Buffalo Bayou Partnership

In 1984 Houston Mayor Kathy Whitmire appointed a task force to study Buffalo Bayou and to develop a realistic strategy for its development. The result of the task force’s two-year effort was the Buffalo Bayou Master Plan, published in 1986. In addition to outlining conceptual redevelopment designs for Buffalo Bayou, the task force proposed the establishment of a non-profit authority to implement its recommendations.

Created in 1986, the Buffalo Bayou Partnership is a coalition of civic, environmental, governmental and business representatives whose director nominees are confirmed by the Mayor of Houston and Harris County Judge. The 501 (c) (3) non-profit corporation is transforming and revitalizing Buffalo Bayou, Houston's greatest natural resource

For one quarter century, BBP has been actively pursuing plans and programs for a 10-mile stretch of Buffalo Bayou. Directed by the Buffalo Bayou and Beyond Master Plan, over the past 15 years alone the organization has raised and leveraged more than $80 million for Buffalo Bayou’s revitalization. The organization’s major accomplishments include: Sesquicentennial Park ($23 million), Allen's Landing ($4 million), Sabine Promenade ($12 million), hike and bike trails ($2 million and a $2 million pledge), and land acquisition for the future creation of parks and open space ($20 million - 45 acres).

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