Pasadena’s Vince Bayou trail project advances toward construction

Pasadena City Council approved a construction-related contract July 7 for Phase 1 of the Vince Bayou Greenway Trail, moving one part of the long-planned project closer to construction.

The council approved an agreement with TWWL Construction for the Phase 1 project and appropriated approximately $475,217 from grant and economic-development funds, according to a recap of the meeting.

The action applies to Phase 1 only. It does not establish that the entire greenway is under construction, completed or scheduled for a public opening.

Trail planned from Memorial Park to Strawberry Park

The City of Pasadena describes the Vince Bayou Greenway as a planned hike-and-bike connection between Memorial Park and Strawberry Park. The project is intended to improve pedestrian and bicycle access among parks, homes, schools and businesses.

The city says the proposed route would also connect with the existing Strawberry Trail, a roughly 3-mile concrete trail along Vince Bayou from Strawberry Park south to Burke Crenshaw Park.

That route and connectivity information comes from the city’s project background materials, which describe planning and community engagement that occurred before the latest council approval.

Proposed PEDC budget shows broader investment

A Pasadena Economic Development Corporation proposed FY2027 capital budget lists $7,361,491.18 for the broader Vince Bayou Greenway Trail project.

The same document lists separate related line items of $186,145 for Vince Bayou Trail Phase I and $1,567,770.82 for the Little Vince Bayou Greenway Trail.

Because the document is labeled a proposed budget, those figures should not be treated as final spending authorizations for every project. The budget separates committed-contract appropriations from funds available to be appropriated, providing context for the overall project picture without showing that every trail segment has reached construction.

May agenda included design and Little Vince Bayou proposals

A May 28 PEDC agenda proposed authorizing staff to negotiate and execute a $186,145 agreement with Clark Condon for construction-phase services for Vince Bayou Trail Phase I.

The agenda also proposed an agreement with TWWL Construction for the Little Vince Bayou Greenway project. It listed $971,048.40 for construction and a 5% contingency of $48,552.42, for a total proposed appropriation of $1,019,600.82.

Those May 28 items were agenda matters for consideration. The agenda establishes what the board was asked to consider, but it does not by itself verify that every proposed agreement was ultimately executed.

What residents still do not know

The July 7 approval is a new construction-related step for Phase 1, but the available records do not provide a confirmed public-opening date for usable trail segments. They also do not establish the final construction schedule or all exact work limits.

For residents, the practical takeaway is that Pasadena has approved funding and a contractor for one phase of a larger greenway effort. The broader connection between Memorial Park and Strawberry Park remains a project being advanced through separate phases, approvals and funding decisions rather than a completed trail.

Sources

• Pasadena City Council July 7, 2026 meeting recap
• Pasadena Economic Development Corporation FY2027 Proposed CIP Budget