Get involved! To be contacted regarding public meetings and other opportunities for input, please contact us at [email protected]
The Houston-Galveston Area Council, in partnership with the Fifth Ward Community Redevelopment Corporation, Buffalo Bayou Partnership and the Greater East End Management District, is conducting a Livable Centers study of Houston’s historic Fifth and Second Wards. The Livable Centers program seeks to create walkable, mixed-use places that provide multi-modal transportation, improve environmental qu
09/09/2016
The Fifth Ward is selecting a new logo! Click through to rate the options!
Help me choose my new design! I’m running a logo contest on 99designs. Designers have submitted 71 designs so far. Please vote on your favorite as I’d love to receive your feedback.
Kashmere Gardens (our neighbors to the north) are conducting a Livable Centers Plan. Follow them on Facebook for future information!
Kashmere Gardens Livable Center Get involved! To be contacted regarding public meetings and other opportunities for input, please co
05/16/2016
The Livable Centers Plan is in the news! Lots of hard work is going in to implementation!
Two Houston Neighborhoods, Historically Divided Along Racial Lines, Partner in the Face of... Two Houston Neighborhoods, Historically Divided Along Racial Lines, Partner in the Face of Change by lb26 · May 12, 2016 Leah Binkovitz | | May 12, 2016 Volunteers plant trees in Houston’s East End in 2013. Image via Greater East End Management District. As a kid in the 1980s, Bolivar Frag...
04/29/2015
Thanks to everyone who came out to our final public meeting last night! If you didn't get a chance to make the meeting - you can take a look at our list of recommendations here.
04/08/2015
Our final public meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 28th at Phillis Wheatley High School across from Finnigan Park in the 5th Ward! Please share this invitation with your friends and family!
04/01/2015
We had a wonderful time at the Lyons Avenue Renaissance Festival! Thanks for stopping by our tent on Saturday.
01/29/2015
Thanks to eveyone who came out to our meeting at Houston Makerspace! What do you think about the proposed recomendations? Let us know - we want to hear from you!
01/29/2015
Thanks to everyone who came out on Tuesday! We had a great turn out. What do you think of the proposed recommendations for the neighborhood?
01/20/2015
We listened to your ideas and concerns. Come tell us what you think about our plan for the neighborhood! Jan. 27 @ Houston Makerspace
https://www.facebook.com/events/629453110509904/
01/09/2015
Únete a nosotros en el Houston Makerspace (100 Hutcheson Street) el próximo martes 27 de enero de 6:00 a 8:00 pm y haznos llegar tus comentarios sobre las recomendaciones recogidas en el Plan.
A group of Houstonians is working to bring a Swimming Hole to the Bayou. Would this be a good fit for the 5th and 2nd Wards?
Houston Needs A Swimming Hole A campaign to build a swimming hole to Houston!