Houston is known as a city with many “Edge Cities”. An edge
city is a major economic center outside of the metropolitan areas main economic
center, also known as “Satellite Cities”. Over time I will eventually attempt
to cover all these multiple edge cities Houston has. For now, I would like to
focus on one edge city. The Woodlands is one of the best neighborhoods in
Houston and its Town Center has built a beautiful “Woodlands Waterway”.
The Woodlands began as a master planned community in a dense
forest of pine trees. Where every opportunity arose, the forests were
preserved. The Woodlands was sold in
1993 and plans began to build a “Woodlands Town Center”. They wanted the community to stay planned even after it grew, so
they decided to build a “Woodlands Waterway”, which is The Woodlands version of
the San Antonio Riverwalk in San Antonio.
It was an innovative way to plan development as development would come to
the sleepy suburban community. Today
it stands along with other “urban” projects such as Market Street and Hughes
Landing.
I encourage you to visit The Woodlands Waterway and The
Woodlands, it is one of the best neighborhoods Houston has.
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