Houston Freeway Green Ribbon Project

[TxDave]

I was excited to see this plan for landscape design for Houston's freeways. I can't wait to see the outcome - should look nice!

http://www.katyfreeway.org/green_ribbon.html

or check out the pdf:

http://www.katyfreeway.org/Green_Ribbon.pdf

[The Great Hizzy!]

The biggest issue will be funding for the greenery. I think TxDOT finally realized about 8-10 years ago that Texas has a litany of pretty bland, lifeless roadways and that new designs need to incorporate more of the varied flora but when you've built as many miles of uninspired roadway over the years, acquiring enough of this flora to be planted along side these roads is pretty expensive.

(They even admit in their literature on the website that they don't have enough money to fully implement all aspects of the Green Ribbon Project).

Even with that, I hope the landscaping along the new section of the West Loop in Bellaire gives an indication of what we can expect out of the Katy Freeway and other future freeway renovations.