HEIGHTS BOULEVARD BEAUTIFICATION
Sponsored by the
Houston Heights Association
in a working partnership with
City of Houston Parks and Recreation

The 60' wide Heights Boulevard esplanade is maintained through a cooperative effort by the City of Houston Parks and Recreation Department (PARD) and Houston Heights Association (HHA) volunteers.  PARD mows and trims the Boulevard while HHA installs and maintains the esplanade improvements.

Houston Heights Association's Boulevard Improvements

• 300 sidewalk live oaks planted

• Rose Garden installed at 20^th

• Jogging Trail

• I-10 entrance sign

HHA Heights Boulevard Beautification Project (completed 2003)

• Master plan developed 1997-1999 with significant neighborhood input

• Over $500,000 raised to implement the plan.

• 375 new trees planted - 140 by volunteers and 235 by contractors

• Over 1000 cubic yards of fill added to alleviate flooding problems.

• New trees surrounded by 1600 cubic yards of mulch to protect their roots and trunks.

• Irrigation systems installed on every block to keep the new trees alive.

• 20 new, all metal benches added.

• New flowerbeds planted on both sides of White Oak Bayou bridges.

• Expanded entrance sign with a plaza and drinking fountains.

• Arbor walls with benches added on the 400 and 1600 blocks.

Planned Boulevard Volunteer Activities

• ·Maintenance of flower beds - Rose Garden, Gazebos, Cohen Plaza, Entrance Sign, White Oak Bayou Bridges

• Care of the 375 new trees

• Trimming of the sidewalk live oaks

• Re-topping Boulevard mulch beds

• Upkeep of over 20 sprinkler systems

Want to get involved? email us at: boulevard@houstonheights.org