Popular Post cityliving Posted December 19, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 19, 2022 21 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post cityliving Posted December 19, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 19, 2022 16 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve1363 Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 The Eastern Glades!! It is awesome!! Memorial Park is not short of donors! 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post urbanize713 Posted January 6, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted January 6, 2023 (edited) https://houston.culturemap.com/news/city-life/memorial-park-hosts-biggest-picnic-in-texas-to-celebrate-game-changing-land-bridge-grand-opening/ Land bridges opening February 11th. Edited January 6, 2023 by urbanize713 8 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 that's great! the wife always loves going to Memorial park, I might take her up on this weekend! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sapo2367 Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 On 12/19/2022 at 12:33 PM, cityliving said: I love the recurring circle motif they have, I think it is really well done :) 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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004n063 Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 5 hours ago, urbanize713 said: https://houston.culturemap.com/news/city-life/memorial-park-hosts-biggest-picnic-in-texas-to-celebrate-game-changing-land-bridge-grand-opening/ Land bridges opening February 11th. Can we assume that the commuter path will reopen at the same time? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gene Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 yes definitely!!! and can't wait for that! 🚲 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post swtsig Posted January 9, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted January 9, 2023 This has to move into the top of the list regarding best urban parks in the country. Just a spectacular job and a crown jewel for the city. 13 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Skyboxdweller Posted January 11, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted January 11, 2023 nice to see there new landscape handling the weekend's rainfall as intended. 25 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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gene Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 it's actually saturday but yep, i shall be there!!! can't wait! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NB_Brendan Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 I totally didn't know about the picnic celebration! gonna try and go. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tumbleweed_Tx Posted February 10, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted February 10, 2023 this would be a fun time to walk around the park in a bear suit.... eh, Booboo! 1 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBTX Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 I hope everyone bikes/takes the bus over. I imagine the parking will be absolute hell. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rechlin Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 On 2/10/2023 at 2:35 PM, JBTX said: I hope everyone bikes/takes the bus over. I imagine the parking will be absolute hell. Agreed, but unfortunately the bus route serving Memorial Park is so infrequent (every half hour) that it's not worth it for many to bother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
004n063 Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 1 hour ago, rechlin said: Agreed, but unfortunately the bus route serving Memorial Park is so infrequent (every half hour) that it's not worth it for many to bother. I went by bike, and while the bike valet system was great, there was so much pedestrian traffic before that point thay it wasn't really an ideal mode. Good problem to have, though! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j.33 Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 3 hours ago, rechlin said: Agreed, but unfortunately the bus route serving Memorial Park is so infrequent (every half hour) that it's not worth it for many to bother. A group of us took route 20 to the event today. It was standing room only heading out of downtown :). Pretty packed on the way back too...Picked up probably 10-12 riders on our way into DT at the end of the event. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennyc05 Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 Great event they knocked it out the park with this park! I think they should make this a yearly event it was fun! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
004n063 Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 7 hours ago, kennyc05 said: Great event they knocked it out the park with this park! I think they should make this a yearly event it was fun! Nom Mi Street did unbelievable business yesterday. All of the food trucks did really well, but it was really nice to see Nom Mi Street get the (linear) recognition it very much deserves. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilcal Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 I couldn't go during the picnic yesterday and tried stopping by last night and everything was still fenced/locked off :( Anyone know when the gates are going to come down? Is it at least open during the day? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
springcityparts Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 Event fencing should come down by tomorrow but the gates are now open! They cleaned a lot faster than they thought 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 parking wasn't bad. maybe we got there late, but it was around 11ish when we parked. we parked over by the glades, found a spot immediately and walked over. they had parking shuttles, not sure where the preferred off site parking was though. also, the wife will be happy when everything is green. I suspect most of the stuff they were able to plant was hit hard by the freeze, or hasn't gotten close to establishing yet. it'll be great to see it evolve. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gene Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 (edited) so yeah i rode my bike to meet a buddy coming from his home on his bike... we get there and of course it's packed but so awesome....so we are just walking our bikes around...and about 40 minutes into walking around this guy, an event volunteer, stops us and goes..."HEY!!! HEY YOU! You cant have your bike in here!!!"...and we are like "what?!" again, we are walking our bikes and at this point trying to get to the prairie and land bridge...so we say "what are we supposed to do with the bikes" and he says "i don't know but you can't have them in here"...at this point a security guard must have overheard all this while we are walking away and i see him walk up to a different park volunteer and then walk over to us and say "hey we are glad you are here and want you to know there is a bike valet near the entrance." they were super nice btw...and so i walk back over to the original volunteer and say "hey just FYI, there is supposedly a bike valet and maybe you should have nicely told us that" and he says, "yeah i knew there was a bike valet area i just don't know where it is." haha...oy. anyway, i did look more carefully at the signs that had all the rules and it did say that bikes were not permitted (just due to how crowded it was of course....) and i was super okay with that just thrown off by how rude that first guy was haha! BUT heck yeah this place is amazing...i love that we are so fortunate to have such an incredible place in our city that keeps getting better by the year. I am even more fortunate to be able to ride my bike here within 15 minutes with ease and enjoy any day i want! and i also agree, i would love to have a yearly anniversary event like this. It really does bring our city together! probably biking through there tonight after work! 🙂 Edited February 13, 2023 by gene 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
004n063 Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 2 hours ago, gene said: so yeah i rode my bike to meet a buddy coming from his home on his bike... we get there and of course it's packed but so awesome....so we are just walking our bikes around...and about 40 minutes into walking around this guy, an event volunteer, stops us and goes..."HEY!!! HEY YOU! You cant have your bike in here!!!"...and we are like "what?!" again, we are walking our bikes and at this point trying to get to the prairie and land bridge...so we say "what are we supposed to do with the bikes" and he says "i don't know but you can't have them in here"...at this point a security guard must have overheard all this while we are walking away and i see him walk up to a different park volunteer and then walk over to us and say "hey we are glad you are here and want you to know there is a bike valet near the entrance." they were super nice btw...and so i walk back over to the original volunteer and say "hey just FYI, there is supposedly a bike valet and maybe you should have nicely told us that" and he says, "yeah i knew there was a bike valet area i just don't know where it is." haha...oy. anyway, i did look more carefully at the signs that had all the rules and it did say that bikes were not permitted (just due to how crowded it was of course....) and i was super okay with that just thrown off by how rude that first guy was haha! BUT heck yeah this place is amazing...i love that we are so fortunate to have such an incredible place in our city that keeps getting better by the year. I am even more fortunate to be able to ride my bike here within 15 minutes with ease and enjoy any day i want! and i also agree, i would love to have a yearly anniversary event like this. It really does bring our city together! probably biking through there tonight after work! 🙂 Yeah, I've noticed a general hostility towards bikes in Memorial Park (until now, only on the north side), and I can understand where it likely comes from. Bikes and moderately crowded pedestrian paths do not mix well. High-speed sport cyclists and well-used pedestrian paths even more so. But the lack of decent bike access on the north side of Memorial Drive (or the land bridge) is definitely annoying especially since the south side "bike path" turns into a Houston-standard sidewalk after a while. I think connecting Buffalo Bayou park to Memorial via high quality paths (including at street level approach Shepherd from the west) should be the top priority, but adding a north-side commuter path through the park should be next on the list. There is plenty of room to keep bikes and pedestrians separate. 5 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post springcityparts Posted February 13, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted February 13, 2023 Another day, Another petition to create better connectivity to Memorial Park 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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gene Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 2 hours ago, 004n063 said: Yeah, I've noticed a general hostility towards bikes in Memorial Park (until now, only on the north side), and I can understand where it likely comes from. Bikes and moderately crowded pedestrian paths do not mix well. High-speed sport cyclists and well-used pedestrian paths even more so. But the lack of decent bike access on the north side of Memorial Drive (or the land bridge) is definitely annoying especially since the south side "bike path" turns into a Houston-standard sidewalk after a while. I think connecting Buffalo Bayou park to Memorial via high quality paths (including at street level approach Shepherd from the west) should be the top priority, but adding a north-side commuter path through the park should be next on the list. There is plenty of room to keep bikes and pedestrians separate. yeah...and i am just on my cruiser/hybrid bike so i am not even one of the fast riders! thankfully i have a little bell and put it to good use as needed haha! and oh lord don't even get me started on the south little side sidewalk!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! can't believe they haven't done anything with that! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LosFeliz Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 I walk at the park almost daily. The freeze did a number on so many recently planted wild grasses. Hopefully the natives will recover. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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