A planned park in Sunset Heights got a boost May 27 in the form of an $898,000 urban outdoor grant from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission.
After the Houston Parks and Recreation Department acquired the land where the former Heights Transit Center was located in 2019—near the intersection of Main, Cavalcade and Studewood streets—the city hired the landscape architecture firm Lauren Griffith Associates to come up with a master plan for a neighborhood park at the site.
A community survey conducted by the city of Houston yielded several key elements, including that the park will be fenced, and that it will include a playground, tricycle track, water pad and an intergenerational fitness area.
The bus shelter on site will be renovated into a pavilion, and bathrooms in an existing kiosk will be usable during events, according to city information. The oak trees at the site will be preserved, and more will be added, per survey feedback.
