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Bike path on 11th and Pecore
Houston19514 replied to s3mh's topic in Bicycles and Other Low-Impact Modes
If implemented, the bike plan could lead many more people to opt for biking. BikeHouston Advocacy Director Jessica Wiggins says that by next April, the city should build out 50 miles of “high comfort” bikeways, meaning either trails at least 10 feet wide or bike lanes with a three-foot buffer or some physical barrier. https://usa.streetsblog.org/2018/04/25/houstons-getting-ready-for-a-flurry-of-bike-lane-expansion/ -
Development List For Buildings In Houston
Houston19514 replied to houstonsemipro's topic in Going Up!
In 2008, Atlanta was Beta+, Dallas and Boston were Beta and Houston was Beta- https://www.lboro.ac.uk/gawc/images/world2008t.jpg FWIW, in 2004, Atlanta was Beta and Dallas, Boston and Houston were all Beta- In 2010, Boston, Dallas and Atlanta were Alpha-, Houston was Beta+alpha In 2012, Boston and Atlanta were Alpha-, Dallas and Houston were Beta+ In 2016 and 2017, all 4 were Beta+ -
Proposition 7 did not require that 97% of TxDOT funds have to be spent on roads. I can find no such requirement in our Constitution (and, apparently, neither can you). This seems like a good place to note something that actually is in our Constitution: One-fourth of the net motor fuel tax collections are dedicated to the Available School Fund.
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It's a common misconception, but Aldi and Trader Joe's are not owned by the same company. Two brothers had a single family enterprise until a friendly division of assets in 1960. Since then they have been wholly separate, distinct and unrelated corporations and operations, one named Aldi Süd and the other named Aldi Nord. Aldi Süd operates the Aldi groceries in the United States. Aldi Nord owns Trader Joes.
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Agree with most of your post, but where is the reduction in the number of connections that you are concerned about? Between downtown and the Loop I think we lose only North Street and we gain through frontage roads on the loop, PLUS the possibility of a cap park around North Main Street.
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Not sure, but I do know for sure that the total right of way is no where near double, even at its widest. In a large part of the section between downtown and the Loop, the right-of-way expands very little (zero in some places, no more than 28' in quite a few other areas). At no point does it come anywhere near doubling. http://www.ih45northandmore.com/docs9/20180413_NHHIP_Seg2_I-45_RollPlots_PH.pdf
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Pretty sure that's false. First, the legislature does not have the power to amend the constitution. That can only be done by the voters. Second, I can't find any such provision in the constitution. Can you provide a section number or other citation?
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I don't think they are doubling it. Between downtown and 610 currently has 9 lanes total (4 in each direction plus one HOV lane). The current plan appears to provide 14 lanes total (5 in each direction plus 2 Max Lanes in each direction).
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Development List For Buildings In Houston
Houston19514 replied to houstonsemipro's topic in Going Up!
9. Upper Kirby / Greenway Major Developments: The RO, Hanover Post Oak, etc... Shouldn't this be "Hanover River Oaks", not "Hanover Post Oak"? -
The Allen: Mixed-Use Development At Allen Parkway & Gillette St.
Houston19514 replied to jmontrose's topic in Going Up!
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OOPS I was looking at an earlier version.
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I don't think so. The parcel appears to be unaffected by the I-45 project.
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How is the project going to wreck our bayou parks, as Speck claims?
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On the topic of Legacy Hall: Seventh Local Chef Exits Legacy Hall
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Everyone is free to draw their own conclusions. I just wanted add some facts for consideration. FACT: Of the 13 largest combine metro areas (of which Houston is 9th largest), there are at least seven cities served by more then 2 commercial airports (airports with regularly scheduled airline service sold to the general public), with two more (not counting Houston) apparently working on a third airport. I am happy to amend the topic to exclude airports without Part 139 certification. The result then: Seven cities served by more than 2 commercial airports. Of the combined metros larger than Houston only 2 are not served by more than 2 airports (Chicago and DFW; DFW is apparently going to have its third pretty soon; Chicago is/has been working on it.)
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The list is intended to provide the information it provides. The criteria was clearly stated and hardly arbitrary. Relax.
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Goodness. I didn't mean for anyone to get their panties in such a wad over this. I just tried to put together a list showing how many airports serve the largest combined metro areas. I attempted to include all airports that have flights that operate on a published schedule and are sold to the general public. Nothing disingenuous about it. I don't think the average customer cares what part of the Code of Federal Regulations they operate under. For what it's worth, my "loose" CSA standard is the standard of the US Census Bureau and its based on economic interaction between counties. It would probably be reasonable to consider larger areas, but I wanted to use an objective standard. I stand corrected on Athens. But Boeing and Dekalb-Peachtree both seem to qualify; both offer regularly scheduled air service sold to the general public. So, I happily amend my list to correct my mistaken inclusion of Athens. Respectful corrections and revisions always welcome. NYC CSA 23.9 Million: 7 commercial airports (CSAs seems like a better comparison for airport purposes than Metro areas) LA CSA 18.8 Million: 5+ commercial airports Chicago CSA 9.9 Million: 2 commercial airports currently Baltimore Washington CSA 9.8 Million: 4 commercial airports San Jose-San Francisco CSA 8.8 Million: 4 commercial airports Boston CSA 8.2 Million: 4 commercial airports Dallas Fort Worth CSA 7.8 Million: 2 commercial airports ( but Meacham Field expects to add commercial service soon) Philadelphia CSA 7.2 Million: 3 commercial airports Houston CSA 7 Million: 2 commercial airports Miami Ft Lauderdale CSA 6.8 Million: 3 commercial airports Atlanta CSA 6.6 Million: 2 commercial airports Detroit CSA 5.3 Million: 2 commercial airports Seattle CSA 4.8 Million: 2 commercial airports
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Answer your questions/comments in order: Because CSA is much closer (although still inadequate) to covering the air travel catchment (market) area. I don't know "since when", but here they are: Hartsfield-Jackson, Dekalb-Peachtree and Athens Ben Epps; all in the Atlanta CSA Yes. You've apparently overlooked Hagerstown Regional Airport You've apparently overlooked Bishop International in Flint. Boeing Field Of course I included Atlantic City; I was looking for all commercial service areas in the combined metropolitan area. I didn't suggest ACY was a good corollary for Conroe. Merely clarirfying the record regarding the number of "cities" with more than 2 airports.
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NYC CSA 23.9 Million: 7 commercial airports (CSAs seems like a better comparison for airport purposes than Metro areas) LA CSA 18.8 Million: 5 commercial airports Chicago CSA 9.9 Million: 2 commercial airports currently Baltimore Washington CSA 9.8 Million: 4 commercial airports San Jose-San Francisco CSA 8.8 Million: 4 commercial airports Boston CSA 8.2 Million: 4 commercial airports Dallas Fort Worth CSA 7.8 Million: 2 commercial airports ( but Meacham Field expects to add commercial service soon) Philadelphia CSA 7.2 Million: 3 commercial airports Houston CSA 7 Million: 2 commercial airports Miami Ft Lauderdale CSA 6.8 Million: 3 commercial airports Atlanta CSA 6.6 Million: 3 commercial airports Detroit CSA 5.3 Million: 2 commercial airports Seattle CSA 4.8 Million: 2 commercial airports So, comparatively, the idea of Houston having three commercial airports is not unreasonable, especially considering nobody is talking about tomorrow, but about a minimum of 5-10 years down the road, likely more -- as we approach a population of 9 - 10 million.
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Yeah, it looks like they are taking in an area of about 4 1/2 square miles, including neighborhoods across the river. (In Houston, that would cover downtown, midtown, EADO, and part of Montrose) Good reality check on the expectations for downtown dry goods retail.
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Oh, I see it actually says Texas and Crawford Arrrgghh... the planned parking garage would of course be at Texas and Avenida de las Americas, not Crawford (and I think that block of Jackson would be abandoned).
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??? Parking garage at Crawford and Texas??
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The Allen: Mixed-Use Development At Allen Parkway & Gillette St.
Houston19514 replied to jmontrose's topic in Going Up!
For the record, there were a number of references to the small building as being a "leasing office." This is probably going to be a sales office for the condos.- 1,658 replies