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=== Foundation and growth === The Woodlands was conceived after the oil industry investor [[George P. Mitchell]] attended a symposium by the [[Rouse Company]] subsidiary American City Corporation and developer of [[Columbia, Maryland]], on how to develop new towns using the [[United States Department of Housing and Urban Development|HUD]] [[National Urban Policy and New Community Development Act of 1970|Title VII]] program.<ref>{{cite book|title=New City Upon a Hill|author=Joseph Rocco Mitchell, David L. Stebenne|page=95}}</ref> It was dedicated by George P. Mitchell in 1974 and managed by The Woodlands Corporation as an extension of Mitchell Energy & Development.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Woodlands|url=http://livinghudson.com/properties/the-woodlands/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180314175447/http://livinghudson.com/properties/the-woodlands/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=March 14, 2018|website=Living Hudson|publisher=Hudson Housing|access-date=March 14, 2018}}</ref> Mitchell, an oil businessman, planned to establish a conference center, hotels, office parks, retail malls, schools, large distribution centers, and golf courses. Houses would range from moderately priced to expensive and large. Bill Schadewald of the ''[[Houston Business Journal]]'' said that Mitchell wanted the development to "entice city slickers looking for far-flung suburban quality of life".<ref name="Thennow3">Schadewald, Bill. "Looking back 'Then and Now' at 40 years of Houston business". ''[[Houston Business Journal]]''. Friday December 24, 2010. [http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/print-edition/2010/12/24/looking-back-then-and-now-at-40.html?page=3 3]. Retrieved September 13, 2011.</ref> Schadewald said that local sources stated that the [[United States Department of Housing and Urban Development|HUD]] [[National Urban Policy and New Community Development Act of 1970|New Town program]], a federally funded program, had a "low survival rate" and questioned whether The Woodlands would succeed.<ref name="Thennow3" /> The Woodlands Corporation was acquired on July 31, 1997, by a partnership between [[Morgan Stanley]] and Crescent Real Estate Equities.<ref name="SEC Filings 7/31/97">{{Cite web |title=SEC Info - Crescent Real Estate Equities Co - '10-Q/A' for 9/30/97 |url=http://www.secinfo.com/dsvrp.88U1.htm#Dates |access-date=2023-05-03 |website=www.secinfo.com}}</ref> In December 2003, [[The Rouse Company|Rouse Company]] acquired Crescent's interest,<ref name="SEC Filings 11/12/03"> SEC Edgar document through SECinfo.com. [http://www.secinfo.com/dsvrp.2eRc.d.htm (Link from Google Cache)]</ref> and Rouse was bought by [[General Growth Properties]] on November 12, 2004. In 2011, The Woodlands was sold to the Howard Hughes Development Corporation.<ref name="WashPost">{{Cite web |title=Washington Post 200: Rouse Co./ General Growth |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/business/post200/2005/RSE.html |access-date=2023-05-03 |website=www.washingtonpost.com}}</ref> The land was previously occupied by the Grogan-Cochran Lumber Mill,<ref name="Texas Transportation Archive">''With Grogan at Bivins and Magnolia (Gulf Coast Lumberman, 1939)''. Texas Transportation Archive. http://www.ttarchive.com/Library/Companies/GroganAtBivins-Magnolia.html {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929002839/http://www.ttarchive.com/Library/Companies/GroganAtBivins-Magnolia.html |date=September 29, 2007 }}</ref> hence Grogan's Mill and Cochran's Crossing neighborhoods, called "villages". The original planning utilized many of the planning concepts and design consultants employed in other well-regarded new communities of that era such as [[Columbia, Maryland]], [[Irvine Ranch, California]], and [[Reston, Virginia]]. The original development plan included environmental design principles espoused by [[Ian McHarg]], a distinguished landscape architect, teacher and author of the seminal work ''Design With Nature''. In 2012, the [[U.S. Census Bureau]] designated the area around The Woodlands and [[Conroe, Texas|Conroe]] as a "large urbanized transit area", defined as having over 200,000 residents, making it eligible to receive federal transportation funds.<ref>Lee, Renée C. [http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Growth-transforms-rural-areas-north-of-Houston-to-3925086.php "Growth transforms rural areas north of Houston to urban centers"]. ''[[Houston Chronicle]]''. Saturday October 6, 2012. Retrieved October 7, 2012.</ref>
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