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Washington Ave reversal?
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I'm hearing that the mayor is getting rid of the Vision Zero program. This will ultimately affect any federal dollars for future projects. It has already affected Phase 2 of the Montrose Boulevard redesign. The feds denied funding because it doesn't provide enough multi-modal access. The city resubmitted the project for funding with no changes. I'm very worried how this will affect projects like Gulfton/Kashmere Gardens and the massive grant they just received. This mayor just doesn't get it and he's not going to. I voted for a Democrat, and this mayor doesn't act like one. I expect some major changes to 11th Street if not completely removed. On a positive note, the mayor supports the Quitman bikeway which will have a groundbreaking tomorrow. Adrian Garcia said he met with the mayor to discuss the project and it has his support.
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11th Street Bike Lanes
j_cuevas713 replied to hindesky's topic in Bicycles and Other Low-Impact Modes
Agree. I'm all for supporting our first responders but $650 million!? And he has yet to detail how we're going to make that happen. -
Warehouse District: Mixed-Use By Urban Genesis
j_cuevas713 replied to Urbannizer's topic in Going Up!
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11th Street Bike Lanes
j_cuevas713 replied to hindesky's topic in Bicycles and Other Low-Impact Modes
With the way Whitmire handled Houston Avenue, I'm sold on the idea that these will be removed with no plan for the future. I have yet to hear anything about a "new design" for a crossing at Houston Ave. When Shepherd/Durham are finished in the next few years there will be no east/west connection for cyclists. I've heard rumblings that Phase 2 for Shepherd/Durham are being threatened. It was also confirmed by PW's yesterday that all bike lane projects are paused and that a handful of projects might get canned. That includes Quitman which ironically will have a groundbreaking next Tuesday. Sawyer/Edwards should already be under construction as well. Gulfton is getting $43 million in federal dollars to rebuild that entire neighborhood. I wonder how the feds will view Houston if Whitmire completely dismantles 11th Street and considers removing the lanes on Hillcroft after receiving that federal grant. Blodgett is also under threat. Shabazz has been vocal on using Prop A to bring that issue to the table soon. Things seems to be unraveling for Houston becoming a gold level bike city. This administration is hellbent on undoing anything the previous administration did regardless if there is support. -
That's my bad. I've been balancing so much nonsense coming from the mayors office I didn't realize this was still the current design.
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The test was to see how easy it was to remove the paint if Metro needed to repaint the lanes. It looks like Metro is try to penny pinch any way possible to cut the cost of needing to repaint so frequently. Based off the work they’ve done it appears they’re going to cut that cost in half while also reimplementing the diamond design.
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Warehouse District: Mixed-Use By Urban Genesis
j_cuevas713 replied to Urbannizer's topic in Going Up!
Interesting, I didn't know that southern parcel of land would still be open for development. I thought it was going to cut all the way through the Metro bus area. I hope another McKee style apartment complex is built there.- 407 replies
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It would be awesome if they removed all the parking and just made it greenspace that flows in to the park. Hopefully that adult store and comic book store are both gone soon as the value of the land continues to increase. They're both extreme eyesores.
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j_cuevas713 replied to Urbannizer's topic in Going Up!
Plus the North Canal will cut right through here- 407 replies
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Yeah it also looks like this will be the painting moving forward to cut costs
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Damn that doesn't seem like a good thing, especially for the MS 2.0 project
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Silver St. Signal Installation & Improvements
j_cuevas713 replied to hindesky's topic in Traffic and Transportation
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That building needs some TLC
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Will this have gas? Seems like a tight squeeze to put pumps and a real disregard for pedestrians, especially with a damn train running right next to it. If it's just a convenient store, then that works. And to the comment about Mains St 2.0, this doesn't look good for the future of that if this is the case, UNLESS it's just a convenient store. What's also interesting is Zimmerman Interests owns the lot. They specialize in rehabbing old buildings.
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Just to be clear, the old building isn't coming down correct, this is just an addition to the building?
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Greenspace is always a plus, especially if they connect it to Buffalo Bayou. This enhances the attractiveness of downtown for more dense development.
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Wow this is great!
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That's what I hope too. Knowing Whitmire, he'll make it two lanes.
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Lower Westheimer Road Construction
j_cuevas713 replied to trymahjong's topic in Traffic and Transportation
I'm really hoping that they make Westheimer 1 lane each direction. There's no room for 2 lanes up to Woodhead. Maybe even up to Shepherd. -
I think the first phase is just testing the removal of the paint. I HOPE they repaint them but I think they will remove them for the sake of maintenance cost.
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I'd like to see specifics but I guess we have to just wait and see what get's done. I'm going to assume sidewalks won't be widened just repaired in spots.
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Any update on this? Have they removed all the lanes?
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11th Street Bike Lanes
j_cuevas713 replied to hindesky's topic in Bicycles and Other Low-Impact Modes
Were you there? I was taking pictures