green Space
11-20-2014
Construction Progress on Emancipation Park
Emancipation Park
Urban Green Space
11-11-2014
Conde Nast – Is Houston the New ‘It’ City?
— Conde Nast
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
,
Discovery Green
Urban Green Space
11-05-2014
Construction Progress on Emancipation Park
Emancipation Park
Urban Green Space
08-23-2014
Noted restaurateurs take their talent down by the bayou
— Houston Chronicle
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Urban Green Space
07-29-2014
Private Event Space and ‘Grab and Go’ Planned at Buffalo Bayou Park
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Urban Green Space
07-25-2014
The Bayou Greenways Plan: A Game-Changer for Houston
— StreetsBlog USA
Houston Parks Board
Urban Green Space
05-30-2014
Loving freeways: Free Press Summer Fest reveals an embrace of Houston’s sky-high roads
— Houston Chronicle
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Urban Green Space
05-14-2014
Cities try to restore wildness to urban rivers
— Wall Street Journal/Associated Press
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Urban Green Space
03-25-2014
Recapture the vision: Buffalo Bayou Park needs the historic Allen Parkway, not the speedway it has become
— Houston Chronicle
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Urban Green Space
12-12-2013
Running Notebook: Buffalo Bayou project adds asphalt trail
— Houston Chronicle
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Urban Green Space
11-20-2013
Have you been seen on the green? In its fifth year, park draws growing crowds
— Houston Chronicle
Discovery Green
Urban Green Space
11-09-2013
A vision of green for Houston
— Your Houston News
Houston Parks Board
Urban Green Space
11-04-2013
Houston Parks Get $50-Million to Create New Green Space
— Chronicle of Philanthropy
Houston Parks Board
Urban Green Space
11-03-2013
Friends of Emancipation Park hope renovation revitalizes neighborhood
— Houston Chronicle
Emancipation Park
Urban Green Space
10-30-2013
Houston Philanthropists Donate $50-Million for Parks Project
— The Chronicle of Philanthropy
Houston Parks Board
Urban Green Space
10-28-2013
Mayor Parker leads groundbreaking $33M plan for Emancipation Park
— examiner.com
Emancipation Park
Urban Green Space
10-25-2013
$33 Million Emancipation Park Renovation Project Will Celebrate the History of Oldest Park in the City of Houston
Emancipation Park
Urban Green Space
10-24-2013
King: Vision of parks, trails on bayou taking shape
— Houston Chronicle
Houston Parks Board
Urban Green Space
10-24-2013
Kinder Foundation Commits $50 Million to Houston Parks
— Philanthropy News Digest
Houston Parks Board
Urban Green Space
10-23-2013
Greenways projects underway as capital campaign begins
— Houston Chronicle
Houston Parks Board
Urban Green Space
10-23-2013
Kinders donate $50M to Houston’s Bayou Greenways project
— Houston Business Journal
Houston Parks Board
Urban Green Space
10-22-2013
Green for Greenspace: Rich and Nancy Kinder donate $50 million to ambitious parks plan
— CultureMap
Houston Parks Board
Urban Green Space
10-22-2013
Rich and Nancy Kinder Announce Plans to Donate $50 Million to Houston Parks Board for Bayou Greenways 2020 Project
Houston Parks Board
Urban Green Space
10-16-2013
$50 million donation, maintenance pact to boost greenways project
— Houston Chronicle
Houston Parks Board
Urban Green Space
05-11-2013
Buffalo Bayou Park: a green urban gem in the works
— Houston Chronicle
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Urban Green Space
05-05-2013
Discovery Green keeps giving city a fresh image
— Houston Chronicle
Discovery Green
Urban Green Space
05-05-2013
Mandel, Hagstette: Houston parks enjoy a resurgence
— Houston Chronicle
Discovery Green
Urban Green Space
03-17-2013
Historic Emancipation Park overhaul is just part of the plan to reenergize the Third Ward
— CultureMap
Emancipation Park
Urban Green Space
11-20-2012
Fund drive seeks to enhance Jaycee Park ‘oasis’
— Houston Chronicle
Jaycee Park
Urban Green Space
10-15-2012
Philanthropy on the Green
— Philanthropy Magazine
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
,
Discovery Green
Urban Green Space
10-05-2012
10 Great public spaces that set a city apart – slide show (Buffalo Bayou)
— USA Today
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Urban Green Space
10-04-2012
American Planning Association Designates Buffalo Bayou a Top 10 Great Public Space for 2012
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Urban Green Space
10-03-2012
Planning group honors Buffalo Bayou as ‘great public space’
— Houston Chronicle
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Urban Green Space
07-06-2012
Shovels ready to turn in Buffalo Bayou Park
— Houston Chronicle
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Urban Green Space
07-03-2012
Mayor Parker Makes Juneteenth Announcement About Donations for Renovation of Emancipation Park
City of Houston Parks & Recreation Department
Urban Green Space
06-30-2012
Multi-million dollar project to transform section of Buffalo Bayou
— ABC 13 News
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Urban Green Space
06-21-2012
Sweet Juneteenth: Mayor Park announces $33.6 million plan to renovate Emancipation Park
— CultureMap
City of Houston Parks & Recreation Department
Urban Green Space
12-20-2011
Buffalo Bayou Park Project Achieves Milestone; Groundbreaking Set for Mid-2012
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Urban Green Space
12-16-2011
Project to transfrom stretch of Buffalo Bayou into ‘jewel’
— Houston Chronicle
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Urban Green Space
12-14-2011
Major Buffalo Bayou Park transformation gets green light from Houston Council
— Houston Community Newspaper
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Urban Green Space
10-12-2011
Residents can preview park improvements
— Houston Chronicle
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Urban Green Space
02-14-2011
Beautifying Buffalo Bayou
— Houston Chronicle
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Urban Green Space