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J008

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  1. This makes no sense, considering the demographics of where the store is and how many food options there are with in 5 miles. If this were north east of downtown or any of the other food deserts, I would agree with you. Low income housing was literally replaced with a starbucks. A poor person is much more disadvataged by the reducion in cheap central houston housing with access to transport than saving 10 cents on milk.
  2. Then we'd have 2 walmarts and a sub par bridge
  3. With the new lights at i-10, it is hopeless to go that way. If you define downtown as Houston Ave. Then I think you could probably get from yale to houston on Center in 5 minutes (as long as walmart isnt open, and the yale st bridge still in tact). SW freeway would almost impossible.
  4. Seriously. Lets assume the picture is correct. 1. The no trucks signs are posted at the threshold of this light. So by continuing they are obviously disregarding the sign. 2. Why would someone drive past heights to take a left on yale to take a left back to heights, take two more rights and then cross yale in an 18 wheeler? It is absurd. 3. He is also running a red light.
  5. Just a friendly reminder, that the funds used to build the interstate infrastructure necessary for this store were part of a federal stimulus program. Almost the same day they broke ground, this project was announced. Add the 380. And now the state is going to fork over the money for a new bridge. It's gotten help at literally every level. (won't get into the Navy and military that defends the shipping lanes from both china and the mideast to get you your cheap goods). http://www.chron.com/neighborhood/heights-news/article/Stimulus-project-starting-up-in-area-1719073.php http://www.recovery.gov/Transparency/RecoveryData/Pages/RecipientReportedDataMap.aspx?stateCode=TX
  6. The check cashing store is called "Loan Depot", their sign is up already.
  7. Its not a bad thing and for the folks who live under the yale street bridge, they have more potent options than what is sold at the gas station. I am only contrasting the idea that was initially proposed ( tree lined biking and walking trails with unique shopping and dining) to what actually gets built ( a standard crappy stip mall copied and pasted from some anonymous place).
  8. Chronicle is reporting the new tenants http://blog.chron.com/primeproperty/2012/07/new-tenants-for-heights-area-walmart-center-announced/ JP Morgan Chase Taco Cabana Visionworks Sport Clips Jersey Mike’s Nailtime GNC GameStop Corner Bakery Starbucks Verizon Which Wich Chipotle So it is as bad as it seems both a walmart and a starbucks, nail salon, bank, and a liqour store (not listed above but the sign is already up.)
  9. certainly a stretch to believe http://blog.chron.com/hottopics/2012/04/walmart-big-box-stores-linked-with-hate-groups-in-study/
  10. It doesn't help, that heights and studemont under construction as well. amazingly shepherd between washington and memorial was repaved in a week.
  11. True, the death could have been prevented but the design of the intersection is simply absurd. This intersection is very poorly lit for one thing, and the design is absolutely absurd. I drove by their at night not long after the accident and strangely, this intersection is much darker than Harvard at 11th or yale at 11th, have no idea why, but I would expect it to be more lit if anything considering the level of pedestrian traffic. Second. I have never seen anyone use the trail as intended where you run one block, cross heights blvd, then cross 11th st, then cross heights again, run another block, cross heights then, cross 10th then, cross back to heights again, repeat, repeat, .... Considering the number of people using the trail, there should be adequate light and markings where people use it. Despite its ridiculous design.
  12. Sidewalks and bike trails are transportation for me.
  13. No it is one of those "shovel ready" stimulus funded projects. http://www.chron.com/neighborhood/heights-news/article/Stimulus-project-starting-up-in-area-1719073.php
  14. So you are equally outraged at all the spending on the Yale speedway and highway feeder roads and exits going in the heights?
  15. Would love to see a pie chart on the past 10 years of roadway spending vs all other transportation spending for texas and federal. There would be no sense in carving a sliver out for hike\bike because it couldn't be detected using the unaided eye, so might as well lump it with rail and others. For graft you should look at the woodlands water taxi funding.http://www.yourhoustonnews.com/courier/news/woodlands-controversial-water-taxis-elicit-varied-response/article_eafc6387-81b6-56cf-af30-f9d6f652d517.html
  16. I agree 006 019 are misrepresented, party because the zip codes are relatively small and other boundries being distort those zip codes. I don't think the article goes on to mention those neighborhods as food deserts either. The point is the vast swath of NE houston and south houston that are barren. Not zip codes surrounded by plenty of options, but the ones surrounded by ones without options. But further to your point, with so many options so close why should we have to sponsor a supermarket cluster in an area with plenty of options when miles of the city have nothing.
  17. Except part of the rationale for this 380 was the underserved nature of grocery in the area. How is the yale developmet going to extend the Heights bike trail? I haven't seen anything about that, and can't imagine how they would do it. The bike trail pre-walmart extended from Washington to 20th so I am curious where it will go now.
  18. I agree, I am not sure if 006 falls out by HEB being too new and fiesta and kroger being on the border with 098. 019 is a stretch too with Randalls and Central Market being so close.
  19. The Chronicle had an article on the vast swath of food deserts in Houston. The map of grocery stores by zip code helps show why it is so critical to divert funds to building big grocery stores in 77007. http://www.chron.com...p#photo-2275447
  20. Asia Market & Thaifood 1010-B Cavalcade http://maps.google.c...,348.94,,1,0.78 It looks like a total dump, never been but the houston press loves it. http://blogs.houstonpress.com/eating/2009/08/asia_market_thai_food_curry_ho.php
  21. I thought it was just AWP who don't want wal mart. http://www.economist.com/blogs/schumpeter/2012/01/indias-retail-reform
  22. Man, You really got a hate on for the heights. While many of your comparisons are correct, anyone who has spent time in both locations wouldn't remotely equate the two.
  23. It will give the Heights kroger a run for its money.
  24. Don't know? I saw my name next to it and wondered if my account had been tampered with. Looked at the entry and there was nothing there?
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