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Amlaham

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  1. This lot will become townhouses from City Side Homes. They have multiple developments across town, definitely among the nicer townhomes https://citysidehomes.com//developments
  2. Not sure if there's already a topic created for this, but last year this site was an empty lot and now there is a 2 story building on the lot, not sure what it is. Latest picture (below) is from November 2022 so the building should be done by now.
  3. Not sure what this really means by "commercial demo 2015 IBC"
  4. University of Houston receives $63M for a US Army Project. https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:oOgPm_4XQ38J:https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/education/article/university-houston-receives-63m-u-s-army-project-18389971.php&cd=9&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=safari
  5. I'm just waiting on any news about the promised "Astros village" :) Tampa, Las Vegas, and Kansas City are all getting a new baseball park + mix-use developments. I don't think we need a new ballpark because I just love how historic MMP looks. All we're missing is some kind of mix use surrounding it! https://www.connectcre.com/stories/houston-based-hines-lands-1-3b-tampa-stadium-mixed-use-development/
  6. I thought the SAME thing! Its practically a customer service center, I'm sure we'll be more than fine! Side note about the flooding comment. I'm starting to realize a lot of Houstonians are pessimists, see the absolute worst of every thing Houston 😂
  7. Can't seem to figure out whats going on here, but lots of construction, can't find any permits. My guess is a bar maybe.
  8. There's also protected bike lanes on both sides of Cullen north of 45 as well! The student housing across this development on Cullen was also made very pedestrian friendly (all parking is in the back). This part of town (specifically north of i45) is already ideal for pedestrians/ cyclist; narrower streets, smaller/older setbacks, smaller developments/lots in general. The is also becoming even more walkable/ dense/ bike-able. Cullen was cut down to 2 lanes to include bike lanes (from 4), Scott is only 4 lanes with a rail running in between, Leeland was cut down to 2 lanes to include bike lanes (from 4). Let's hope rest of the development somehow makes up for this.
  9. I love all the updates happening at Highland Village, it looks so refreshed and even more polished! I just reallyyyyy wish they would replace the wired street lights on Drexel and Weslayan with an actual arm mast.
  10. Why would they remove all the healthy trees they planted?
  11. Mayoral candidates spoke on a forum on how Houston can go forward with improving our streets/sidewalks/transportation etc. Ms. Jackson Lee was absent In general, Mr. Whitmire is the obvious winner in my opinion, however, you never know what can happen in our city. https://www.axios.com/local/houston/2023/09/25/mayor-candidates-transportation-vision
  12. Some good news, TMC partnership with the Netherlands. The Netherlands joins Ireland, the UK, Australia, and Denmark in partnership with the TMC. Maybe this is more important than how the US sees us? Globally, I think the TMC is doing a good job. https://houston.culturemap.com/news/innovation/medical-center-builds-bridges-for-global-impact-with-new-netherlands-partnership/ https://www.tmc.edu/tmc-biobridge/
  13. Sorry, I'm not surprised AT ALL. DFW has been doing an amazing job landing corporate relocations, amusement parks, and now this. I just feel like nothing has been aligning for a city.....for the last decade or so.
  14. The gate is.... interesting, would have thought they would try to incorporate the trail into the development (like MKT shopping center)
  15. I'm a little confused with previous comments that Temons Place Apartments will be torn down for a flyover ramp for the i45 project. The interactive maps below from the city and TxDOT both show the project's boundaries being on the outskirt of the apartments (does not include the apartment itself). Also, this portion of i45 will actually become disused. The picture with the gray lines in the highways will all be removed. No new ramp will go there. The red lines in the highways will just be leftover unused highway. https://mycity.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=15e9cd4512944ddb9b8f6b23fa9a68c6 https://www.txdot.gov/nhhip.html
  16. https://abc13.com/city-of-houston-lights-over-freeway-bridge-montrose-who-pays-for-the-on-59/13806175/ Kind of annoying since the design team was already selected :/
  17. Your pictures are always great, and trust me, I along with most people on this forum really appreciate them! From an outside perspective, it looks like miscommunication between jokes. It can be hard to distinguish a person's tone through these messages. Really hope you reconsider because you along with other HAIFers are what make this website alive!
  18. This would be a HUGE plus if it passes, although I have a feel it wont pass :(
  19. This entire project could have been much more than what its turning out to be, multiple street centers :(
  20. https://www.opensecrets.org/industries/indus.php?ind=m02 This is a good place to start if you don't think the auto industry isn't contributing to any of this mess. Averaging 40M per year just in lobbying at Washington. You are right on one thing, we will NEVER EVER be Europe, actually caring for the future??? The chaos 😮‍💨 We as a country will ALWAYS put business/money of big corporations before our people and our future. Look into the pharmaceutical industry, the toxic food industry, the work industry. Do not worry, we will NEVER improve these issues because.....we are NOT Europe :)
  21. -European cities weren't always designed the way that they are today. Car culture was huge in Europe, its until recent decades that they started to change. This idea that "we're not Europe and will never be Europe" is so weird considering "Europe" isn't what it was until recently. By your logic, we don't deserve to ever change and progress as a country, just keep it the way it is forever because its always been that way, extremely non-progressive thinking. Images below for reference of what Europe WAS and what it is NOW (not always) :) 1976 Lisbon Today :) 1960s Copenhagen Vs Today 2000s Netherlands Vs Today I can go on with thousands of other references/projects, but for clarification to everyone.....Europe was NOT what it is today. The difference is that the auto Industry has paid and prevented politicians to allow these types of transitions... NOT that "its just how Europe is and we are not Europe" thats such a close minded/ and poorly thought out theory. -Again, the comment that it doesn't matter if people need other modes of transit, and that they should just move to another city is sooo absurd and such a "if you don't like it, get out of here" instead of progressing a city forward, sticking to Stone Age "we don't need change" theory. Its sooooo non-progressive and does not make sense in a city thats literally growing by millions. -Lastly, TXDOT is in FACT in charge of certain poorly condition streets, https://apps3.txdot.gov/apps-cq/project_tracker/ use this link to see which roads :)
  22. I've experienced both frequently (I have a lot of family overseas so I go back and forth), the weather can be very identical, Southern Europe can be VERY humid and hot. The difference is the entire culture of walking. The buildings sit closer to each other making it more comfortable to walk. Trees, canopies, and buildings provide adequate shade. The streets are narrower so cars can't zoom by, making it feel safer to walk. Also, walking from place to place isn't looked down upon, a lot of places in America sound so classest talking about cars and look down on walking. Beside the mental and physical benefits of walking (America has one of the highest obesity rate in the entire world), there are people who simply cannot drive and from your logic it sounds like "who cares since they're not the majority." For example, teenagers/kids, people who can't afford cars, pts with medical conditions like epilepsy, macular degeneration, MS, Parkinson's, etc......all deserve to have options of getting around that equates to how grand our highways are. I'm not saying we need to get rid of our highways completely, but we need to better our alternative options. TXDOT legit wants to rebuild perfectly good highways, while we still have crumbling streets and abysmal bike and walking infrastructure. The auto industry has us in the palm of their hands.
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