TowerSpotter Posted October 5, 2013 Share Posted October 5, 2013 I know there's already a thread for this somewhere but I just can't seem to find it, anyways please merge if there is. Updated Renderings of the Energy Corridor Master-Plan http://www.energycorridor.org/newsletter/article/m.d.-anderson-makes-healthy-move-to-the-energy-corridor/january-2013 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatesdisastr Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 (edited) Though this is from January, is this showing a giant skybridge going over I-10 Edited October 6, 2013 by fatesdisastr 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TowerSpotter Posted October 6, 2013 Author Share Posted October 6, 2013 Though this is from January, is this showing a giant skybridge going over I-10 Urbannizer said it wasn't a serious project though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 I'm glad the Score Board bridge wasn't built. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 ....wtf o.o ? I never knew about this! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFootsSocks Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 ....wtf o.o ? I never knew about this!Same and I wish I hadn't. Looks pretty awful 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 i think the idea of pedestrian bridges spanning that part of i-10 is neat, and if done right (hopefully not that odd design in the conceptual rendering), could look very nice. but ill reserve my judgement until we see close up/detailed renderings of the bridge(s). 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NenaE Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 The bridge looks ok to me. But I do love that whole Memorial City Memorial Hermann complex. And, the rendering looks similar in design. Around Eldridge... What is the larger road in the lower part of the pic. Beltway? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Specwriter Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 That would be a pretty long bridge - not like those spanning downtown or medical center streets. Someone such as myself would certainly appreciate moving sidewalks. Then I could text while standing still. Texting and walking has not worked well for me in the past. I would suppose TxDOT would have a lot to say about the whole venture. I wonder if small shops could be located along the bridge (one might need refreshments along the journey) like the Ponte Vecchio in Florence. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arche_757 Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 I still find this "area" nothing more than a real estate term. It is hardly a district. I guess it is good that the powers that be are trying to make it more of one? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Yeah I was wondering about shops along the bridge too. I seemed to recall some other old European bridge with a similar set up (didn't think the one I was thinking of was in Florence?). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Specwriter Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Yeah I was wondering about shops along the bridge too. I seemed to recall some other old European bridge with a similar set up (didn't think the one I was thinking of was in Florence?). I would think there are bound to be others. I can't think of any in particular off-hand. Other HAIFers can you help? The Ponte Vecchio is rather famous probably because it is in Florence which is another architect's candy store. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasota Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 I feel like theres a pedestrian bridge across a highway somewhere that has integrated retail (mcdonalds).Cant remember where though...Indiana maybe? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 (edited) I feel like theres a pedestrian bridge across a highway somewhere that has integrated retail (mcdonalds).Cant remember where though...Indiana maybe? I think what you are thinking of is the McDonalds at Vinita, Oklahoma. It's not really retail integrated into a bridge, per se, in that it's purpose is not to get either people or cars from one side to the other. Kinda more like the other way around, I guess... a bridge integrated into a retail structure. The building hosting the McDonald's restaurant was originally built when the turnpike opened in 1957 as one of the Glass House restaurants, owned by the now-defunct Interstate Hosts company. Because of this heritage, it is also known as the "Glass House McDonald's" and the "McDonald's Glass House Restaurant". Later, the building also operated as a Howard Johnson's restaurant. http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/11683http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Rogers_Turnpike#Vinita_service_plaza Edited July 23, 2014 by Houston19514 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arche_757 Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 There was (or still is) a McDonald's like that in the Chicago area. At least its retail over a freeway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasota Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 I think what you are thinking of is the McDonalds at Vinita, Oklahoma. It's not really retail integrated into a bridge, per se, in that it's purpose is not to get either people or cars from one side to the other. Kinda more like the other way around, I guess... a bridge integrated into a retail structure. The building hosting the McDonald's restaurant was originally built when the turnpike opened in 1957 as one of the Glass House restaurants, owned by the now-defunct Interstate Hosts company. Because of this heritage, it is also known as the "Glass House McDonald's" and the "McDonald's Glass House Restaurant". Later, the building also operated as a Howard Johnson's restaurant. http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/11683http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Rogers_Turnpike#Vinita_service_plaza That's not it. It might the one near Chicago; i'd have been more likely to drive under it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLWM8609 Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 I feel like theres a pedestrian bridge across a highway somewhere that has integrated retail (mcdonalds).Cant remember where though...Indiana maybe? There are oases over some tollroads in the Chicago area.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois_Tollway_oasis 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 I would think there are bound to be others. I can't think of any in particular off-hand. Other HAIFers can you help? The Ponte Vecchio is rather famous probably because it is in Florence which is another architect's candy store.Old London Bridge 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 I still find this "area" nothing more than a real estate term. It is hardly a district. I guess it is good that the powers that be are trying to make it more of one?But if it becomes a district, then all the people who came to the Energy Corridor to escape urban life will have to leapfrog out further. Brookshire? Sealy? Columbus? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arche_757 Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 ^Columbus is pretty cool. If it added 5-10,000 new residents that city would really take off. Same with Brenham. Bay City might have potential as well. All of those towns are just big enough that they're completely self sufficient, and adding a few thousand new people would make them more so with new services and retail required for the added masses. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
august948 Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 ^Columbus is pretty cool. If it added 5-10,000 new residents that city would really take off. Same with Brenham. Bay City might have potential as well. All of those towns are just big enough that they're completely self sufficient, and adding a few thousand new people would make them more so with new services and retail required for the added masses. I don't know about Columbus, but Brenham already has a lot of the basic retail already in place. They built a starbucks there a few years ago, just off the inbound (towards Houston) lanes of 290 (which has just been nicely expanded through there). Makes me think there are a lot of people there who commute to the outskirts of Houston for work. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arche_757 Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 Brenham is still somewhat of a smallish town, Columbus is the same. Both would do well adding 5,000 new residents, as the demanded services would be more than just a Starbucks. Think new grocers, new schools, new office spaces, new hospitals... it would be a boon for both of those towns. Add in their historic charm and locations along/near scenic areas and they would boom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
august948 Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 I still find this "area" nothing more than a real estate term. It is hardly a district. I guess it is good that the powers that be are trying to make it more of one? It's a district in the sense that there is a group (of developers, local businesses, oil companies?) that advocates for improvements to the area centering around Eldridge and I10, extending east and west a bit and south on Eldridge to near Westheimer. They've been able to pull some things together, most notably improvents to sidewalks and connections to and from Terry Hershey park. Plus they've gotten Metro to run a circulator up and down Eldridge. They must be collecting money from somewhere as they have their own police patrols using off-duty HPD officers and have put up signage around the area. It's very much like the Westchase district. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
august948 Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 Brenham is still somewhat of a smallish town, Columbus is the same. Both would do well adding 5,000 new residents, as the demanded services would be more than just a Starbucks. Think new grocers, new schools, new office spaces, new hospitals... it would be a boon for both of those towns. Add in their historic charm and locations along/near scenic areas and they would boom. I'm sure that's coming as companies move further out of the core. I'd think Columbus might see it first with it being a straight shot down I10 to the energy corridor. I don't know if there is an equivalent job center on 290 for Brenham-based workers yet so they may be making longer hauls further into town. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arche_757 Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 It's a district in the sense that there is a group (of developers, local businesses, oil companies?) that advocates for improvements to the area centering around Eldridge and I10, extending east and west a bit and south on Eldridge to near Westheimer. They've been able to pull some things together, most notably improvents to sidewalks and connections to and from Terry Hershey park. Plus they've gotten Metro to run a circulator up and down Eldridge. They must be collecting money from somewhere as they have their own police patrols using off-duty HPD officers and have put up signage around the area. It's very much like the Westchase district. Don't get me wrong I'm certainly glad the area is improving. I just don't much care for the linear "Energy Corridor" I'm sure that's coming as companies move further out of the core. I'd think Columbus might see it first with it being a straight shot down I10 to the energy corridor. I don't know if there is an equivalent job center on 290 for Brenham-based workers yet so they may be making longer hauls further into town. Brenham is the larger town (I think). If not, it feels larger. It also has a college and is sort of a reasonable distance between Houston and College Station. I like both towns and know that eventually they'll have their fair share of Houston commuters who drive in to Cypress/Cy-Fair or Westchase/Energy Corridor/Katy. Its coming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 Old London Bridgeah yes.. it was Old London Bridge i was thinking of that was lined with retail (and residences). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
august948 Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 Don't get me wrong I'm certainly glad the area is improving. I just don't much care for the linear "Energy Corridor" Brenham is the larger town (I think). If not, it feels larger. It also has a college and is sort of a reasonable distance between Houston and College Station. I like both towns and know that eventually they'll have their fair share of Houston commuters who drive in to Cypress/Cy-Fair or Westchase/Energy Corridor/Katy. Its coming. In retrospect, I had forgotten about the new grand parkway connection between 290 and I10. That puts commuters from Brenham in the energy corridor pretty easily. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChannelTwoNews Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 http://www.energycorridor.org/newsletter/article/the-vision-to-create-a-more-livable-place/november-2014 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 Wow, the bridge has changed dramatically.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arche_757 Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 Those are designs from college students in Texas A&M's Landscape architecture program, not anything based in reality. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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