As we mentioned before, the board has started a new feature providing periodic updates of infrastructure-related issues, both big and small, happening in and around the neighborhood. If you have a question or see something interesting, email us at infrastructure@woodland-heights.org.
So what’s going on?
As you probably noticed, the Studewood construction finally finished a few weeks ago. The City was fixing sewer lines in response to a 311 Request. Some of our neighbors on Merrill had been living with a sewage smell for a number of weeks, and the City was working to find and fix the source of the problem. Hopefully those neighbors are smelling cleaner air. As far as the safety improvements planned for Studewood and 11th Street, including the pedestrian refuge islands, we still haven’t heard anything. We’ll let you know when we hear an update.
But here’s an update on something exciting near the neighborhood . . .
“Bayou Greenways Park” and Connecting the Bayou Trail
Have you been on the White Oak Bayou Trail and wondered why it stops at Stude Park and does not connect to the Heights Hike and Bike Trail? They were funded as part of different projects, leaving a small gap. The Houston Parks Board just announced that it now has plans to finish that gap as part of its Bayou Greenways initiative. It also announced plans to build a trail head and small park on the East and West sides of Studewood, respectively. Expected completion is summer 2020. You can read more about the White Oak Bayou Greenway and planned projects here https://houstonparksboard.org/about/white-oak-bayou and links to the design pictures here https://houstonparksboard.app.box.com/s/lchqmdolwoso1rm19iuhr8ggkpthhzp1.
That’s it for now. We’d love to hear from you about infrastructure projects you’d like to see in and around the neighborhood. And please let us know of current or future projects you hear about. Again, email us at infrastructure@woodland-heights.org.
- Brad Snead, WHCA Director of Infrastructure