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1 minute ago, hindesky said:

Joking but I wouldn't doubt him at this point.

. dude you made my heart sink to my ass

18 hours ago, hindesky said:

"All bike lanes will be removed" said Whitmire, is rumoured to have said in private conversations.

When did you hear this? 

Sucks losing some charming buildings but the overall improvement will be worth it 

4 hours ago, BeerNut said:

People should start hammering Whitmire if even hints at removing any biking/pedestrian infrastructure. "Houston Ave, never forget"

Start now. CM Castillo spoke tonite at the Heights SN meeting. He said he will continue to hold Whitmire accountable for his actions. He talked about the lack of transparency and asked that each of us email the mayor about Houston Ave. He stressed that that's the only way he can have the leverage necessary to continue speaking on the issue. He also reaffirmed that people are not happy about the way the mayor handled this. The vast majority of Houstonians want these safety improvements. Let me be clear, all roadway projects are threatened at the moment. That includes Phase 2 of Shepherd/Durham, 11th St, North Main, etc. Take 5 minutes and let him know you are not happy. 

CM Castillo has been getting flooded with complaints about this 

2 minutes ago, bookey23 said:

Does this mean soil testing leading to them building something? That'd be a very exciting development. It's too bad that the "Fleur-De-Waugh" right next to this location is one of the biggest wastes of land in Houston. It's extremely prime property for another park, or an addition to Buffalo Bayou Park/Spotts Park.

And with Whitmire running the show the chances of it going away any time soon is slim. 

The Moxy seems to be doing very well. I saw people walking out last night and downtown was packed with people. Another hotel would bring more synergy.

4 hours ago, CREguy13 said:

This NEEDS to be a hotel, hopefully the eventual buyer makes it happen.

Yeah based off the market it will likely be residential or a hotel

https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/scalan-building-auction-18665630.php

While I'm happy about the development, having parking spaces fronting the trail is stupid 

11 hours ago, JLWM8609 said:

I went for that location for the first and last time today. Felt like the wild west. As I walked in, a guy was walking out nonchalantly with a garbage bag full of stuff he'd stolen. Considering it was Dollar Tree, he probably made off with $9 worth of stuff.

That's part of the mayors new public safety plan

While the routing on N Main would have been great, we also have to look at how Metro has approached expansion. At the time, it made more sense to lay the tracks down in an area with less push back that would also serve low income neighborhoods. The same happened with the BRT lines. Metro could have thrown another light rail referendum on the table but it chose the cheaper route to get the ball rolling but I firmly believe the long term plan is light rail. Metros mindset is winning over the public first and then getting new voter approval for improvements, etc. And honestly it's working. The latest transit measure passed by almost 20% percent more than the measure back in 2004. 

Yeah the fight is far from over on this

The only solution I see is basically cutting all those pedestrian islands in half and removing the guided turns 

19 hours ago, 004n063 said:

Some of the blame here goes to the red line routing.

What do you mean? 

Wow that's a nice improvement

5 hours ago, hindesky said:

When I said it needed fencing I meant interior fencing with openings wide enough for pedestrians and a locked gate for maintenance vehicles.

My bad I was just being sarcastic, but I agree, a fence would do wonders. I guess I'm trying to understand how a car got up there and police are just 2 blocks away . 

Wild how this area is getting so dense yet the residents don't want basic things like wide sidewalks or transit options. I mean I know why, but it's still ridiculous 

1 hour ago, hindesky said:

Fencing has come down and some idiot did donuts on the freshly sprayed grass seed. They need to fence this off to keep the jackasses out.

Where were the cops? Go ask the mayor

Damn Houston needs a better train station. I remember a while back the city had concepts of a multimodal transit facility on Main near Buffalo Bayou. 

Just now, 004n063 said:

He said pedestrian safety is the responsibility of law enforcement this morning.

In other words, **shrug emoji**.

Yeah because he's equating public safety to JUST crime. He's not realizing he has a responsibility to build a safer city. There aren't enough cops to force people to stop for pedestrians, to stop running stop signs and red lights, to stop speeding .

On 2/7/2024 at 3:09 AM, 004n063 said:

I don't think I can handle jokes like these right now

Damn me either

This is the kind of urbanize we love to see

On 2/6/2024 at 10:43 PM, Triton said:

I think it will still move forward but I imagine some of the design might change. I-45 to Airline might remain the same, but I-45 to Boundary had some opposition, not just from the nearby residents but also White Oak Music Hall. They are concerned about their Lyft/Uber spots and what it means for people driving to their venue. It gets backed up already with two lanes headed toward WOMH so there is no telling how bad it will get with just one lane. So it makes me wonder.... do they try to add a middle/turning lane here... perhaps during big shows they can shuffle traffic around with that center lane? A lot of unknowns at this point.

Yeah there's gonna be some major tweaks to all of the planned routes, but I think he's willing to work out the kinks. He's all about "working together"

I'm working with some peeps to get these safety measures redone. I encourage yall to email CM Castillo and let him know you support these safety measures to keep people safe. He's been very vocal about the lack of transparency in removing these safety improvements. Here is his email: DISTRICTH@HOUSTONTX.GOV