The Energy Corridor is a business district in Greater Houston, Texas, located on the west side of the metropolitan area between Beltway 8 and the Grand Parkway. The district straddles Interstate 10 (the Katy Freeway) from Kirkwood Road westward to Barker Cypress Road and extends south along Eldridge Parkway to Briar Forest Drive. Parts of the district overlap with the Memorial area of the city.
Many energy sector companies have major operations in the Energy Corridor, including BP America, Citgo, ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil and Shell Oil Company. Non-energy firms also have a presence; Sysco and Gulf States Toyota Distributors are both headquartered in the district.
Over 26,000 acres (41 sq mi; 110 km2) of urban park area borders the Energy Corridor, including George Bush Park and Bear Creek Pioneers Park. These parks are located within Barker Reservoir and Addicks Reservoir, respectively, which comprise a major flood control system for Buffalo Bayou.
The Energy Corridor contains over 26 million square feet (2,400,000 m2) of office space, with an employment capacity of over 105,000.
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History
Browning-Ferris Industries (BFI) had its headquarters in the Eldridge Place 1 and 2 buildings in The Energy Corridor area of Houston, Texas. By 2000 the company that had acquired BFI, Allied Waste, sold the former headquarters.
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Economy
Historically, the Energy Corridor has been one of Houston's strongest office markets.
The district is the third largest employment center in the region with more than 78,000 employees and over 300 companies. The corporate or regional headquarters of BP Americas, Citgo, ConocoPhillips, Dow Chemical, ExxonMobil Chemical, Foster Wheeler, Mustang Engineering, Shell Oil Company, Technip, and WorleyParsons are located in the area.
Headquarters
The Energy Corridor is home to the headquarters of the following companies:
- BP America at Westlake Park
- ConocoPhillips
- Citgo
- Dow Chemical
- Foster Wheeler
- Mustang Engineering
- Technip
- WorleyParsons
- Becks Prime
- Sysco
- Gulf States Toyota
Other companies
Shell Oil Company, the fifth-largest employer in the Energy Corridor, operates a campus in the district. ExxonMobil has chemical industry operations. Sonangol has offices in the area.
Other medium-sized companies include First Texas Energy Corporation, PCL Construction, and SBM Offshore.
Transportation
The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas (METRO) provides public transportation to the area. Line 75, originally known as the Energy Corridor Connector, operates during weekdays. Commuters from Downtown Houston and Midtown Houston can connect to the 75 connector via 228 Addicks and 229 Kingsland/Addicks through the Addicks Park and Ride. The 75 connector also connects with routes along Westheimer Road and Memorial Drive. In January 2011, the name of the route was changed to 75 Eldridge Crosstown, and the southern terminus of the line was extended to Mission Bend Park and Ride, enabling more convenient connections with the Westchase district and the International Corridor/New Chinatown area.
Two general aviation airports serve the Energy Corridor: West Houston Airport, near Addicks Reservoir, and Houston Executive Airport in unincorporated Waller County, west of The Energy Corridor. The latter was built to serve employees of firms in the Energy Corridor.
66% of the employees at the Energy Corridor live within a "commute zone" spread across northern Fort Bend County, western Harris County, and southern Waller County.
Education
The Energy Corridor is served by three different school districts.
Houston Independent School District
Residents of the AMLI on Eldridge Parkway, San Paloma, and Village on the Parkway are within the Houston Independent School District. The community is within Trustee District VI, represented by Greg Meyers as of 2008. The Houston ISD residents are zoned to Ray K. Daily Elementary School, West Briar Middle School (with Revere Middle School, a STEM Magnet, as an option), and Westside High School.
Katy Independent School District
The IH-10 / Park Ten east area is zoned to the Katy Independent School District:
The zoned schools are [2]:
For Empirian at Park Row, Heritage at Park Row, Legends at Park Ten, and Park Place Apartments :
- Schmalz Elementary School
For Stone Oak Apartments:
- Wolfe Elementary School
For all IH-10 / Park Ten east sections of The Energy Corridor:
- Mayde Creek Junior High School
- Mayde Creek High School
In addition, the Promenade at Memorial in the Memorial Drive West area is zoned to:
- Wolfe Elementary School
- Memorial Parkway Junior High School
- James E. Taylor High School
Spring Branch Independent School District
The Village on Memorial Townhomes of the Memorial Drive West area is zoned to the Spring Branch Independent School District.
The zoned schools are:
- Nottingham Elementary School
- Spring Forest Middle School
- Stratford High School
Private schools
The current campus of the British International School of Houston (BISH) opened in Greater Katy in September 2016. The school selected the Katy area partly because many BISH students have parents with ties to the Energy Corridor.
Public libraries
The Houston Public Library operates the Kendall Neighborhood Library on Eldridge Parkway, about 1/8 mile south of Memorial Drive. This new facility opened in 2009, replacing a smaller building on Memorial Drive.
Parks and recreation
The City of Houston operates The Energy Corridor Trailhead.
Lake Thicket, which houses armadillos, migratory birds, and opossums, is in The Energy Corridor. Lake Thicket was replaced by new development in 2015.
Terry Hershey Park is located in the Energy Corridor, consisting of hiking and running trails alongside the Buffalo Bayou. The park extends from the Sam Houston Beltway (also known as Beltway 8) to State Highway 6.
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