Introduction 1 Houston Urban Corridor Planning 8 Eastwood Park Edison SparkPark udlp lz .618 Plaza/Square Community Regional Class Community Park Community Community 1986 1927 Acquired 1973 1916 6.46 1913 11.60 Acres 1987 150.77 10.80 3.41 20.90 York Park/North Marron Tony Plaza Guadalupe Park Wortham Gus Park Hidalgo Park Eastwood Park Settegast Park ufl Bayou Buffalo Bayou Trail/Brays Harrisburg/Sunset Navigation/Harrisburg RR RR/SP HB&T Park Eastwood agtAqiiinArea/Park Acquisition Target between 66thStreet to SouthWayside. Sidewalks inthis Channel. Remnants ofthis“MainStreet” existtoday between Downtown Houstonandthe Houston Ship Harrisburg Boulevard servesasaprimarythoroughfare Sidewalks 6,000 graves. and comprises15acresofgreen spaceandapproximately amenity. Thehistoriccemetery wasestablishedin1894 public access.EvergreenCemetery providesonesuch Other park-likeareasofprivate ownershipoftenallowsome Publicly AccessibleOpen Space Parks Pedestrian Realm/MobilityInventory A1.2.3 current andanticipatedpedestrian traffic. widths, generally4feet,are inadequatetoprovidefor Spaces areinneedofmaintenanceandrepair. Sidewalk general, sidewalksprovidingaccesstoParksandOpen only parklocateddirectlyontheHarrisburgBoulevard. In and SeniorRecreationPrograms.EastwoodParkisthe Program, SummerTeen Camps,AdultRecreationPrograms Program, SummerFoodServiceTeen Recreation Enrichment Programsforages6-13,Summer of HoustonCommunityCenterParksofferAfterSchool the 2001ParksandRecreationMasterPlan.ManyCity Acquisition Target Areas-CentralSectordescribedin the leftlistsEastEndCorridorParksandLand some oftheoldestinCityHouston.Thetableon Existing parkswithintheEastEndCorridorareainclude
sidewalks areindisrepairor non-existenttoday. did notfocusonthepedestrian realmandconsequently blank streetwallsandstorage yards. Theseareashistorically are industrialinnaturewithwarehouses, chainlinkfences, Industrial Areas- maintenance andrepair. areasareinneedof many sidewalksintheneighborhood Primarily duetoageandadjacentLiveOakroots, & Crafts,FoursquareandMissionstylearchitecture. street treesandhistorichomesreflectingCraftsman,Arts isrecognizedfor itsterracedlotsandmature neighborhood one ofHouston’sfirstmaster-plannedsubdivisions.The Neighborhood Areas- repair andreplacement. general, theexistingsidewalksareinneedofmaintenance, discontinuous duetoaccessparkinglotsandfences.In Sidewalks alongHarrisburgBoulevard areoften enhancement. popular amongresidentsandworthyofpreservation characterisfunctional,and many cases.Thischarming area extendfromback-of-curbtothebuildingfrontsin The SPARK School ParkProgram isa non-profit zones withinthe EastEndCorridorare shownon theplan. RegionsSchoolswith attendance and depart.HISD Eastern bicycle mobility forstudentstosafelyandefficiently arrive Schools - Community Facilities Schools aredependant onpedestrian and Other portionsofHarrisburg Boulevard The Eastwood neighborhood is TheEastwoodneighborhood East End Corridor Houston UrbanCorridorPlanning
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9 10 Introduction 1 Houston Urban Corridor Planning Existing streetscape onHarrisburg Blvd. Existing sidewalkonHarrisburgBlvd.. Sidewalk onHarrisburgBlvd.at65thSt. have significantly increasedthenumberof street trees. Recent treeplanting programswithinthe areainclude sidewalk maintenance needsintheCorridor. consist ofLiveOaks, whoseshallowrootsystems exacerbate mature streettreeplantings. Streettreesspeciesprimarily areas. Manyresidentialstreets however, benefitfrom Park andSettegaststreet frontageincommercial Street trees- Streetscape are notadequatelyservedby safeandamplesidewalks. Currently, areaschoolsandother significantpublicfacilities include: sidewalks foroptimumaccess.Thesepublicfacilities significant publicfacilitiesrelyonsafeandcontinuous Other facilitiesaccessedbypedestrians- School. Elementary, JacksonMiddleSchoolandEdison Gallegos Elementary,BriscoeCage Elementary,FranklinElementary Lantrip Elementary,Tijerina SPARK ParkswithintheEastEndCorridorAreainclude: parks. grounds intoneighborhood which increasesparkspacebydevelopingpublicschool EastEndWorker DevelopmentCenter EastwoodCommunity Center Numerous MagnoliaMulti-Services Center churches CityofHoustonLibrary,FloresNeighborhood Library Mature streettreesprimarily lineEastwood Severalmore These effortsinclude: within theCorridor. the onlyambientlighting along pedestrianwalkways and afewattachedfixtures tobuildingfacadesprovide exists withintheCorridorarea today.Currently,streetlights Pedestrian levellightingwhich illuminatessidewalksrarely is thelightroadwaysforautomobile traffic. can providesomesidewalklighting althoughtheirpurpose 14’ heightsandattachedtobuildingfacades.Streetlights lighting canbeattachedtobollard lights,polelightsat11- attractive environmentfornight-timeuse.Pedestrianlevel Pedestrian orientedlightingprovidesasaferandmore within theCorridortoday. recycle bins,bollards andbicycleracksarerarelyvisible suchasbenches,trashreceptacles, Street furnishings CityofHoustonplantingmedianswith“Linear Trees forHoustonplantingof81treesatTexas Ave. GreaterEastEndManagementDistrictArborDay MinuteMaiddonationandplantingof60treesat along Lockwood. Forest”, lowmaintenancemassingoftreesinmulch and HarrisburgBlvd.-2001 Canal Street-2002 planting of300treesalongHarrisburgBlvd.and Lockwood atParkSt.-2003 East End Corridor Houston UrbanCorridorPlanning
Public Art Park, Sampson and York. Several Rails to Trails and on- Public art adds an element of pride and interest to the street bikeways serve the East End Corridor Area residents, pedestrian realm. Public art works located within the including the 1.6 mile long Harrisburg Trail and the 1.8 mile East End Corridor include: long Sunset Trail. Padre Don Miguel Hidalgo Sculpture, Hildalgo Park Museum of Cultural Art Houston is a public art Buses/Bus Shelter - Existing transit service within the East End museum that uses art as a tool for community development and social awareness. Corridor include METRO bus (express and local) and private bus lines operating between the Magnolia, Eastwood, 1 MOCAH mural projects include: Downtown, Fifth Ward/Denver, TMC and Wheeler Transit Introduction El Centro De Corazon mural at 5001 Navigation St. Stations. “Doorways to the Future” at Thomas A. Edison Recently completed trail and bikeway. Middle School Bus service currently operates on the east/west streets
The Orange Show Center for Visionary Art has become of Navigation, Canal, Harrisburg, Lawndale and Polk. Houston’s hub of folk art activity with nationally respected Bus service operates on the north/south streets of York, programs and is located at 2401 Munger Street. Lockwood and Wayside.
Mobility The East End Corridor is also home to several private bus Crosswalks - Demarcation of crosswalks at key intersections lines with regular service to Mexico. and mid-block areas provide safe and visible pedestrian crossings of public rights-of-way. City of Houston standard Sidewalks leading to bus shelters are also in need of painted crosswalks exist at several signaled intersections maintenance and repair. along Harrisburg Boulevard. Very few pedestrian crossing signals exist with the Corridor area.
Bikeways/Trails - The Houston Bikeway Program provides a completed 300-mile bikeway network for urban cycling that spans a 500 square-mile area of the city. The bikeway network is integrated into the overall transportation system and consists of a total of 345 miles of designated on-street and off-street bikeways. Several City of Houston Bikeways located with the East End Corridor include: Navigation, Polk, South 67th, South 66th, South 70th to Gus Wortham
11 12 Introduction 1 Houston Urban Corridor Planning design for storm waterdetention. design forstorm Hence, anyproposeddevelopments willberequiredto waterdetentionforallnewdevelopment. require storm that thereisnohydrauliccapacity. CurrentCityregulations wastewater collectionsystem donotnecessarilymean the HarrisburgBoulevard. Surcharge conditionsinthe surcharge conditionsexist almost inallareasalong wastewater system.However, duringwetweather, The Corridorhassufficientdry weathercapacityforthe Existing StormSewerLines Harrisburg Boulevard arelessthan30yearsold. database, itappearsthatthetrunklinesidentifiedalong unless thelinesarerehabilitated.FromCity’sGIMS The typicallifeofasewerlineistypically30to40years, Existing SanitarySewerLines expectancy isinexcessof30years. services at70thStreetandHarrisburg;therefore,theirlife in 1993theDowling/Harrisburgintersectionto16inch rangefrom72inchsteelservicesinstalled watermains For theEastEndCorridor, research indicatesthat the The typicallifeofawatertransmissionmainis40-50years. Existing Watermains Engineering/Infrastructure Inventory A1.2.4
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The East in the areas of Harrisburg, Canal, Wayside and connecting the area are: I-10 in an east-west Macario, and along Lyons Dr. Two office projects Corridor itself principally comprises two neighborhoods: direction, US 59 (north-south), US-45 (southwest- valued at $1 million and above were permitted; southeast), Loop 610 to the north and east, and SH Second Ward and Magnolia Park. The following is a brief one on Lyons Ave. and another on Lawndale St. 288 in the south. area description. 1 Single-family residential uses declined by about Introduction Second Ward is one of the first Hispanic 5% between 1990 and 2000, though still represent neighborhoods in Houston, with a number of more than 20% of the Study Area. This decrease important Hispanic institutions, including Our Lady in single-family is visible in the Third Ward area, of Guadalupe Catholic Church, Ripley House, and which is located in the southern portion of the Study Talento Bilingue. The largest block of post-war Area; and in the greater Fifth Ward, located in the housing is the Clayton Homes public housing project northwestern portion of the Study Area. These older on the community’s western edge. In recent years, neighborhoods and others such as Magnolia Park the area’s proximity to downtown has drawn the consist of small bungalows mixed with industrial larger Houston population to some of the area and commercial uses interspersed with vacant lots. restaurants. New single-family development is concentrating in an area between US 59, Wayside Dr. and I-10. Magnolia Park borders the Houston Ship Channel near some of the first wharves built when Houston Multi-family developments are scattered within became a deep-water port in 1913. The community the single-family areas, and increased 8% overall thrived as a home for workers on the docks and in from 1990-2000. Multi-family uses cover 385 acres industries lining the channel. For a time it was even in the Study Area. Between 1990 and 2000, thirteen an incorporated municipality. As early as the 1930s, apartment complexes with a total of more than Magnolia Park developed an identity as a center of 1,200 units were permitted in the Study Area, three Houston’s Hispanic community, especially around of them on Lyons Avenue in the Fifth Ward. recently revived commercial areas near Harrisburg and Wayside. Commercial and Office land uses make up 3.1% of the Study Area. Commercial space, with 944 acres in 1990, decreased to about 723 acres in 2000. On the other hand, office space increased from 78.4 acres in 1990 to almost 94 acres in 2000. Most commercial land is located along north-south and east-west commercial corridors. Prominent north-south corridors include Lyons Rd., Navigation Boulevard and Canal St. Telephone is another 15 16 Introduction 1 Houston Urban Corridor Planning Parks andOpenspaceaccounted for 2.8%ofthe Transportation andUtilitiescomprise0.8%ofthe PublicandInstitutionallandismoreconcentrated IndustrialusesinStudy Area5cover4,070acres land in2000. Parksarescarce inthearea north of million dollars. on JaphetSt.and hadavaluationofmorethan10 a wetweatherfacility. Thislastfacilityislocated wastewater treatment plantsandliftstations, Blvd. Inaddition,theCityof Houston builttwo onHarrisburg busfacilitywaspermitted terminal and smallutilitystations.During the 1990’s,anew Study Area,with205acresofland mainlyinrailroads acres in2000. institutional landusesfrom736acres in1990to1,747 of Houstonaccountedformost ofthegrowthin of Texas Universityandthe Southern areas. Thesenewdevelopmentsand theexpansion inthemainlyresidential facilities werepermitted and church relatedfacilitiesincludingeducational total land.Inthe1990’sanarrayofnewchurches Institutional landoccupies1,747acresor6.6%ofthe and thePortofHouston/ShipChannel.Public of Texas University,UniversityofHouston Southern in thesouthofStudyAreawithpresence 610. of theStudyareabetweenUS45,I-10andLoop warehouses haveappearedinthecentralportion In thelastdecade,newmanufacturingplantsand 1940’s andareafeaturealongtheShipChannel. of theCitywereplannedduring1930’sand portion oftheCity.Industrialdistrictsinthispart processing industries,whichdominatetheeastern by themanufacturingandpetrochemical Industrial landinStudyArea5isprimarilyconsumed uses increasedalmost24%between1990and2000. group ofindustrialareasalltheStudyAreas.These (15.4% oftheland),whichmakesitsecondlargest Roadsmakeup22%oftheStudyArea,higherthan Vacant andUndevelopedland makesup18.1% acres andGusWortham Parkwith161acres. along 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E N ES LI R TTA COYLE O V JEFFERSON A MO D P T R I CHA IE T B D S M ARL R GER 29 UUB CE MILL CL TA CO SCOTT RRYY H T N EEE N U A I COCO COCOYLLEE KKK R N CLAREMONT N TC ELL UUU I W R A HARP N T YYN EBS S APOLEON S GR 43 E MMM E L TE A IS E R N D D D D ST EMANUEL ST YST SSS T E BL H III R R R O R HIN C B H R DISMUKEDDD MILBY N L L ADL THARP MA P L U IINN C OOCE D E E E E EL Y T EHURHURSSTT COLLI J T T T N HARBYHARBY E HUBH UT L MULFORD A A Y A O EPH H WE BST T M M M ER E OOD O L E E LA E C I T WINCHESSTTEER 8 WESLE N T W D LHENNY ST ST WS ERD D S SATSUM A A A A EL E NE O T L 0 500 1000 2000 3000 4000 50005000 S LA D TR N L ULL WEBSTER E 14 I EY LOCK MC IL V T H N EN S MABL NY BERTS ST PEA DIEZ R ST CHARL R HILLMAN HILLMAN RO SO D ST EMANU ON C DSO 0 625 1250 2500 3750 5000 Feet 19 20 Introduction 1 Houston Urban Corridor Planning Finger Furniture isrelocating.Thesite is forsaleand FingerFurniture CoyleatCullen 8. ThelandsalongHarrisburgbetween the Harrisburgbetweenproposed York Station 7. and Hughes Thissitewasthelocation oftheCity’sbusmaintenance MilbyatBering 6. Thislocationisanunder usedindustrialsiteonthe RobertsatGarrow 5. Thisisalargeunder used industrialsite,located SouthofYorkStation 4. would besuitable foramixofdensitiesanduses. available forredevelopment. Beingalargesite, it transit facility. to widentheright-of-wayaccommodate the sites onthesouthsideofHarrisburg limitopportunities depth ofthedevelopmentsites. Activeindustrial for constructionofthetransitfacility, reducingthe Development. Theremaybeland takinginthisarea Transit StationsaresuitableforTransit Oriented campus. There areplanstodevelopacommunitycollege Houston CommunityCollegehasboughtthesite. facility. Ithassincestoppedoperatingassuchand Settegast Parkandafocusforthisneighborhood. Itisablockawayfrom residential neighborhoods. for redevelopmentthatcomplementstheadjacent minute walkoftheHarrisburgTransit Line,itissuitable south sideofCommerce Street.Locatedwithina5 and workwouldbeideal. development, incorporatingbothplacestolive ideal forTransit OrientedDevelopment.Mixeduse adjacent totheYork Transit Station.Thissiteis Thisisavacant industrialandretailsitesuitablefor Hughes toSouthWayside 12. Baker Hughes Thissiteisthelocationofformer AdamstoHughes 11. ThissiteisacrossthestreetfromBuffaloBayouand NavigationatBaywood 10. TheStewart&Stevensonindustrialsitewasrecently OakHurstatEastwoodPark 9. residential useswouldhelptosupport transit. Transit Centre.Redevelopmentwithhigherdensity of the65thStreetTransit StationandtheMagnolia redevelopment. Thissiteiswithin a5minutewalk - makingisidealforTransit OrientedDevelopment. 5 minutewalkoftwoTransit Centers-Alticand65th generating conceptsforthesite. Thesiteiswithina by aprivatedeveloperwhois in theprocessof south sideofCapital.Thissitehasbeenassembled oil toolindustry,withactiveindustrialusesonthe with higherdensityresidentialuses. creates anopportunityforredevelopment,perhaps The proximityoftheseexistingandfutureamenities ElementarySchool. is alsoadjacenttotheBurnes close totheproposedTurkey BendEcologyPark.It to astation. would augmentthenumberofresidentslivingclose users andhigherdensityresidentialdevelopment related retailuseswouldprovideservicestotransit is idealfortransitorienteddevelopment.Street adjacent totheLockwoodTransit Stationand purchased byLovittHomes.Thissiteis located East End Corridor Houston UrbanCorridorPlanning Retail Development Centers Stable Areas The Greater East End Strategic Vision Project Workshop participants identified many identified many locations ripe for redevelopment of neighborhoods, open spaces, schools and new retail centers by capitalizing on opportunities employment areas as Stable Areas. It is important for mixed use Transit Oriented Development. to protect and enhance employment areas close to the Transit Stations so that employees can The Greater East End Strategic Plan identified these conveniently and safely walk to and from the as possible neighborhood retail centers. stations. Neighborhoods will need to assess the 1 opportunities that result from change, especially 13. Harrisburg and Lockwood Introduction at their edges that abut the Transit Line or stations. Safe and convenient pedestrian connections 14. Telephone and Lawndale to the Transit Line will encourage ridership and help to support the new retail and service uses 15. Cullen and Polk that may develop near the stations. The following areas were identified as Stable Areas by workshop 16. Harrisburg and Sgt. Marcario Garcia participants. The Greater East End Strategic Plan identified this as a possible location for Transit Oriented Development 18. Neighborhood at Garrow and Delano and/or mixed use development focus area. 19. Employment use at Canal and north 17. Harrisburg and York Delano 20. Settegast Park neighborhood 21. Employment south of Harrisburg between St.Charles and Velasco 22. Employment between Milby and Oakhurst 23. Eastwood neighborhood 21 22 Introduction 1 Houston Urban Corridor Planning Tony MarronParkPlan Workshop participants suggestedanewparkalong NewparkatSampson 31. SettegastParkwasrecentlyrenovated.Located Settegast Park 30. TheEastEndhasseveralneighborhood, CountryClubPlaceneighborhoods 29. JacksonMiddleSchool 28. BurnesElementarySchool 27. LovejoyandnorthEastwood 26. OakdaleFullertonneighborhood 25. LantripElementarySchool 24. Open Space view oftheadjacent industrialuse. the railcorridor. Thisparkwould helptobufferthe park. as aneighborhood functions asalargerscalecommunity parkaswell to thepublicwhenschoolisnot open.ThePark make reconfigurethegroundsto makethemopen school sharedthe“SPARK” fundingprogramto next toRuskElementarySchool, theparkand Buffalo Bayou. been asignificantmasterplan completedforthe initiatives foropenspace.Inaddition,therehas spaces. Workshopparticipantsidentifiedseveral community andcityscaleparksopen This is thesiteofoneHouston’soriginalcountry GusWortham Park 35. Thissiteiscurrentlyacementplant.unique 34. Proposed TurkeyBendEcology ParkDrivewasoriginally thegrandboulevard of ParkDr. 33. The19acreparkonthesouthsideofBuffalo TonyMarronPark 32. Federalfundinghasbeenmade availableto BraysBayou Projects 36. Park desire forthecoursetoremain apubliccourse course. Participantsattheworkshop expresseda range. TheCityisplanningtorenovate thegolf clubs. Itincludesan18holegolfcourse anddriving and reservationsofnaturalspecies. the industrialusestoanecologypark withwetlands Beyond MasterPlanasidealfor rehabilitationof oxbow wasidentifiedintheBuffaloBayouand as HeightsBoulevard. such condition thatexistsinotherneighborhoods the landscapecharacterofboulevard tothe workshop identifiedanopportunitytorehabilitate Participantsatthe the Eastwoodneighborhood. reforestation. large playgroundplaystructures,landscapingand plaza withsprayfeaturesbuiltintothepaving,a and BikeTrail, fivesoccerfields,alargepavilion, extensive trailsystemthatwilltieintotheCity’sHike Over $2mwasraisedinprivatefundstoconstructan Bayou wasrecentlyredesignedandenhanced. prairie grasseswill beimplemented. and landscape treatment torestoretheoriginal connections, new parkspace,recreationamenities of thereconstruction ofthewaterway,newtrail increase theflood capacityofBraysBayou.Aspart East End Corridor Houston UrbanCorridorPlanning 37. Buffalo Bayou Master Plan Trails appealing and safe pedestrian environment. Wide The Buffalo Bayou and Beyond Master Plan and continuous sidewalks, shaded with street trees, lined with buildings that provide interest and activity proposed new destinations and development sites The East End has an extensive network of trails, that will transform the waterfront into an active and on the ground floor. vibrant centre. The Plan includes a Landscape Plan, existing, under construction along Brays Bayou proposes 850 acres of new park land, continuous and proposed along Buffalo Bayou. 43. Pedestrian environment along South public access, integrated landscape amenities Lockwood with flood management, boating and other public Lockwood is a key connecting street that provides uses and green streets to integrate adjacent 39. Settegast Park and Buffalo Bayou access to the Lockwood Transit Station. Wide and neighborhoods. The Access and Transportation Plan Participants at the workshop identified an opportunity continuous tree lined sidewalks will be critical to 1 supports upgrading the boulevards in the East End for a pedestrian connection to link Settegast Park provide a safe and convenient route to transit and improving transit to ensure convenient access to Buffalo Bayou. A connected system of open Introduction service on Harrisburg. to work residential and recreational destinations spaces will help to enhance the character of the for the Buffalo Bayou District. The Environmental neighborhoods with more accessible green spaces Plan will create environmentally rich ecosystems to and recreation amenities. 44. Connection for proposed Altic Station integrate it into a regional system of open space along the Cemetery to improvements. The Flood Management Plan will 40. Sunset Trail Jackson Middle School improve downtown floodwater flow, consolidated The abandoned railway was recently converted to Altic Street provides a key connection to the Altic bridge crossings to reduce impediments to flow and a hiking and cycling trail. This trail is very well used by Transit Station. The road terminates at the Jackson increase the capacity of the Bayou along critical residents. Workshop participants suggested that the Middle School and is an important connection with reaches. trail be extended west to connect with Settegast the open space of the cemetery and at the school Park and ultimately to Buffalo Bayou. This initiative grounds. was also identified in the Greater East End Strategic Vision Project. Community Focus 45. Connection from Gus Wortham Park Harrisburg Boulevard east of 65 th was suggested 41. Trail Connection at Gus Wortham Par towards north on Wayside and by many workshop participants as the focus for toward southwest Sgt. Marcario Garcia Workshop participants suggested these as key the East End community. Workshop participants suggested that a pedestrian connections to link the residential neighborhood trail be developed along a drainage ditch. This to the Harrisburg Transit Line, the Magnolia Transit would provide a hiking and cycling connection Centre and the historic main street area. Continuous, from the adjacent residential neighborhoods to tree lined sidewalks would enhance pedestrian 38. Historic Main Street Gus Wortham Park. Many workshop participants identified the stretch access to help support transit service and the shops of Harrisburg Road from 65th Street to Sgt. Marcario and services in the main street area. Garcia as the focus for the East End Neighborhood. 42. Pedestrian environment along East End This area has the framework of street-related buildings Corridor that could be enhance and redevelopment could A key to success of transit on Harrisburg will be the intensify the Focus Area with compatible buildings transformation of the character of the street to an to support a mixed use area. 23 24 Introduction 1 Houston Urban Corridor Planning French Quarter, NewOrleans, LA Carson Street,Pittsburgh,PA The Strand,Galveston,TX Public realm protected included: realm, redevelopmentopportunities andareastobe Suggestions oftheparticipants withrespecttothepublic that consolidatesthekeyinitiatives (seeChapterA1.3). in theEastEndthathave been includedontheplan Each oneofthetablegroups identifiedmanyopportunities previous strategies,plansand reports(seeChapterA1.2) the workshop.Itwasacompilation ofprojectsidentifiedin background, theCurrentInitiativesplanwaspresentedat change andthoseareasthatshouldbeprotected.As enhance theareaandtohelpidentifyareasthatcould were askedtoidentifyprojectsorinitiativesthatwould During theeveningsessionwithpublic,participants review theunderstandingofcontextCorridor. representatives ofCitystaff,andmajorlandownersto and opportunities.Duringthedayteammetwith a commonunderstandingoftheexistingconditions The purposeoffirstdaytheworkshopwastoestablish A1.5 Workshop East EndCorridor provide additionalparkse.g. vacantland on usenicepaverstones usedin sidewalks study area preserve thefacades ofhistoricbuildingsinthe Redevelopment opportunities Attic Stationissuitableforaffordable housing redeveloptruckstorageonMilbyandScottold vacantIndustrialalongLockwood–wouldmake themainentranceofgolfcoursewouldbe redevelopthesitelocatedat75tthandHarrisburg is relocate buscompaniestooneconcentrated prefer a“village”conceptinredevelopment needahospital moreupscalebusinessesincludingan oldHughesTool company siteisagoodlocationfor apedestrianoriented environmentthatisfriendly open spaceinthefrontofsomebuilding implementtheSymphonyParkproposalalong abandonedrailROW’sthatcouldconnect densification (infill) in the neighborhood justwestof densification (infill)intheneighborhood manysmallerinfillopportunities allalongthecorridor 66thStation:alsosome redevelopment/affordable benches, etc. include morenon-golfrelatedactivitiesliketrails, Works.Armature GusWortham GolfCoursecould the northsideofHarrisburgacrossfromHouston warehouses southeast shouldberedeveloped opportunities -largeindustrial area justtothe for goodTOD(mixeduse) and multi-servicecenter) great forhigherdensityresidential (nexttotransit to bere-developed proposed fornearnorthside area liketheproposedinter-modaltransitcenter grocery store,coffeehouses,andbookstores new mixedusedevelopment for peopletowalk Buffalo Bayou Commerce tothenewparksalongbuffalo Bayou the RRtracks, westOfCountry Clubsubdivision Attic Station (directly onHarrisburg), particularlyclosetothe housing opportunities East End Corridor Houston UrbanCorridorPlanning East End, an open door to Houston Mixed Use Mixed Income Revitalizes East End We need a pedestrian oriented environment that is friendly for people to walk. We need to preserve the historic character and buildings along the corridor. Stakeholders would like to see a “village” concept in redevelopment. East End: Houston’s Choice 1 Introduction Coral Gable, Miracle Mile, FL Phase II connection to Hobby Airport in Progress Relocation of bus companies to one concentrated area like the proposed Intermodal Transit Center proposed for near north side would be a better solution to the current situation. In front of the main entrance of the golf course would be great for higher density residential. Don’t study it, do it! Ridership Exceeds Expectations: METRO Conversion to Rail now Complete Chestnut Street, San Francisco, CA Altic Station – affordable housing opportunities. Community focus: shopping and entertainment along Harrisburg, east of 66th Street Station. Important destination and pedestrian oriented. The immediate cost factor is outweighed by the future benefits. 2nd Ward Rediscovered There are also numerous, smaller infill opportunities all along the corridor (directly on Harrisburg), particularly close to the Attic Station. The York Station Area could be important destination. Need place for parents to take kids. All of us bear the burden of responsibility to ensure that what we plan now is for the long term. Metro Rail: Catalyst for change in the East End Main Square, Prague These statements were taken during the Urban Corridor Planning Kick-off 25 26 Introduction 1 Houston Urban Corridor Planning Reviewing theEastEndPedestrian RealmPlan Discussion regarding theEastEndLandDevelopmentConceptPlan East EndCorridorWorkshop Areas tobeprotected parks,bayouareas Old Library Harrisburg SettegastHistoric Housing, Neighborhoods: Maxwell HouseandCenterpoint Energyalong HistoricfillingstationonLockwood golf course majoremploymentlocations locatedatMaximus ArtDecobuildingwithclocktoweracrossfrom develop bothsidesofthestreet smallretailshopsonbottomwith2-3storiesof ground-level commercial alongrailline commercial center–SignatureKroger’s,Target variety ofstores(needahardware storenearby) mixeduse(retail/entertainmentandresidential) orientbuildingsclosetothestreetwithoutjust theFingersbuildingnearI-45isforsaleandwould warehousedistrictpotentialalongRoberts–halfway moreindustrialsitesalongtheBayoucouldbe Halliburton sitealongtheBayouwouldmakefora Navigationhas alotofdevelopmentpotential Harrisburg attherailroadtracks. redevelopment sitelocatedat TEDECO yards at MaxwellHouse)andfuture Coffee plant(formerly Club Place,Eastwood andIdylwood,BradyHomes Magnolia Park, Second Ward, HoustonCountry Harrisburg areemploymentcenters. should bepreserved. Eastwood Parkisacommunity iconabsolutely residential aboveonnorthsideofHarrisburg Capitol, Lockwood,andOakhurst) opportunity eastofMaxwellHouse(betweenSouth parking outfront H) be goodforhighdensitymixeduse(closetoUof between MiddletonandYork Stations redeveloped astheareaacquiresmoreparkland great redevelopmentsite Plans. Realm, Current InitiativesandLandDevelopment Concept at theworkshop andtheevolutiontoreport’s Pedestrian The imageson thefacingpageillustrate inputreceived and compensationtomerchants duringconstruction. routesfor trafficduringconstruction location ofalternate buildings, theneedforadditional greenspace,the residents duringconstructions, implicationsonhistoric travel lanesandawidesidewalk, thedisplacementof limitations ofthewidthright-of-way toaccommodate wires,sidewalkmaintenance,the need toburyoverhead and landdevelopmentconcept. Commentsincludedthe regarding thedemonstrationplans, thepedestrianrealm Participants intheeveningworkshopmadecomments discussion. land developmentconceptplansthatwerepresentedfor was usedtodevelopthepreliminarypedestrianrealmand Boulevard. Inaddition,theinputreceivedfromfirstday development opportunitieson3sitesalongHarrisburg asked tocommentonscenariosthatdemonstratedthe On theseconddayofworkshop,participantswere development. East Endandthebenefitsoftransititsrelated workshop. 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