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    ^ It was on the agenda for the May 9 meeting of the Downtown Redevelopment Authority, so the idea is still alive.
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    We shouldn't get too carried away about those tenant listings. Note that it says "proposed retailers". These are probably just representative of the types of retail they plan/hope to attract.
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    it's going to be five floors... So it seems it's topped out.
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    It seems there is a good deal of uncertainty about this apartment building rendering. The link to the flyer was removed (The flyer was for Fountain Place, not for the AMLI apartment building. It's possible CBRE got some pushback from AMLI). Whether the AMLI building will look anything like this rendering seems to be an open question.
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    It's demolition day for El Corazon de Texas.
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    It seems the official brand name is "The Post Oak"
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    So, by your logic, every failed downtown business failed because of the rail line. But what about the successful ones? I guess we just have to ignore those? And what about the failed bars and restaurants not on or near the rail line? How do you explain those?
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    Actually, there is no reason it can't be both.
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    No dishonest word games on my part. You've done a good job of slip-sliding away from your original claim and argument and posited a whole bunch of stuff for which good arguments can be made. I'll just remind you again of the actual topic point. Someone said the I-45 project would not alleviate traffic flow. I told you that "No rational argument can be made that this project will not alleviate traffic." Nothing you have said since either proves your point or disproves mine, or even begins to challenge mine. And I'll even add to it: No rational argument can be made the Katy Freeway project did not alleviate traffic. Note: what I have said is not remotely the same as saying this is the best way to build a city, or that this is the best way to spend money. Those, and many others, are topics about which rational arguments can be made. On the other hand, there is simply no rational argument to be made for the proposition that this project will not alleviate traffic flow or that the Katy project did not or does not alleviate traffic flow.
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    Yes, we know about the Katy Freeway. If we would just stop adding so damned many jobs and people to the metro area... 1. I think it is still not as congested for as many hours of the day as it was before, plus there is additional opportunity to bypass the congestion in the HOT lanes. 2. Even if it was now as congested as before, that does not say the Katy project provided no traffic alleviation, or that it only provided 10 years of traffic alleviation. Imagine today's Katy Freeway traffic on the old pavement. That project provides massive traffic alleviation every day of the week and will continue to do so for many years.
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    No, I actually said what I meant. There may indeed be other alternatives for which rational arguments could also be made. And again, I said exactly what I meant. No rational argument can be made that this will not alleviate traffic. You are playing dishonest word games to pretend that means that this will improve traffic flow for everyone in all places at all times with no negatives for anyone on any single street in the entire corridor. I hope some day you'll share with us the traffic studies that show how effective your 610/Gulf freeway proposal would be.
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    Is this a contest to see how many cliches can be fit into a five sentence post? And a nice strawman, too! No correction necessary. No one has suggested this will permanently eliminate congestion. The only way to do that is to halt economic and population growth. Period. All I said was that it will alleviate traffic flow. That is inarguable.
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    Actually, it is not more nonsensical. Rational argument can be made this is the best solution. No rational argument can be made that this will not alleviate traffic flow.
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    I would imagine they have traffic studies demonstrating the need for that capacity. That does seem like a bit of overkill. That would be a good question to submit. Probably in a manner similar to the way they buried portions of the Southwest Freeway some years back. Except this particular portion should be even easier, since it's already buried at Main Street. Probably because these will be new bridges, not the already established bridges. Might be another good question to raise with them. But again, they've probably done a lot of studying of traffic patterns. It is nonsensical to pretend this will not alleviate traffic flow.
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    Two things: 1. Take a look at Klyde Warren Park in Dallas. 2. Didn't you promise us just yesterday that you weren't going to post any more in this thread? ;-)
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    WTF? Who is this watergonzalez and why is he recording and broadcasting what is clearly false information? As Dr. Lan said, the unit in the video is closer to $3250 per month. There is not a unit of any size in the building for which they are asking $13,000 per month, let alone $20,000. (The most expensive unit I can find is a 3 bed/3 bath on the 32nd floor (larger and higher than the unit in the video) for which they are asking $9,400 per month. Expensive, yes. $13-20,000 per month for a mid-level 2 bed/2 bath? NFW.
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    New Toyota North American HQ in Plano.
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    It is not true to say they have added only a few more riders. Back in 2007, it was reported that 41% of Metrorail riders had not previously used transit of any kind. Even if that percentage has not gone up (and it's hard to imagine it has not), that is more than 20,000 riders per day, hardly just a few more riders.
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    Since 2014?
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    It's fair to note that the Red Line carries more people on an average day than the 6 busiest bus lines combined. And every one of those bus lines has a route that serves a good deal more territory than does the Red Line. How does a toy manage to so wildly outperform the buses that are supposedly having bigger impact?
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    And there's this from Hines: “Back in 2007, our investment thesis for BG Group Place and the purchase of 609 Main at Texas site centered on Main Street being central to all downtown amenities and transit,” said John Mooz, senior managing director in Hines’ Southwest Regional office. “Over the past four years, the Class AA tenant market has validated BG Group Place as a striking new business address. Additionally, other owners are also voting with significant investments that Main Street is a top of mind location.”http://realtynewsreport.com/2013/03/15/hines-proposes-41-story-office-tower-on-main-st-in-downtown-houston/
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    Not sure how compelling that statistic is, given that there are almost 1,500 cities with 25,000 or more residents and it does seem to be in the top 10 among major cities (those over 250,000 population). Curious just where it ranks on that list of 25,000 or more. All that said, I agree it's quite an exaggeration to call it a failed city... failing maybe... But not yet failed.
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    Thank you for that considered and thoughtful response to questions that have been raised. And a big thanks for the link to the variance submittal. A few things: 1- I'm not sure the fact that the other driveways were there before the trail is sufficient reason to deny a driveway to this lot. 2- Fair point, but it appears that the parking will be divided roughly evenly between Nicholson and Herkimer, so it will effectively be traffic from a 15K square foot medical office building. Yes, surely more than a SFR, but if it complies with the code and deed restrictions... On the linked plans, the setback from the trail appears to be well over 10 feet; more like 17 or 18 feet. I think you exaggerate the "downhill driveway from the second floor". The "second floor" (which the plans call "first floor parking") is very little above grade at the Nicholson end of the building; the driveway coming out is at a very gentle grade. And, it seems that being slightly elevated should be a positive, as it will provide greater visibility from both points of view. Is it standard practice to include a protest letter with the reasons for protest already stated? (And note that the stated reason for protest has nothing to do with the driveway or garage entrance; it has to do with visibility at the visual triangle at 11th and the Nicholson bike path.
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    Thanks for the clarification. I agree with you as to the utility of urbanized area population vs. metropolitan area populations. A couple things: Houston's urbanized area was at about 5.3 Million in 2010. In the latest Demographia report (which is the source of your numbers), Houston's 2017 estimate was about 6.2 Million (not about 5 million as you reported). The 2010 number you report above for Chicago is not a comparable number to the 2017 number you reported. The 2010 number is from the US Census Bureau, while the 2017 number is from Demographia. According to Demographia, Chicago's urbanized area in 2010 was 9.023 Million. In 2017, it was 9.14 Million. See page 105 of the Demographia 2017 report. In 2015, Chicago's urbanized area population 9.156 Million. (See Page 21.) So even using the preferred metric of urbanized areas, Chicago is indeed losing population.
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    Correct. Almost 2 years ago.
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