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“Nowhere is such a transformation more needed,” said Guy Hagstette, senior vice president of parks and civic projects for the Kinder Foundation, which jump-started the bayou trails efforts with a $50 million investment.Ĭity officials and the nonprofit Houston Parks Board - the group overseeing the Bayou Greenways’ $225 million investment of public and private funds - teamed with county officials on the project. The new miles of 10-foot concrete path, planners said, will provide vastly better options to enjoy outdoor spaces in many of the communities crossed by Brays, including Chinatown just inside the beltway and Alief outside it. PUMPED UP ABOUT PLUGGING IN: Goal of reliable, accessible electric vehicle charging taking shape in state plan, new federal guidelines To celebrate, officials gathered at Arthur Storey Park, between the two end points of the unfinished trail, along with neighbors and the Teo Chew Association Unicorn Dragon and Lion Dance Team, there to add a cultural spark to the kickoff.
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The $20.5 million project completes trail work along Brays and is the longest segment in the Bayou Greenways plan. Officials on Thursday announced the start of construction on a 7.7-mile segment of trail along the bayou, from Braeburn Glen Park near Gessner and Interstate 69 to Archbishop Fiorenza Park at the Westpark Tollway and Eldridge Parkway.