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  1. The Pragmatist
    With so many of you on the "Progressive" side of the spectrum, I suppose my opinions on LBJ, the collective interpretation of LBJ's legacy, and the sentiment expressed by intencity77 would be much-maligned here. That said, while I'm certainly no fan of Johnson, I don't see how a privately-funded statue, particularly of a president, is something out of the ordinary.
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    I don't necessarily think that's true. I think there's a maximum level of traffic and commute time that the average commuter is willing to tolerate. The congestion will generally reach that point, and there will be a break-even point where any inflows of traffic would be balanced by diminutions due to avoidance of the congestion. I think that, once roadways reach capacity, the inbound destinations would have lessened growth without added capacity, with outlying areas tending to take that growth. Mass transit just allows for added capacity to move people into the central destination. As opposed to, let's say 700,000 people going into Manhattan on a given work day with only the option of automobiles, we get 1.5 million (just making up numbers here merely for illustrative purposes) people going into Manhattan. The average commute gets to that upper bound and then the inbound commuting population levels off. The commute time issue applies to mass transit as well. The average person isn't going to wait for an hour in line to get onto overcrowded trains. They'll just find something closer to where they live or relocate to somewhere where their desired commute can be achieved. If you don't provide the additional options for inbound commuting, suburban job growth will occur to respond to the demand for lower commute times. Shortened version: I think the line that mass transit alleviates congestion isn't actually true. Mass transit just allows for added capacity to permit additional growth of certain areas.
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    This is not much different than, say, an area of Millbrae, CA (as an example, of which there are many), where you have a main thoroughfare and then an additional access road that handles the traffic/parking for the businesses on the side of the main road. https://goo.gl/maps/vLM9ioEWjSy
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    I'm not here to argue about the transit systems. I just wanted to correct your assertion that Chicagoland isn't seeing a population decline. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-chicago-census-population-loss-met-20170322-story.html
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    What about a restaurant-filled observation tower shaped like the Oilers logo with a driving range all on top of the convention center? (Oh...and the observation tower has a skywalk from a new Ritz-Carlton on the site of a newly-razed Embassy Suites)
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    Yeah, they have been flying them low down the streets in downtown all day. One just flew over me probably only two or three hundred feet off the ground.
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    Long-range forecasts are hinting at cooler temperatures and below average rainfall for the period starting next week through February 10, but forecasting that far out can be hit and miss.
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    We need to drop a bag over that thing so people don't go blind.
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    It would be nice if the complex's design didn't scream 1980's war bunker.
  10. The Pragmatist
    Indeed: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabal_palmetto
  11. The Pragmatist
    A picture from yesterday with 609 Main peeking through.
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    Hey, NU got an invite, and they aren't an AAU member. Maybe OU can be a non-AAU member too. The money provided by the program is definitely alluring. Of course, this may all just be speculation if the Big 12 can be made to work.
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    Looks like we have our own Epcot Houston.
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    Heh. Maybe they should just use the Hermann Park golf course for an amusement park. It's about 125 acres in a centralized location with great access to transit. Slightly more on topic, the good news for redevelopment of this lot is that Clinton Drive may be repaved to where it doesn't feel like a 4x4 Wrangler is a necessity.
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    I don't mind the grass strip if it has those orderly-looking trees planted in it. In five or so years, as they get larger, they will provide a far more valuable thing: shade for both the sidewalk and the street, something that cannot be understated in its importance during a Houston summer.
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    Here's an article from a few days ago about the project: http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/transportation/article/Houston-s-7-billion-highway-project-would-widen-8323573.php?cmpid=btfpm
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    I can't think that the Art Vandelay would be afraid of anything.
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    There used to be an observation deck on the 51st floor that faced towards the west. It was later closed to the public, and I think the space has been leased out. The only observation deck I can think of around town isn't really even in the city: the San Jacinto Monument.
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    From an email I got this morning:
  20. The Pragmatist
    I saw some homeless guy get pushy with a teenager and a lady who appeared to be his mom while they were waiting at the light to cross MacGregor last week as I was driving on Fannin. Perhaps a crackdown is in order.
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    http://www.chron.com/homes/commercial/article/Some-of-Houston-s-best-views-are-going-private-4735971.php Did they reverse course on that?
  22. The Pragmatist
    Well, darn. I went up there with my mom two or three weeks ago during lunch. Her fear of heights made it extra enjoyable.
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    Hey, don't look at me. I didn't write it. I just disseminated it.
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    http://www.yourhoustonnews.com/spring/news/bullet-train-connecting-houston-to-dallas-to-break-ground/article_1a69270c-529c-59ea-8ea1-97b99b2f8f40.html A little more of what we know, but an article nonetheless.
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    I only wish it was a brand new build with an address of 1101 Main.
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