Plan Focuses on Area from US 59 to Port of Houston Turning Basin
| WHAT: Buffalo Bayou Partnership will be celebrating the culmination of a multi-year planning process for Buffalo Bayou’s East Sector – from US 59 to the Port of Houston Turning Basin. The event will feature live music, presentation of the master plan, and the opportunity to tour a new site overlooking Buffalo Bayou. There also will be neighborhood vendors, St. Arnold Brewing Company, face painting, piñata making, slabs and low riders. The first 100 people to attend will receive a bike helmet, generously donated by BikeHouston. People are encouraged to bring their own lawn chairs. WHEN: Saturday, October 26 from noon-4pm 12:30pm Presentation of the Buffalo Bayou East Master Plan 1:30pm Annika Chambers Band 3pm Roberto Rodriquez and Mas Pulpos COST: FREE and open to the public; Food and drinks will be available to purchase WHERE: 5803 Navigation, Houston, Texas 77011, along the waterfront WHAT ELSE: BBP has developed a master plan for Buffalo Bayou’s East Sector, an area that spans the five-mile stretch of Buffalo Bayou from US 59 to the Port of Houston Turning Basin, bordering Houston’s Fifth Ward and the Greater East End, two of the city’s most historic neighborhoods. By partnering with local organization on programs that activate the Bayou in the short- term and development projects that will transform the waterway in the long-term, BBP will create new parks, trails and unique destinations reflecting the rich cultural and industrial legacies of the East Sector. |
