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Next Door says that the garage is sinking and unsafe. Supposedly they are suing the builder.

Anyone know what is being built at the site of the old Kicks Indoor Soccer on Shepherd?

Very interesting article from the Bauer Institute for Regional Forecasting on the outlook for Houston in 2016. https://www.bauer.uh.edu/centers/irf/houston-updates.php

I attended the meeting last Thursday. I was surprised with the effort the city put into addressing the concerns of the community and trying to build support for the effort. There were about 15 DPW employees there to answer questions. They had a nice visualization showing the neighborhood before and after the proposed changes. They are keeping Greenbriar the same width from Rice to Holcombe. They expect to keep all of the trees. They are widening the sidewalks a bit to comply with code, but are going to work around the trees. The plan will address some of the safety and traffic issues. There will be a dedicated right turn late in front of Roberts Elementary to deal with traffic backing up onto Greenbriar from the drop off line on Swift. This will prevent northbound traffic on Greenbriar from being backed up by morning/afternoon drop off and pick up. They are adding left and right turn lanes at Greenbriar and University. The main concession for the community is that there will be no left turns from Greenbriar onto Swift. The project will start in early 2017 and take the entire year. I sure hope the city puts this amount of effort into building support in all communities affected by DPW projects. They exceeded my expectations.

The city doesn't plan to start this project until 2017. Anyone that has driven on Greenbriar would agree it needs to be fixed. The question is whether the city is just going to fix what exists or expand Greenbriar to additional lanes. In my opinion, it should not be widened. Dozens of kids walk to Roberts Elementary each morning. Widening Greenbriar would heighten the risk for these kids to cross the street. The street is also lined with large oak trees that provide a canopy. Losing the oaks would devalue the homes in the area.