A new public space planned for downtown Houston aims to become a national destination for remembrance, reflection and learning along the banks of Buffalo Bayou.

Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis is set to unveil concept designs for Remembrance Park, a 5. 8-acre project described as a first-of-its-kind, multi-sensory park dedicated to understanding the legacy of enslavement, oppression and freedom movements in the United States - and how those legacies connect to inequities that persist today.

Harris County Commissioners approved a plan to transform Quebedeaux Park and the surrounding block into a memorial center back in 2020 - culminating to the planned Remembrance Park.