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  1. Texasota
    That's not the city hall annex. That's the public works building. ...and wow this station has been a long time coming.
  2. Texasota
    As someone who has crossed 11th on foot before, this road diet is *more* than worth it if it slows drivers down and makes those crossings safer. Safety and comfort matter.
  3. Texasota
    It's on street - originally planned as buffered but there will now be some physical separation. 4ff60f5de8b71a138a5fe4ee132e3657_Renderings.pdf (amazonaws.com)
  4. Texasota
    Nice! It's easy to imagine a conversion of that building into any number of arts-related uses.
  5. Texasota
    Dickson to Washington *is* getting bike lanes. Washington to I-10 is planned but (as I understand it) not finalized.
  6. Texasota
    Yeah, to some extent it's basically not possible given the number of lanes and larger context. You could convert both streets to true boulevards with high quality medians so no one ever has to cross more than 3-4 lanes at a time, but that still wouldn't be great. But, back to the actual claim made about this intersection, it just doesn't qualify as "protected". You can't call crossing a slip lane into a weird triangle "protection". Protected intersections have a real definition that this just doesnt meet: Protected Intersections | National Association of City Transportation Officials (nacto.org)
  7. Texasota
    The point is, while this might be better than the previous configuration, there's a *huge* gap between this and real high quality infrastructure.
  8. Texasota
    In no meaningful way is this a protected intersection. It's above average for what it is, but it still massively prioritizes cars. I really hate that this thing got national press when Houston has a number of *actual* higher quality protected intersections now. Also - you cross the intersection on a bike or on foot, and... then what? You get dumped onto normal, mildly unpleasant sidewalks right up again high speed car lanes.
  9. Texasota
    Maybe don't mention God when celebrating that people *aren't* being fed and sheltered.
  10. Texasota
    I wouldn't describe any of those driveways as "narrow", even from an American firefighting perspective. That said, I definitely wish our fire departments would use smaller vehicles in urban settings.
  11. Texasota
    why exactly bother passing something like the walkable places ordinance and then just let it sit on a shelf for two years? Navigation (along with Westheimer and Washington) should have been the center of a "walkable place" within a year.
  12. Texasota
    Yeah, you need to set aside some support funding for affected businesses, but it's totally doable. It can also be done in stages. Westheimer b/w Bagby and 610 also really benefits from being a true grid, so most businesses will still have some sort of access even if the street in front in totally blocked off. Unfortunately we're barely a functioning country at this point so it would take longer and be more expensive than somewhere like... any other country, but I would still argue it would be worth it.
  13. Texasota
    Such a huge waste, but probably correct.
  14. Texasota
    Ruth's Chris
  15. Texasota
    Hmmm, it could be all the BOOST stops at least then. They do seem somewhat elevated, though I wouldn't have said as much or as consistently as the BRT line.
  16. Texasota
    The refusal to accept that other people actually disagree with you is a truly stunning level of narcissism. This is a huge, complicated, and, at very best, imperfect project. The vast majority of power in the decision-making process lies with TXDOT. You are getting your freeway with (apparently) no real concessions. How exactly are you playing the victim here?
  17. Texasota
    I don't think it is. The BRT buses are designed for elevated stations, not sidewalk level.
  18. Texasota
    These freeway fetishists sure are sore winners.
  19. Texasota
    What an awful waste of space.
  20. Texasota
    There's tons of surface parking I'd rather see them repurpose as a park. Plenty of parking in the garage + on street.
  21. Texasota
    I really want to see the text of the MOU. This could be great, or it could just be lip service. I'm cautiously optimistic though.
  22. Texasota
    Yes.
  23. Texasota
    The caboose is silly, but this is still pretty great, Very happy to see the building rehabilitated.
  24. Texasota
    I read that as TRUFFLE TWINKS the first like 5 times...
  25. Texasota
    Nah, that's a great spot, especially if they can do something interesting with the building.
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