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  1. Houston19514
    What is their vision of commuter rail and rail in general? Here is what his website says on the issue of public transportation (I don't see much in the way of vision of commuter rail or rail in general in here): "Sylvester applauds METRO’s recent steps forward on its long-term bus rapid transit (BRT) proposal. He is also in favor of the commuter line between Missouri City and Houston, the 90A line, which has the strong support of the communities in that region. However, it is crucial that any citywide transportation proposal includes usable transportation for every community, not only point-to-point transportation for commuters. Houston’s young population expects an urban, walkable, technologically up-to-date city; we should keep this population in mind as we plan improvements to our transportation infrastructure. For example, the ease of use of our bus system could be improved by making real-time bus arrival information available to the public through their phones and computers. Sylvester supports a planned approach to transit that includes buses, rail, bikes and pedestrian options, to provide effective and affordable options to all areas of the city."
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    Unlike when the Democrats had full control of the congress and the presidency just a few short years ago. Remember those days when the Democratic leadership put equal rights for GLBT up for a vote and of course, it passed, and the President signed it. Remember that? ;-)
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    Is there really that much office construction being delivered with 0% pre-leased, or even very little pre-leased? Serious question.
  4. Houston19514
    No, he means because the Hampton Inn/Homewood Suites was developed by (and are owned by) the same developer as the Embassy Suites (American Liberty Hospitality). None of the three hotels were developed or are owned by Hilton (as is the case with the vast majority of hotels; the hotel brands rarely own the hotels).
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    You are totally wrong. ;-)
  6. Houston19514
    Which corner did they curve?
  7. Houston19514
    This is the most-recent thread I could find that focused on DART, so I put this here. Man killed near Cedars Station after being hit by DART train; Blue, Red lines stopped south of downtown
  8. Houston19514
    I had noticed that too and had been wondering what the connection was. Just Googled David Eagleman: "David Eagleman is a neuroscientist and writer at Baylor College of Medicine, where he directs the Laboratory for Perception and Action and the Initiative on Neuroscience and Law."
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    After looking into this a little further, it seems clear the plan for extending San Jacinto has not been abandoned. The plan has never been funded, and AFAIK no one has yet identified a funding source or gotten it into a 5-year Capital plan or anything. But it is still in the city's transportation plan. Also, the Hardy Yards plans posted in the Hardy Yards Development thread pretty clearly contemplate the extension.
  10. Houston19514
    Pretty sure they never planned to be open for the Final Four.
  11. Houston19514
    I included schools that are in each city's combined metropolitan area (and I acknowledged earlier that I had improperly left out but Sam Houston and Prairie View and added both to my list.) Texas A&M Galveston is not a separate university. It is just a campus. Texas A&M (College Station) is not in our combined area, so not properly included. If we start including additional schools based on driving distance from the furthest edge of the metro area, quite a few additional schools would need to be added to Chicago's list as well (and D-FW's too).
  12. Houston19514
    Not intending to be snarky here, but it depends on how you define high-rise. We will have well over 200 buildings over 200 feet tall.
  13. Houston19514
    I hope that's not dead. That extension is needed.
  14. Houston19514
    Several thoughts: 1) Your ignorance of the existence of some of these institutions of higher learning does not mean they don't exist. 2) I'm not sure what you think constitutes a full-fledged public university, but it is pretty apparent that you have a unique definition. And your [mis]defining institutions off the list does not mean they don't exist. 3) You are correct. I should have included Prairie View A&M. 4) If we are including Sam Houston State in Houston's list, then we also have to add Southeastern Oklahoma State University (in Durant, OK) to the D-FW list. 5) No to University of Houston-Victoria. It is neither in our metropolitan area nor our combined area. 6) Your dismissals of the institutions in DFW are cute, but unavailing. One could just as easily write snarky dismissals about the background of the University of Houston and the other public institutions in Houston. See how easy it is above. 7) All that being said, why should we not aspire to have multiple public universities from a variety of systems in our global metropolis?
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    Nope. Texas A&M - Commerce is a four-year degree-granting university, as are all the other institutions I listed, H-town Man's ignorance of their existence notwithstanding. ;-)
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    Not that it is happening or that there are any plans for it to happen, but I would love to see a full-fledged UT-Houston, plus a full-fledged Texas A&M-Houston, plus a continuing advancement of UH. We hare fast becoming the next global city and it's time we started acting like it in all ways, including a wide variety of premier advanced educational opportunities. For comparison, here is a (probably incomplete) listing of public universities in some of our peer metro areas: Chicago Chicago State University University of Illinois @ Chicago Indiana University Northwest Northeastern Illinois University Purdue University Calumet University of Wisconsin Parkside D-FW Texas A&M University-Commerce University of North Texas University of North Texas @ Dallas University of Texas @ Arlington University of Texas @ Dallas Weatherford College Houston University of Houston University of Houston-Clear Lake University of Houston-Downtown Texas Southern University
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    Let's not get carried away. According to the press reports, it is not true that no one wants to touch it. We were told that 6 developers responded to the RFQ and that list was narrowed to three, with whom discussions apparently continue. That is a far cry from "no one wants to touch it."
  18. Houston19514
    Anything specific about the RFQ that made it supposedly not worth the paper it was written on? FWIW, here is the RFQ.
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    Yes.
  20. Houston19514
    Because prime locations cost a lot more money.
  21. Houston19514
    The agenda for last week's Houston First Board of Directors meeting included this: "Consideration and possible approval of a proposed lease between Houston First Corporation and Free Range Concepts, Inc. for a retail and entertainment concept to be located in the proximity of the George R. Brown Convention Center." Free Range Concepts is from Dallas and has the following concepts: Bowl & Barrel (Dallas and San Antonio) Mutts Canine Cantina (Dallas) The General Public, lunch, barroom and supper (San Antonio) The Rustic, kitchen, backyard, bar, music (Dallas)
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    No. There were a half dozen developers that responded to the RFQ. They narrowed the list to three a couple months ago.
  23. Houston19514
    No. Don't think so. I believe they are negotiating with three developers and hope to have an agreement by the end of the year. Unlikely to see any announcements unless and until they have an agreement with a developer.
  24. Houston19514
    It's even worse than it sounds. Do a Google search for transportation from Levi's Stadium to San Francisco. At 9:00 AM Pacific Time today, it's 1 hour, 7 minutes to travel the 43 miles by car. . . 1 hour, 41 minutes by transit.
  25. Houston19514
    Close. The plan was for an intermodal station where the Burnett Station is, at Hardy Yards.
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