“The area is making quiet, but big moves that leaders want us to keep an eye on.”
Houston Chronicle: Houston leaders say the East End is key to the city’s future
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Texas Monthly: A Weekend in Houston’s East End Reveals One Surprise After Another
“Take just a few steps into this kinetic and exciting section of the city and your night might take an epic turn.”
East End warehouses to be converted into ‘food-maker’ and dining complex aimed at helping entreprenuers
A virtual rendering shows the Magnolia Fund’s prized project. Courtesy of Magnolia Fund
Houston Chronicle: A Houston real estate firm plans to turn a trio of old industrial warehouse in Magnolia Park area... View Article
Houston’s James Beard Award-Winning Street to Kitchen Chef Goes Bigger With New Location in Second Ward
Street to Kitchen co-owners, Chef G and Graham Painter, are relocating their Thai restaurant to Second Ward, where they can accomodate around 100 people. Annie Mulligan for Eater
Eater Houston: Helmed by James Beard Award-winning chef Benchawan “G” Jabthong Painter, East End Thai restaurant Street to Kitchen is... View Article
Houston’s East End receives $36.9M for underpasses that will help drivers avoid blocked trains
Jack Hanagriff, railroad safety and mobility coordinator at the East End Management District, talks about the railroad delays on York Street Monday, June 5, 2023, in Houston. Yi-Chin Lee/Staff photographer
The underpasses will address the delays and also provide better routing for emergency vehicles, said Jack Hanagriff, railroad safety and mobility coordinator for the East End Management District. Officials are still working on final design of the crossings, which will need to accommodate the growing redevelopment in the area, along with some business along the railroad tracks that have been there for decades and need reliable truck and commuting routes, Hanagriff said. Read more »
Working Toward Solutions: Leaders Continuing to Address Trains Blocking East End Crossings
(Jack Hanagriff, the Rail Safety and Mobility Coordinator for the East End District) reports some improvements have been made since then. Railroad companies are starting to consolidate their resources into one operating area through dispatch – making communication easier between them. Mapping capabilities now include trouble spot crossings. The FRA’s Rail Crossing Locator app and website allow residents to report a problem at crossings. Read more »
New 17-acre East End project aims to make cars obsolete with walkable, ‘micro’ living
Rendering of the southwest corner of Roberts St. and Commerce St. showing “Roberts Row” (“RxR”), the name of a collection of shops and businesses along Roberts Street proposed within The Plant/Second Ward, a proposed adaptive reuse mixed- use project comprising historic warehouses, plazas, trails, and greenspaces adjacent to the Coffee Plant/Second Ward METRORail stop in the Second Ward. via CultivateLAND
Plans to turn a swath of the East End into a walkable district are getting larger and more ambitious – setting the groundwork for what could become Houston’s next 15-minute neighborhood — where everything a resident needs is within 15 minutes of walking distance. Read more »
Houston Chronicle: Project to remake part of Telephone Road into pedestrian-friendly boulevard wins $21M federal grant
This rendering from a 2020 Houston-Galveston Area Council study on Greater Eastwood was included in the city of Houston’s application for a RAISE grant to transform Telephone Road starting in 2022.
Houston Chronicle: The city’s Telephone Road project, estimated to cost $26.2 million, will receive nearly $21 million as part of... View Article
KPRC: East End residents frustrated over stopped trains, traffic
KPRC Click2Houston: For residents of Houston’s East End, dealing with trains is a way of life. But many said over... View Article
Houston Chronicle: Inside Houston’s $25 million plan to transform Telephone Road
This rendering from a 2020 Houston-Galveston Area Council study on Greater Eastwood was included in the city of Houston’s application for a RAISE grant to transform Telephone Road starting in 2022.
The city of Houston wants to transform Telephone Road into an oasis of vital transportation options for some of the city’s most underserved residents—and is asking that President Joe Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law fund many of the changes.