Houston19514
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Yep. Say hello to even higher hotel vacancy rates. Well, at least that will match up with our 6 million sq ft of empty office space.
Not necessarily. At least in theory, these types of places generate their own business, "new" business, if you will, that would not otherwise be in Houston at all. This is very similar in concept to (but smaller than) the giant Gaylord Resort in Grapevine, Texas. It just opened a year or two ago. It does not seem to have hurt the D-FW hotel market, but I'd be interested in knowing...
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The Chronicle bought the Post, so I'm sure the Chronicle has them.
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Isn't Galveston the only city in Texas with a port that cruiseliners come in to?
No. Houston has a port that cruiseliners come in to also.
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I don't think anyone has mentioned this yet...
The woman already met with President Bush!!! And when she came out of the meeting she told a California reporter that the President had been very empathetic and made her feel a lot better. Somewhere along the way, her story changed.
In addition to which, in my opinion, her actions and statements dishonor the memory of her son, who, as others have noted, VOLUNTEERED to serve in the United States Army.
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Great cities don't build tourists attractions. Great cities BECOME tourist attractions.
I like that. Very well-said
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Armand Bayou Nature Center
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Is this the building that will replace the Prudential Tower?...
No. the Prudential Tower is at 1100 Holcombe. This new building is behind a building at 1800 Holcombe.
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I will beat anyone that the Pavillion on Post Oak project doesn't happen eatheir, and also the Town & Country project won't happen.
Now, now. Don't get suicidal on us.
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the cost estimate was done by Dr. Sauer http://dr-sauer.com/index_html_flash.
the actual cost of constructing the tunnels are two times the construction of at-grade lanes. the cost savings comes from environmental impacts, not having the need to purchase right of way, reduced cost of engineering, and reduced cost of construction management. to give you an idea on the magnitude of the numbers, i believe the cost of right of way for I-10 is around $300 million.
I am fascinated by this tunnel concept. The arguments in favor of it almost seem a little too good to be true, but certainly worth exploring. But I have a question: why would engineering costs and construction management costs be lower for a tunnel than for a surface project? Seems counter-intuitive.
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Feasible? It has already happened...
downtown
uptown
Greenway Plaza
Westchase
Medical Center
Greenspoint
The Woodlands
They have also been called "Edge Cities"
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Wikipedia has its facts wrong. Pushmataha County did NOT vote 90% for Kerry. In fact, it voted for Bush, 60%-40%. I also think they got that bit about Wes Watkins joining the Democratic Party just for the election and then joining the GOP completely screwed up.
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and it certainly wasn't a lack of attractive anchors that caused T&C's demise. They had:
Dillard's
JCPenney
Neiman Marcus
Marshall Field (replaced by Saks Fifth Avenue)
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One cannot tell for sure which section of the park he's really talking about, which makes me smell some dishonesty on the writer's part. He does say that the westernmost block is not owned by the city and is clearly the worst-maintained. But then he never says which parts he does his "investigative" work in. Does he ever actually set foot in the portions that are owned by the city? He never tells us. From the totality of the article it really sounds like he's talking almost completely about the portion not owned by the city. It would have been helpful had he been more clear about this, but the Press prefers all negative, all screaming headlines, all the time. No nuance allowed.
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I actually considered setting up shop in the Houston tunnel system. There was a short time when it seemed financially viable to do the web site full-time and quit my real job. I was going to sell posters and prints of the city in a little store and work on the web site in between customers.
Anyway, when I tried to price some space, I was shocked. They were charging as much for tunnel-level space as for street-level space. I think that's part of the problem. If rents were cheaper down below, more stores would open there and attract more people. But then, it's not like there isn't plenty of street-level space available in Houston still.
Given that most of the pedestrian and retail market exists in the tunnels and not at street-level, I'm surprised they don't charge MORE for the tunnel-level space.
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I get the impression from their website renderings that it will be open-air for the entire three blocks, with some bridges and canopy-type structures sprinkled in.
It looks to be structured very similarly to the one in Denver, which also creates it's own pedestrian area isolated from the street.
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That depends on how I'm dressed and whether I have an umbrella... Your post seems to suggest that "it's just as cold here" because it's not cold enough to snow (and, oh, by the way, we don't wear raincoats or carry umbrellas).
You are mixing apples and oranges. By your own example, you are not comparing differences in comfort levels at the same temperature caused by relative humidity. The difference in comfort levels "guaranteed" in your example are a result of the different kinds of precipitation, not because of a difference in temperature. And your guaranteed answer to the question also seems to assume that one is dressed appropriately for 30 degrees and snow, but not so for 40 degrees and rain.
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I think the idea that 40 degrees feels colder in Houston than it does in a place up north with less humidity is hokum. See the following from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Air Resources Laboratory:
Humidity and human comfort
As anyone who has spent a summer in the southeastern United States can attest, high humidity can aggravate the effects of high temperature on human comfort. People may complain that humid air feels "heavy", but in fact, the more moisture in the air, the lower the air density. That is because the molecular weight of water vapor is lower the average molecular weight of the constituents dry air.
The discomfort associated with high humidity is somewhat analogous to the wind chill effect, where high winds make people feel colder. Various indices, comparable to the wind chill index, have been developed to quantify the humidity effect; these include the apparent temperature, heat stress index, "humiture", and "humidex". Some of these can be adjusted to take into account the effects on solar radiation, wind speed, and barometric pressure on human comfort.
The U.S. National Weather Service currently employs the "heat index." As relative humidity increases, so does human discomfort. For example, at an air temperature of 90oF (32oC) and 50% relative humidity, the air "feels" as if it were 96oF (36oC). The reason is that the moister the air, the larger the resistance to moisture loss (and therefore to heat loss via evaporation) from the human body to the air, because the air is closer to saturation. The humidity effect on comfort operates at low temperatures as well: people are more comfortable in cold air when humidity is high than low.
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You will be glad to know the old Humble building still stands and was recently converted into apartments, a Courtyard by Mariott Hotel, and a Residence Inn Hotel. They did a nice job on it.
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Oh, and here is Ed Young's website.
http://www.second.org/ministry/ministry_miss_agency.asp
Interesting.
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Oh, so now it's all about the money and only the money, is it? In your earlier post, the demand was that the megachurches should be doing something "so Christian as helping the less fortunate among us". And now, when it's pointed out that they are in fact doing such things, their failure to state on their website how much money they spend on these ministries is somehow proof to you that they are doing nothing.
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The Lord Taylor space as small shops is only a concept nothing concrete.
The existing Macy's location should never be used for an department store location again because of the lack of foot traffic.
You need more of draw (a theatre) or use it for something else (residential).
The L&T conversion appears to be well beyond the concept phase: "Simon Property has already had to reinvent the space that up until January housed Lord & Taylor. The company is subdividing about 100,000 square feet for restaurants, specialty shops and a children's play area. The Oceanaire Seafood Room, Del Frisco's and Kona Grill have signed leases to open restaurants there."
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Unfortunately, dealing with "the homeless" is made complicated because they're as diverse a group as "the suburbanites" or "the gays".
Some are mentally ill, and cannot get the medical help they need. Some are repeat offenders and see no point in establishing themselves when they're resigned to a life spent in a revolving door prison system. Some have discovered the hard way that they were only a paycheck away from homelessness.
Whichever the case, everyone has to be somewhere. If only... if only Houston had people of good will who cared about such things, people with the money and facilities to house the homeless. But jeez, that would require a place the size of a sports stadium!
If only such an oasis of love was possible!
It is patently ridiculous and ignorant to suggest that Houston does not have people of good will who care about such things. And your rather thinly-veiled stab at Lakewood is equally ignorant. Maybe you should check out some of Lakewood's missions. Here's an idea, you could even help out!
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I suppose my depression comes from the utter lack of care about what to do about the homeless, as opposed to the fear that a tourist might actually see one (Oh my God!). Another thread on this forum listed more than half a dozen "megachurches" in Houston, yet I have NEVER seen one of those churches in the news for doing something so Christian as helping the less fortunate among us.
Just because you don't see it on the news doesn't mean it is not happening. If you
"cared" half as much about the homeless as you pretend, you might be aware of the many missions and programs and efforts that are made by many different groups, including, yes the biggest megachurch of them all, Lakewood.
Houston Vs. Dallas Shopping
in Dallas/Fort Worth/Metroplex
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I think this might be an urban myth ;-) If there is truly a Prada store in Highland Park Village, someone should tell the management of Highland Park Village. They don't seem to be aware of it (at least it doesn't show up on their website.)