All, please remember to mute your mics

Post your questions here for the Q & A session

Hello this is Steven James with Carolyn Evans-Shabazz office. I am the one with the enumber

Thank you Steven and welcome!

Is the recording going to be posted?

We plan to post on the Museum Park Super Neighborhood website

https://www.museumparksn.org/

Is he talking about a shuttle system connected to a parking location like park & ride?

Steven, I will ask David to clarify during Q&A

Here’s the document that Marissa referenced in case you haven’t seen it: https://www.houstontx.gov/mayor/Climate-Impact-Assessment-2020-August.pdf

What does green infrastructure mean? Examples please.

Thank you Ruth Ann, I have added your question

Green infrastructure, depending on who you define it, could include rain gardens, bioswales, rooftop gardens, reforested areas. Etc.

Love that observation, Jaime

https://www.katyprairie.org/9-natives

https://www.inaturalist.org/

I was really happy to hear that goats can be trained to eat poison ivy and they actually enjoyi it. Poison ivy is a big problem because if loves to grow on the edges of small patches of forest. Goats are now available for rent in Houston.

The Houston Natural Science Museum has a sample garden of natives.

For those presenters not from Houston, what was something positive or a strength in regards to planning that surprised you when you got to Houston?

Yes, Nancy! They are awesome! We utilized them in McGovern Centennial Gardens September 2019

Thank you Josh, I have added your question

Joshua*

Thank you Moritza, here is the link to the design of the garden at HMNS.

https://hnpat.files.wordpress.com/2020/01/11.19.19.graphic-hmns-nine-natives.jpg

We are approaching the Q&A session. What are some of the other questions you have?

Here is a link to the information https://www.thehealthmuseum.org/event/passes-pedals-and-picnic-park https://www.thehealthmuseum.org/event/passes-pedals-and-picnic-park

https://www.parkwhiz.com/destination/memorial-hermann-heart-vascular-institute-texas-medical-center-Houston/?lat=29.715377628005157&lng=-95.39588629727393&seller_id=1083

Marissa, we see reduced setbacks being encouraged for new development. While the City did put some additional protections for the trees in the Walkable Places/TOD ordinance it is still unclear to me how well this will protect the trees. Are you involved at all with reviewing new ordinances to encourage keeping the mature shade trees we have?

Great resources Kyle!

All great answers!! Thank you

Who is going to educate the homeowners as to how they can use rain gardens and cisterns to detain water?

Thank you Nancy, I have added your question

We are seeing developers cut all the trees on an entire block. David, it is not about the value of selling the home. This is about high density development where it is all about building out the entire land parcel, as much as allowed by the City.

Marissa, your department just completed heat mapping surveys in Houston. How will you utilize this data?

How do we get access to the heat data?

www.H3AT.org

thank you everyone!

This was an excellent discussion. Thanks!

Outstanding. Thank you!!

Thanks to all the panelists. Such an informative and interesting evening.