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2022 (3rd Ward on Tap) - Columbia Tap Trail Event (May 7th)
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Event Purpose:
Event Goals:
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3rd Ward on Tap will engage residents to re-imagine the Columbia Tap Trail and re-unite the 3rd Ward Community. A Block Party and Resource Fair will be held on Velasco Street, adjacent to the Columbia Tap, between Holman and Elgin Streets, The location is centrally located in the neighborhood and within a quarter of a mile radius of several important community assets such as Workshop Houston, Blackshear Elementary, the Third Ward Multiservice Center, and Change Happens. Residents, activists, and community organizations will come together to build community while exploring possibilities to enhance our neighborhood through better design and integration of the Columbia Tap Trail Corridor.• Demonstrate, to residents and community and city leaders, design interventions that improve resident access to the Columbia Tap Trail.
• Increase knowledge of Third Ward History through Neighborhood Bike Tours and Scavenger Hunts.
• Host a vendor market to promote and support local businesses.
• Share community resources available to residents through a Resource + Health Fair.
• Engage 150+ residents exploring Velasco Street as community green space and increasing awareness of plans for adjacent vacant lots.
• Highlight local schools.

incentive for survey participation
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Activity Ideas: Potential Partners Needed:
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Pop up market with vendors + organizations (Velasco St.)
EEDC - Cinque Projects
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Bike ride with stations along the way
B-Cycle - Cuney Homes - Third Ward Chess Park - Workshop Houston - Bike Houston - Tour De Hood - Eado Bike Co. - Blodgett Urban Gardens - Brays Bayou - HPD
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Event like “Parking Day” - with events/activities
Jessica Wiggins - City of Houston Parking Day
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How to get input from community on what is needed
CGES Planning
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Bike trails as transportation + connector and not just recreation / Bridge Crossing (@ Francis St.) - orange cones around Holman for safety - Blodgett and Cleburn
Bike Houston
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Bike Houston input/expanding conversation
Bike Houston
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CIGNA Sunday Streets
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Houston Bike Share: Pedal to Porch
B-Cycle (Maya Ford) - Third Ward Tours -
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NEO Photo Bike Hunt (BCycle Stations)AIA Road Rally
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Installation / Attractions on the trail ( why we're here and significance of spaces)/ Historical NarrativesEd Pettit - Naomi Carrier with Texas Center for African American Living History (TCAALH) historian 713.252.5326 (recommended by Gayle Waden)
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Health Fair - Vaccines and Other Resources
Change Happens / UHCOM / Legacy / Jeness / Unite Us
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Wildlife Education along Brays BayouRiverside Neighborhood Association
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Community Feedback (2 Pillars)CCPPI (MRA Affordable Housing; David/UH (Columbia Tap Overall Design)
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Intergenerational Activities (elders and youth) - envisioning the futureSHAPE Center - Council of Elders
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Event Name - Tre Tap Roll - Rapping on the Tap - Third Ward on Tap - Tap the Community
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