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  1. Too bad we didn't get through all the lawsuits and regulations and have this thing built for when World Cup comes to Texas.
  2. Are there any parts on this alignment to connect UH Main Campus to the UH Energy Park? There are railroad tracks splitting up what could be a connection between the two site and make it all UH Campus connecting both sides. They would have to build a trench under the tracks or a bridge over the Spur to connect the the Energy Park to UH Main. I am surprised UH has not been in talks with the TXDOT and the city to find way connect the the Ernergy Park to UH Main via University Dr. Under or over the Spur
  3. I am a graduate from Hilton College and am really hoping if UH is going go to modern with the all glass facade on the new hotel wing, then they need to reclad the old wing and the college itself. Does not look good to have that cement like facade and then this big massive modern glass facade. The whole complex needs to be the same design look or looks like put lip stick on a pig.
  4. This is where I think Jet Blue made a bad decision to move go IAH where they also have Spirit and Frontier. Jet Blue should created a hub at Hobby where the longterm plans for the airport and there is room for a East Wing to Hobby in addition to the West Wing. There have been masterplans documents on the Houston Airport Website forn an East Expansion. Jet Blue has their semi hub where they fly to the North East routes, Florida routes, and LA from Austin. Having Austin strategically does not make since as a hub. Your three big business centers our Houston, Dallas, and I'll add San Antonio, but the only reason a person woudl fly in Austin is for government jobs or tourism which does not lead to a heavy ridership. If JetBlue had moved their spoke hub flights out of Austin and invested in a East Terminal being built at Hobby they would get much better bang for their buck and they would increase business from flyers going from the East Coat routes to Houston for business which is a big cash cow for most airlines added in the tourism flights from Texas to Florida and LA. I aslo think for way to long that Southwest has been aloud to have a stranglehold on Hobby which along with United stranglehold on IAH causes Houston to be one of the highest air fairs to a major city in the US to fly into domestically. Jet Blue has the opportunity by moving their spoke hub from Austin and investing in Hobby and making a statement to Soutwest and United that they want to be a major player in Texas and specifically Houston to show they can compete domestically at the level of United and Soutwest. Their is room for an East Terminal at Hobby and I know also that Hobby is working long term to reconfigure and add anothe legit runway to take in ad send off 737s. Southwest might have Hobby as their Airport in Houston but their actuall home base airport is Dallas Lovr Field. Jet Blue can make Hobby their home base. Just looking at Jet Blues route map in and out of Austin they can move those flights over to Hobby by investing. Southwest has paid alot to the City of Houston to get what they want, but every one has seen and knows about the heavy money Jet Blue has spent in New York for a big beautiful Terminal, so the airline has the money and pockets for paying the City of Houston and getting majorly in at Hobby Airport. Instead of having their other competitors in Frontier and Spirit with them at IAH, it woudl just be Jet Blue and Southwest at Hobby with just the small amount of commuter flights for American Eagle and Delta to their hubs in Dallas and Atlanta. If Dallas can have American and Southwest as there major airlines. Then surely Houston can counter with United, Southwest, and Jet Blue. To me it has never made any sense that the the 4th largest city in the US and a heavy business city with oil and gas and other industries has only two major airlines using their two airports as Hubs. If Chicago and New York have all the major airlines using their airlines as hubs then Houston should fight and entice for it two airports to be hubs for United, Southwest, and Jet Blue. I will add that I would like to see Delta and a few flights to Salt Lake City which is their West US HUB in the US. It never seems right that Delta flies to Atlanta to the east for their connection to hub but doesn't fly out of Hobby to their HUB in the west. AA has their home hub in Dallas so they only need those connector flights. Delta to compete with the hub routes of AA should start flying connectors to Salt Lake City to the west. The reconfiguration and resurfacing to add the additional runway at Hobby need to get going and completed.
  5. Instead of railroad track, if clearance is an issue can put light rail trach which is smaller. Putting in light rail tracks probably less cost too because dont have to deal with UP but can still use the corridor. I know the stretch of highway 3 where the tracks run along in Clear Lake and League City have good clearance if added light rail tracks
  6. The corridor that needs a commuter rail is the UP line going down highway 3 going through clear lake , League City, and Dickinson to Galveston ending at thre cruise terminal at the big railroad museum that be a peferfect endind terminal for the commuter rail that is across from the Island Transit Center and more importantly the cruise terminal. The only way to deal with UP is to build a third track down that corridor and there is room. This commuter line would get major ridership. It will be direct stop at the terminal instead of cruisers arriving at Hobby with no direct connection to the cruise terminal other then waiting on a shuttle. The line would get major ridership added with Houstonians going to the Strand for yearly festivities along with going beach. This line would also get heave ridership from workers commuting to downtown from Clear Lake area and South. The Harrsiberg line that will connect to the Univeristy BRT can be extended down to a station where the Houston Galveston Commuter line ends at transport center across 45 from Hobby, and the Extension of East End line being sent to Hobby can cut across under 45 to connect with a station where the commuter line ends near Hobby airport to connect Hobby to the commuter rail for cruise passengers going to Galveston. If Houston and Galveston are serious about ridership on Light rail and BRT along with have commuter rail between the two cities then this set up can be done and should be done. There will have to be State an Federal funds to add a 3rd track going down next Highway 3 UP corridor but this can be done and should be a prioritized project to add commuter passenger rail in a corridor where is needed and also to appease UP who will wine and cray about commuter rail being ran on their current two tracks on the rail corridor. If Housto,Metro and Galveston are serious then this should and can be done.
  7. The idea that a non profit organization and a sports franchise in the Texans who stadium was paid for by tax revenue along with the taxes paid on the Dome, neither the Houston Rodeo nor the Texas should get a say over what happens to the Dome. The Dome is owned by the Tax payers and not those organizations. For far too long we have let the Dome sit there looking pitiful because have let powers have say who shouldn't have a powerful say in the matter. The Dome should of been converted into a hotel, or at least have the floor raised for underground parking with convention space on ground floor years ago.
  8. Instead of taking the Grand Parkway though Alvin and a big right to dead end with 45 on the Dickson League City border( By the way Texdot like usual did not plan ahead with the widening of 45 and the bridge over 646 to allow room for ramps on and off parkway) the Grand Parkway should be implemented as part of the Alvin spur up towards Houston where it can be better designed to connect to 45 with off and on ramps.
  9. I've actually heard that reason it is called Clear Lake was because it once was more Clear Water. The Lake was surrounded by water grass and marsh that filtered the water and helped it look more clear but then us humans removed that grass and marsh and the water coming to Clear Lake was unobstructed and then it became brown as out in the bay.
  10. Then Amtrack is going to have to install some passing tracks for passengers trains to pass the Freight trains. As of now it takes longer to get to San Antontio to Houston by Amtrak compared to car. They are going to have to install some bypass tracks to prevent right of way issues between freight and passenger rail. This will have to occur with the proposed Houston to Dallas line that is UP owned. People will choose car over train if it takes more than an hour more to get between cities using Amtrack. https://www.tripsavvy.com/how-to-get-from-houston-to-san-antonio-4796768
  11. With the state of the US economy and soring inflation of construction materials. I am wondering if this project has been halted due what would be an major increase in buildings cost for the railine. If inflation and the economy have a resurgence this project could pick back up. TCR has made agreements with builders, track operators, and other entities recently, so it doesnt make sense to make all these contractual agreements to then pull the plug on the highspeed rail line completely now. It could just be with the state of the US economy this project has been put on hold like so many other projects outside of transportation due increase construction costs and inflation. Those Build Back Better Funds did not go to this project so it also is coincidence that AMTRACK who did receive funds is now wanting to expand their routes, even though times of trips still won't beat out a car to Dallas compared to highspeed rail.
  12. If Amtrack is serious about expanding in Texas then they are going to have to updgrade their tracks and find a way to increase speeds of their trains. As of now a car trip is around the same as the train trip to San Antonio or Dallas if Amtrack adds the route. They must find a way to make the trip by train fater then car or Texans will continue to choose car over train to San Antonio and Dallas.
  13. Thanks for the info. I am aware of the real need for the new law school and the new specs and amenities that are coming with it. I was just wondering what UH is going to do with the old law building once the new one is done. Are they just simply going to demolish the old law school?
  14. Parking in Galveston can be a nightmare, yet alone the traffic. Recently got tboned by a lady making an illegal u-turn from the direction against the seawall. She just put the pedal down and turned right into opposite coming traffic which was me. I could see people taking a commuter rail to Galveston so not to have to deal with all that. There are plenty of restaurants and convenient stores along the seawall to buy beach essentials like beverages one you are on Galveston. Plus going to the restaurant and bars on the Strand and Post Office is not a major walk because Galveston has the wheeled trolleys and is working on getting the rail trolleys working again.
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