The Chronicle‘s Lisa Viator checks in with a couple of Houston outdoor attractions.
The first is the new Greenway Pedestrian Trail at Hermann Park, which connects parts of the park that haven’t been connected for nearly a hundred years:
Funded by a $1 million appropriation from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, the Greenway trail connects the 80-acre Bayou Parkland area to the heavily attended Heart of the Park, the Japanese Garden and Carruth Playground.
“The main purpose of the trail is to connect the 85-acre natural area on the eastern side to the center of the park,” conservancy executive director Doreen Stoller said. “The Greenway is an integral component of the conservancy’s ongoing Lake Plaza project, which will create a new 8-acre public space adjacent to McGovern Lake, the Houston Zoo, and the home of the much-loved Hermann Park miniature train.”
Stoller said the total estimated cost of the project, including a redesigned miniature train station and pedal boathouse, public restrooms, a caf
