Houston19514

Very cool story about Houston, but what is with the reporter's pronunciation of "entrepreneur"???? (The accent is NOT supposed to be on the second syllable.)

FWIW, Texas Tower's mat was reported as being 12 feet thick

Yeah, the Lone Star Lofts are directly in the path. It looks like the Lone Start Lofts, the adjacent (attached) building, and the Metro building are the only buildings slated to be demolished for this project. Sorry to lose them, but we need this.

Seems like a mighty small industrial park. FWIW, there is an apartment complex coming on the southeast corner of the property (where the Sears auto center was). https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2021/07/16/houston-city-council-approves-15m-affordable-housing-complex-in-greenspoint/

That is ridiculous. Did they contract out their website graphics to the Chronicle?

So today's Chronicle has a story about Compass Real Estate opening a new office or two in the metro area. The story is accompanied by a picture of a BBVA Compass sign (BBVA Compass is a completely unrelated bank). It seems one would almost have to try to be this bad.

Clearly, a physical barrier would be safer. I wonder why they did not include something; at least the concrete dots...

Yes, the building was completed in 1992 for Anadarko's HQ. When Anadarko moved to The Woodlands circa 2002, ExxonMobil moved in. Of course ExxonMobil moved out when they completed their campus in Spring.

In the three new wings that were completed earlier this year.

Had they already installed plants on the roof before the freeze?

With a three-foot buffer zone, armadillos are probably not necessary.

Source?

That last quoted sentence is rather odd.

Seems like it would be way too late in the I69/610 rebuild process for it to be related to that. Plus, i don't think that project extends as far west as Chimney Rock.

The walkway depicted on the cover is from the parking garage to the International Terminal D/E central processor (ticketing hall). You can be sure neither TSA nor CBP would allow an open "sterile" walkway.

Great info. Thanks. I had also presumed the Terminal B FIS was shelved, and as I mentioned above it is not contemplated by the extant Master Plan, but it is still referenced as a thing in some 2018 bond documents (and that's well after plans were well underway for the International Terminal project). "Under the third and final deferred phase, United may construct two new international-capable Terminal B North Concourses for both mainline and regional jet aircraft along with a Terminal B FIS facility and the renovation and reconstruction of the existing Terminal B central lobby and baggage claim areas." My understanding of the lease summary in the 2021 bond documents posted above is that the lease that expires in 2024 is only as to the north side (the banjos) and related support facilities. The rest of Terminal B appears to be under a lease that does not expire until 2041. That may give us a pretty good indication that United will be starting on Phase 3 soon, likely before the end of 2024. (I doubt they would want to give up those gates; of course it's always possible the terms could be amended before then)

IIRC, I believe Diaz said they had interest from several different companies, so they are anticipating a good response to the RFP.

No. I was not referring to 2008-era plans. FWIW, the extant (2015) Master Plan does not seem to contemplate the B FIS. i've seen language in some bond documents that suggests that another FIS is still possible, but I don't think anyone plans that any longer. What I was specifically referring to was merely that Mario Diaz said United has shared preliminary plans for the two additional piers and that United would also have to remodel the central processor facilities if they built those piers. I don't know the details; it might just be because the ingress and egress points to the north concourse would be different from the banjo handles, and also the need for more capacity. United's Terminal B redevelopment rights do not expire soon. They have control of Terminal B and can build the piers whenever they decide. I am not certain of whether they still have an FIS in mind for Terminal B.

If that was ever the case (and I don't think it was), I don't think it is currently

From the Sept. 15 presentation to City Council Economic Development Committee: Southwest currently has 3 gates at Bush IAH, they want 2 more. The airport still has requests for more gates from a number of airlines. The Airport is in the early stages of the domestic redevelopment program, which will probably add 6 gates to Terminal A. Right now they are in the process of meeting with the various airlines which will lead to getting their commitments to the program. The Terminal A expansion will begin while the International expansion program is underway. They expect it might be completed 6-9 months after the completion of the international expansion. It seems likely that Spirit might move from Terminal A to Terminal D. United has shared preliminary plans to add 2 piers to the north side of terminal B. That would also require United to remodel their Terminal B Central Processor. (United controls Terminal B, so none of this would be part of the Airport's Domestic Terminal Renewal Program. The Airport will soon be putting out an RFP for the complete replacement of the subway train system.

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Nevertheless, it should not be too much to ask/require that they demonstrate basic proficiency and knowledge of the applicable laws.

More evidence that there are just too many people driving who should not be. If one does not know that one is supposed to treat such intersections as 4-way stops, one should not be driving. We are not nearly strict enough with drivers licenses.

Etta

Laying 850 feet of bike trail in about 5 months is not what I would call "really fast".