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  1. I've driven down farm roads in better condition for cars and pedestrians than the roads surrounding all these giant apartment blocks. At least they were recently resurfaced! Good 'nuf! Wouldn't it make sense for the city to require some sort of development impact fee where roads don't meet current standards? Seems to me these massive structures should trigger some sort of road rebuild even if it's just a few blocks. It's baffling but sadly not surprising.

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  2. Sure rising rents can increase homelessness if a large geographic area is affected with little new affordable housing making up for it, but there’s without a doubt a lot more at play: the overall economy, macro/micro employment trends, the ability/inability of a metro area to house people in need, substance abuse trends, etc. And as someone mentioned, certain neighborhoods can be affected moreso when shelters, etc. are nearby. 

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  3. 1 hour ago, Avossos said:

    I have noticed that the amount of transient people and homeless has really increased - or seems to be worsening in terms of impact. More graffiti, more trash, more grit...

    My two cents: vacant lots, vacant buildings, and general lack of human presence causes a lot of this activity. The number of vacant spaces in this area is very high at this moment in time compared to just 3-4 years ago.

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  4. Circle Oak: It’s the old George Foundation property, both sides of SW Frwy. I believe the first multi family property in the development is going in just north of the 762/2977 (Minonite) T-intersection. At least that’s what I’ve been told. :) this entire property will become a large mixed use development long-term. 

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  5. TIRZ 5 has added a project to their '23-'27 CIP. Here's the narrative per their July Board meeting agenda:

    • Striping & signage south of Feagan to improve safety at merge with S Heights.
    • The conversion, via restripe and curb extensions as appropriate, of Waugh Drive into a two-way roadway between Feagan and Washington Avenue. We are proposing a section that includes: 2 SB lanes, 1 NB lanes, and a two-way left turn lane
    • Update of the Waugh/Yale signal at Washington Avenue and add a WB left turn lane.
    • Modifications to the intersection of Waughford at Waugh to support two-way operations on Waugh.
    • Dedicated left-turn lanes and a new signal at S. Heights at Willia/Feagan. Makes it easier for everyone to get to Spotts Park
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  6. On 5/10/2021 at 10:41 AM, j_cuevas713 said:

    That utility pole sitting next to the sidewalk on Montrose Blvd has been there for literally years. I’ve filed a few 311 complaints and that thing just sits there. 

    Preach. Lol is it still there a year later? It’s wild how many are just sitting in our streets and ditches. In classic COH form, they won’t attempt to remove rogue poles even if they are affecting drainage etc. Gotta call centerpoint. I had a few removed that were blocking culverts (for over 6 months) recently. Took a while and I had to nag for the right person, but they did it once they confirmed they were in fact leftovers. If I forget to dm you their contact info, remind me. 

  7. On 6/14/2022 at 1:41 PM, iah77 said:

    Does anyone else have a problem with how crappy some of the city's "safety" interventions look? The way they just build curbs looks horrible and I think people would be more receptive if it did not look so bad. The one they did by Rice drives me crazy and the space has accumulated a lot of tree waste since now it cannot be cleaned easily. In other cities they tend to raise the area and landscape it so it actually looks better than before. 

    Absolutely agree. 100%. It’s always good ‘nuf. 

  8. On 2/21/2022 at 9:00 AM, Stew said:

    I really do appreciate electricity but power lines and their poles are so ugly. I wish we could put the lines underground but I guess that would be too expensive. 😕 

    At this point, all I'd ask for are some really basic standards and enforcement. I mean, it's pathetic. A new development was recently built near me where the poles were moved around and replaced but they kept a few absolutely useless ones within a few feet of the new ones. Why leave duplicate poles? A year later, they seem to be there to stay. Last year, it took me 5 months to get Centerpoint to remove a pole they left for over 6 months on the side of my building. Even more recent and nearby, Centerpoint moved more poles around and blasted out the concrete around them, leaving the busted concrete and a 4 foot pile of soil with no attempt to repave the area where they dug it out. That's something you just don't see everywhere else. It's a complete lack of care and enforcement.

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  9. They are replacing busted curb segments as well. Never thought I'd see the day. It's a Christmas miracle. Also noteworthy, utility connections are simultaneously  being installed into the future Phase 2 section of Buffalo Heights. At least it appears that way to my untrained eye. The pipes are being extended well into the property in 2-3 spots.

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