Burrow, RobertWilliamson, JonathanMoore, EmilyJohnson, MatthewRincon, David2022-07-112022-07-112022-05-12https://hdl.handle.net/10657/10494Originally a 19th century railroad, the Houston Tap and Brazoria Railway served as a major connection between Houston and the communities southwest of it. After falling out of use, a 4 mile stretch of its remnants was converted into a hike and bike trail that now crosses through East Downtown and Third Ward. This project begins by looking at the cycles of the trail, beginning as a part of the coastal prairie, its transformation into a rail way, its abandonment, and its conversion into a hike and bike trail. Creating a series of proposals along the full length of the trail, this thesis looks to what the next stage in the cycle of the Columbia Tap Trail can be.enThe author of this work is the copyright owner. UH Libraries and the Texas Digital Library have their permission to store and provide access to this work. Further transmission, reproduction, or presentation of this work is prohibited except with permission of the author(s).ArchitectureHonors Thesis