🌳 Houston Problem-Area Explorers

Houston Park Access by Neighborhood

Houston park access is wildly uneven. We chart parks-per-resident by neighborhood so the green-space gap becomes a number, not a vibe — and so advocates have something to bring to a budget meeting.

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Park Ranger

Steward of green spaces

“I'm the Park Ranger. Houston's parks belong to everyone. I'll help you find which neighborhoods have great green space and which need more.”

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300
Records tracked
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90
Neighborhoods covered
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Closed
Most common status
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11
Red flags
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Park Ranger: Across 300 park access records, 90 neighborhoods are represented. I flagged 11 records worth a second look — they're marked red on the map.

🗺️ Houston, mapped

Every dot is a record. Red dots are values our detectors flagged.

Record Red flag

📈 Activity over time

Monthly record volume.

🍩 Where records end up

🏙️ Busiest neighborhoods

🧭 Your data crew

Different guides help you read this data from every angle.

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Data Detective

Investigator of suspicious numbers

“Every red flag is a clue. Look closer.”

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Neighborhood Hero

Champion of local communities

“Your block matters. Let’s see its story.”

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Flood Watcher

Guardian against flooding

“Water never lies. Watch the low spots.”

Finding the park deserts

A neighborhood far from every park and trail is a park desert. The map below lights them up so the gap is impossible to argue about.

Close the gap

The Houston Parks Board and the Parks & Recreation department both take public requests for new park sites. Show up with the chart, name the neighborhood, and ask.

Turn this data into a quest

Start a guided mission and earn XP as you explore Houston's open data and uncover what the numbers reveal.

Start a mission → See the red flags