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  1. Far-left ideology contributes massively to entropy and destroys the family structure which is inherent to a strong society. It is the party of malaise and economic drain. Far-right ideology constricts social progress and promotes greed. I’d say both are equally destructive with one coming in a prettier package. The political spectrum is really a circle and both sides end in authoritarianism. No thanks! Advances in technology and “the human condition” cannot be claimed be leftists or right wingers, but rather a constellation of both. Also, there is zero brain drain at the moment. It is WAY too early to make an uninformed comment like that. All of our Med schools are still at maximum matriculation and our healthcare sector state-wide is still expanding at record pace. I don’t know where you’re getting your ideas from besides making them up. @__nevii

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  2. There is a novelty to boarding a train that doesn't exist with BRT. I know that BRT is solving a legitimate transit need, but many people will simply refuse to get on a bus rather than a train. I don't know if it's an aesthetic issue, or a mental block, but trains give mass transit a certain level of validity that I don't think BRT can ever offer. Obviously, we on HAIF know that mass transit can be successful with busses, but does the common Houstonian agree? It's hard to imagine many people giving up driving to get on a bus. Since there are so many people going into the city from the West I hope that this line can be successful due to its convenience, but after the silver line I don't know how much faith I have in anything other than rail in Houston. My two cents 

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  3. 1 hour ago, Ns1021 said:

    Houston is so far behind cities like Dallas / Austin it’s a joke when it comes to 5 star/ high end / boutique 4 stars.

    Dallas (Uptown/Downtown core): Ritz, Crescent Court, Mansion, Zaza, W, Omni, Fairmont, Hall Arts, Thompson, JW Marriott (coming soon), Joule, Adolphus, Le Meriden, Four Seasons (coming soon), Auberge (coming soon), Swexan (coming soon) plus all the normal big chain brands. 
     

    Austin: Four Seasons, Proper, Fairmont, Thompson, Van Zandt, JW, Omni, W, Driskill, Zaza, LINE, Otis, Commodore Perry, Ritz (planned) Ella, plus all the big chains. 
     

    Houston is not even in the same stratosphere as those types of lists…..

    This is the ultimate truth. Houston may have one incredible hotel, but we are woefully behind Austin and especially Dallas. This city cares so little about its image that we haven't cultivated any coherent region where tourism might have a chance at thriving. Things are obviously changing, but this city has a lot of ground to cover. 

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  4. 22 hours ago, Ross said:

    So you hate the landowners in the middle of nowhere that would get zero benefit and have their land messed up? That's harsh. One of the failures of the promoters was they treated rural landowners like crap. Ask any petroleum landman what happens when you treat rural people like that.

    I never had high hopes in this project, but yes. Those landowners are selfish, shortsighted, and interested only in the politics of this project. That Texas Central didn't learn from the petroleum industry is one thing, but those landowners were never going to give land for a "commie train." Buy their land and put the state and environment first. 

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  5. This thing is so wildly ugly its actually pretty funny and strangely endearing. The building would actually be pretty nice if it was reclad to match the addition. Get rid of the stone and turn it all to glass. BUT since that'll never happen I'll stick to laughing at, and loving, this undeniably Houston building. 

  6. On 3/26/2022 at 8:01 PM, hindesky said:

    Damn, was this guy's entire family and everyone he's ever loved raped and killed in Houston or something? The whole thing is noticeably aggressive and consciously ignorant of Houston's role in the Texas/American economy. He paints an image of Houston's economy being as diversified as that of Venezuela. Super strange article. 

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  7. 10 hours ago, Texasota said:

    My oversimplified understanding: Cost of labor vs. cost of materials. 

    In areas where labor is expensive, steel is used. In areas where labor is cheap, concrete is used. Basically because, especially when dealing with formwork, concrete can be much more labor-intensive. 

    Texas is also a major concrete supplier and the northeast is a major supplier of steel. Regional economics and supply chains have a hand in this difference I would assume. 

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  8. WOW this is great for both airports and the timeline seems perfectly aligned to take advantage of post-pandemic passenger traffic. Exciting stuff. We'll essentially have a completely new IAH as compared to ten years ago. I wonder what the future - 2030s and beyond - holds for IAH as it seems that the airport is maxing out its available space for additional gates. Where does the airport expand after this? 

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