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  1. Pardon if this has been addressed here but what about the idea of having an Uptown station and a Downtown station (barring cost factor), where the rail is submerged into a tunnel to downtown near the Uptown station. Passengers have a choice of either destinations, Downtown Houston to/from Dallas and Uptown Houston to/from Dallas.
  2. Looks like UH is closing on the property across Spur 5 soon. So that's approximately 70 more acres to add to the 593. Also Dr. Khator has big plans for the new acquisition. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20602099&sid=arwz0pgUIgbw Great news.
  3. Seems like the Aggie governor issues other favors as well.... http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/steffy/6524624.html
  4. Yea I have to agree, that has the potential to be an ugly building and it does not resemeble the rendering that's in the MasterPlan powerpoint presentation. http://www.uh.edu/about/initiatives/masterplan/. Plus not sure if I heard it here but as I understand it, UH is going the cheap route on buliding the structure. I just hope everything turns out great.
  5. Excellent idea about a NASA related museum, IMAX theatre, fight similation etc! That is the best idea I've heard for the dome ever. I've lived here all my life, worked for 4 yrs acoss the street from NASA and I can say that its not a place (NASA) that I have visited since elementary school however I know that its all about the tourist(s). I would hope that someone of significance pick up this idea and run with it. GREAT IDEA!
  6. Received an email the other day and it looks like the new end zone facility for Robertson stadium is getting a lot of attention. The email attaches a link to a survey and wanted some feedback. I am placing it here just in case someone wants take it. It also has some cool renderings of the facility as you go along. http://www.customintercept.com/surveys/web/uhrenovation.htm I would guess construction would have to start after football season but there is the Dynamo's season afterwards. Any ideas about the start date?
  7. I really would like to share your enthusiasm for the U-Line but until they are breaking ground on either on the new rail routes I am not expressing my optimisim.
  8. I am kinda conflicted on this issue but leaning towards agreeing with whatever gets UH to Tier 1 status. If that means becoming more research intensive then go that route however I would like to see the enrollment numbers after the tuition hike and gauge its impact. The Hardy Rail Yard campus is a great idea midtown coog and metro's intermodal is planned for the area as well. Man the city and UH needs to start thinking big as you say. I imagine that the campus and area would be vibrant. Ahh.... dreamy!!!!
  9. Just re-read the announcement and it is 43 acres purchase. So 593 acres. Yes! Now I just hope we can create something where students want to live and hang around campus instead of commuting.
  10. That's great news, can't read the full article but that's ok. If this is the land that is bordered by Spur 5, OST and MLK there the southern entrance to the campus that was mentioned before. Man this is exciting news! Anyone has any ideas what should they do with the new land? So the university has grown from 550 arces to guessing here 600? Oh I am excitied!
  11. HAHAHA, uuhhh! I found this on the web somehow. This is so funny and so sad at the same time. An Aggie protecting his PUF. http://media.www.thebatt.com/media/storage...ed-515255.shtml
  12. Read this in the chronicle yesterday. Provides some insight on the 'PUF'. http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metrop...an/5507512.html
  13. Rap I knew the gentleman that was killed personally and he had stop that sort of "dealer" activity for many years now. However it was indeed a tragedy and I really feel bad for the children to have to grow up without a father. Not to come off sounding defensive or anything. However I think you are correct with your assessment of the area and the apartments do breed a bad element thus if a savvy investor does come along and do the things that you are suggesting the neighborhood would benefit greatly. Moving on musicman which builder(s) are selling off lots, where are these lots located and more importantly why are they selling off? Thanks for any information.
  14. You guys are making things a bit uneasy for me. First I would like to wish the new prez good luck in delivering UH to Tier 1 status and becoming the next flagship university in the state of Texas. I was quietly thinking to myself that the building was coming along very slowly and that 2009 was indeed a long time coming. However I am not in the developement field and have no idea how long such a project should take. Moving on, I had to get my fix of UH information somehow and ran across a couple of documents on the web. I was estatic to read the strategic initiatives that were layed out for UH, namely the work in the medical center and wanting to become "The University of the medical center". Other items that I was equally excited about was wanting/needing to establish a UH System health science center in TMC, continued M.D. planning discussions with Cornell University and the Methodist Hospital, expanding other TMC facilities, new park and entrance at Wheeler and Calhoun, developing Scott street properties, Pearland activity, Cy-Fair activity plus the potential City of Houston Health department building purchase. Whew! It was a lot. Here are the links to the documents http://www.uhsa.uh.edu/sysplanning/UHS%20S...ples%20FY08.doc http://www.uhsa.uh.edu/sysplanning/Strateg...0FY2007%202.doc Please note the documents are dated 10/2007 so the strategy was developed before Renu Khantor came into the prez postion. I hope she can build upon this. However this was a great find for me and I am glad to see UH has some great ideas about the future.
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