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  1. Big E
    Because zoning codes are filled with all kinds of arbitrary rules and variances that can make building anything a pain, and make it easier for NIMBYs, like the ones trying to stop this, to actually stall out and even defeat development, especially in cities like San Francisco which are not as-of-right jurisdictions. Houston is not nearly has bad as those cities precisely because it lacks a large, labyrinthine zoning code that has to be navigated, and there is little to nothing NIMBYs can do to stop a development once it starts. There's a reason why NIMBYism is worse in other American cities. Zoning codes basically play right into them. Even if you try to follow them perfectly, challenges and litigation are still guaranteed.
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    The Biden Administration doesn't care about local politics. They might care about putting it in a Red State simply due to not wanting to give a win to a Red State...but in the same vein they might put it in Houston just to give a boost to local Democrats to spite the state government. Oh course, if you're a far-leftist, you would think that. And, as I said, they will be replaced by people moving to Texas, which is experiencing a net gain in population.
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    Transitioning children? Really? That's what you think is going to stop this from happening? Look, I don't care if you think its is God's gift to man or mutilating children. It has nothing to do with ARPA-H which will be focused on things like cancer research. I doubt many doctors are abandoning the state over abortion or "gender-affirming care" for children, especially since many probably oppose these things themselves. And for those that leave, many will arrive to replace them. TMC is not defined by any of these things either.
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    North Canal Project

    Big E replied to Triton's topic in Downtown

    Might as well ask if we are moving the prisons and courthouses too.
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    Those concrete walls are expensive and add to the cost per mile of the free substantially. Which is why you only ever see them on highways going through residential areas. Their purpose isn't to hide blight, its for soundproofing so the noise of the traffic doesn't effect neighborhoods.
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    Over what, exactly?
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    I don't think any "culture war nonsense", whatever that means, will matter much here. It will mainly be political support, and, more importantly, tax breaks, that will win the day here. Texas isn't opposing the bid, and the free federal investment and prestige that would come from landing it would be too good to pass up. Houston, overall, is probably the most logical location for this to be built.
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    There are in fact outdoor seats specifically designed to discourage people doing things like sitting on them for long periods of time or laying down on them, to discourage the homeless for congregating. Japan uses them all the time. These seats may not be designed with that in mind, though they probably should be, to encourage people to sit while not encouraging vagrants to congregate.
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    That's where the Hotel and condo development will be.
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    Definitely feels like student housing. It did well to master that whole "prison block" look.
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    I mean, if you are familiar with the Big Dig, this shouldn't come as a surprise. Most of the construction took place between 1991 and 2007, the better part of two decades, but project planning and preliminary studies actually started back in 1982, and the project was discussed as far back as the early 70s.
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    One filled in parking lot at a time.
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    The literal biggest middle finger to the neighborhood they could give.
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    Honestly, I think these people need to stop wasting time and money and pack it in at this point.
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    While it was value engineered, it was value engineered well, which is more than I can say for most buildings that go through that process in Houston.
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    Huh. So there were two different buildings this whole time? Well, at least now we know.
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    The parcel map maybe out of date, because it doesn't line up with past reports, or current plans.
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    Is this building finished? Nobody has posted photos of the exterior in months. If so, this should be moved from "Going Up!". Also, this building's name is The Westcott Memorial Park, so the thread should be renamed.
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    Pretty sure at least two of those parcels (the ones north of Polk) were bought by Skanska and are part of their project (see the picture posted above; smaller parcel would be part of large hotel/residential building planned for the left most parcel in that picture). The larger parcel was originally reported as having been acquired by them, but they've posted no plans for it.
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    Florida Atlantic
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    Lack of leadership, lack of will, lack of money. Lack of everything, really. I think the historical designation is the only reason it hasn't been torn down, and nobody has simply cared enough to go out their way to get the designation removed. Its political and bureaucratic inertia at this point.
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    The sorry state of our elected representatives is an indictment on us all.
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    If the people of Harris County, as A WHOLE, wanted to spend money on the dome, they would have passed one of the numerous initiatives to do so. If people in the county, once again, AS A WHOLE, cared that much about the dome, it wouldn't still be abandoned. While a few individuals may care, as a general statement, the people of Harris County just don't seem to have any strong feelings in making use of the Astrodome.
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    The thing is, I'm sure weirder stuff has happened in Houston. Hell, its probably no more out there than some of the other proposals.
  25. Big E
    Such is life on an internet forum.
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