j_cuevas713 Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 1 hour ago, yaga said: Is anybody else disappointed with the width of the sidewalks? For a such a major project on a signature boulevard, you would think they would build a sidewalk that could accommodate more than 2 people walking side by side. I guess it's an improvement over what was there before... The sidewalks seem wider than just 2 people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 29 minutes ago, j_cuevas713 said: The sidewalks seem wider than just 2 people. Early on, Swamplot reported that the sidewalks were going to be 12-feet wide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yaga Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 2 people might be an exaggeration but it's not that wide when walking between trees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 I mean it's not as wide as some sidewalks downtown but it's def a nice wide sidewalk to encourage pedestrian activity. I also think having those shopping centers set back so far ruins the dynamic. If they were right up to the sidewalk I think we would be more than pleased. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
august948 Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 (edited) 43 minutes ago, j_cuevas713 said: I mean it's not as wide as some sidewalks downtown but it's def a nice wide sidewalk to encourage pedestrian activity. I also think having those shopping centers set back so far ruins the dynamic. If they were right up to the sidewalk I think we would be more than pleased. That will happen eventually. Post Oak started out as a suburban boulevard but has been slowly urbanizing, particularly in the last 20 years or so. Matter of fact, looking at the size of that shopping center on a map, it wouldn't surprise me at all if it got redeveloped into a city centre type multi-use setup. It's a huge piece of land in one of the busiest parts of Houston. Edited November 16, 2018 by august948 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 There’s a freeway pillar on Westpark near S. Rice. That's apart of the 610 rebuild? Pretty far off from the main course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 23 minutes ago, ekdrm2d1 said: There’s a freeway pillar on Westpark near S. Rice. That's apart of the 610 rebuild? Pretty far off from the main course. Might be part of the rebuild of the 69/610 intersection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 Thank you. The new light polls at BLVD Place are amazing. Nice holiday decorations too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 The Boulevard Project Holiday 2018 decorations Also new street light polls.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
august948 Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 Not just on Post Oak, either. It's all over uptown wherever they have those light posts. They glow blue at night and look really nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skooljunkie Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 On 11/15/2018 at 3:28 PM, j_cuevas713 said: The sidewalks seem wider than just 2 people. Depends on the width of said people..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFootsSocks Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 (edited) On 11/16/2018 at 4:43 PM, ekdrm2d1 said: There’s a freeway pillar on Westpark near S. Rice. That's apart of the 610 rebuild? Pretty far off from the main course. I think that’s the one I mentioned from my other post that looks like it will have a bridge deck perpendicular to Westpark but can’t be for the interchange rebuild and must be for the bus lanes Edited November 21, 2018 by BigFootsSocks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naviguessor Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 I looked into that. There will be a “T” ramp built by Metro which will go from HOV lanes to the transit center to be built in Bellaire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 3 hours ago, Naviguessor said: I looked into that. There will be a “T” ramp built by Metro which will go from HOV lanes to the transit center to be built in Bellaire. Is this in some schematic somewhere? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naviguessor Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 It’s on the TXdot website for the I-69/I-610 interchange reconstruction project. Sorry that I don’t have the actual address to share right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkylineView Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 The sheer number of people working on this every day is amazing right now. There are teams on both sides and the middle down the entire 3 mile stretch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFootsSocks Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 http://ftp.dot.state.tx.us/pub/txdot/get-involved/hou/i-69-i-610/092917-fact-sheet.pdf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkylineView Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 Thread for 610/59 here. https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/26657-59-610-interchange-partial-rebuild/?page=3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 https://www.chron.com/news/transportation/article/Post-Oak-rebuild-nears-completion-but-buses-13422577.php#photo-15084028 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 This bus looks weird, like a bendy bus and a light rail train got drunk at a transit stop one night https://c-6rtwjumjzx7877x24x78x2emiszcx2ehtr.g00.chron.com/g00/3_c-6bbb.hmwts.htr_/c-6RTWJUMJZX77x24myyux78x3ax2fx2fx78.miszc.htrx2fumtytx78x2f27x2f97x2f19x2f60891404x2f8x2f6579c6579.oulx3fn65h.rfwpx3dnrflj_$/$/$/$/$/$/$/$ But excellent the boulevard will be done soon! Quote the buses at the center of the project will not start rolling for at least another year as officials grapple with roadblocks threatening to push the final route three years past its original completion date. No! Why could that be? Quote Of particular concern is the timing of work south of Richmond, where Post Oak morphs into the southbound Loop 610 frontage road and goes under I-69 before re-emerging at Westpark Drive. Referred to by transportation officials as the “portal” along with the underpass that carries northbound frontage traffic beneath the interchange, it is the critical link for Post Oak buses headed to the new Bellaire transit center. Because the enormous interchange project — estimated to cost $259 million — was bid without specifics and incentives to keep the portal open to buses, Metro may need a workaround. of course it wasn't bid to keep the brand new BRT open. Cars take priority 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 3 hours ago, cspwal said: This bus looks weird, like a bendy bus and a light rail train got drunk at a transit stop one night https://c-6rtwjumjzx7877x24x78x2emiszcx2ehtr.g00.chron.com/g00/3_c-6bbb.hmwts.htr_/c-6RTWJUMJZX77x24myyux78x3ax2fx2fx78.miszc.htrx2fumtytx78x2f27x2f97x2f19x2f60891404x2f8x2f6579c6579.oulx3fn65h.rfwpx3dnrflj_$/$/$/$/$/$/$/$ But excellent the boulevard will be done soon! No! Why could that be? of course it wasn't bid to keep the brand new BRT open. Cars take priority So honestly I'm a little confused as to what they mean by "portal." Which part of the route are the referring to? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 Where Post Oak Blvd goes under 59 https://www.google.com/maps/@29.7285104,-95.4633383,17.25z It's probably called "the portal" because its the start of the Boulevard project as opposed to regular bus lanes going into the new transit center (which I didn't see a mention of a timeline for that) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 1 minute ago, cspwal said: Where Post Oak Blvd goes under 59 https://www.google.com/maps/@29.7285104,-95.4633383,17.25z It's probably called "the portal" because its the start of the Boulevard project as opposed to regular bus lanes going into the new transit center (which I didn't see a mention of a timeline for that) Ahh ok so the entire project could be delayed because of this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 They wouldn't be able to run fast, frequent buses to the new transit center, and those long lightrail/bus hybrids might not be able to make U-turns on Post Oak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 Wow so I read the article again and are they expecting to be delayed until 2022 because of the Loop construction? I’m so confused and annoyed smh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 42 minutes ago, j_cuevas713 said: Wow so I read the article again and are they expecting to be delayed until 2022 because of the Loop construction? I’m so confused and annoyed smh I believe that's only "if the interchange construction complicates the bus route so severely . . . " A typical Chronicle mish-mash that just leaves one more confused. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFootsSocks Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 Yeah Dug could’ve formatted that better fasho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vy65 Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 The trees and giant silver arches look horrible together. Like some 60s sci-fi comic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainJilliams Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 ^ Thank you for such a valuable contribution. (Also, haven't trees coexisted with the blvd arches for years already? Is this supposed to be new insight?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 2 hours ago, Vy65 said: The trees and giant silver arches look horrible together. Like some 60s sci-fi comic. Huh? Idk how they clash that hard lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
august948 Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 Doesn't matter if they clash or not (which they don't). This is Texas and in the summer pedestrians need trees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 5 hours ago, august948 said: Doesn't matter if they clash or not (which they don't). This is Texas and in the summer pedestrians need trees. That’s my point, they don’t. But I do agree we need trees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 They're building a concrete neighborhood barrier at the 610/Fournace exit? At least they're thinking of the Bellaire residents. Believe they're also doing it at 59/Chimney Rock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 Described bus rapid transit to a friend. His reaction was "why aren't all buses like that?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 Parked at Dillard's near the 610 feeder to walk to The Galleria. Little to my knowledge, you can no longer walk across the street! I had to walk to W Alabama and then cross at the light. Here's some photos of Post Oak 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 Oh my.. just noticed the new light poles/lights are coordinating green and red for the holidays. Go Uptown!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 (edited) I was at the Galleria last night. This is really coming together. Edited December 17, 2018 by j_cuevas713 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swtsig Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 On 11/16/2018 at 9:11 AM, august948 said: That will happen eventually. Post Oak started out as a suburban boulevard but has been slowly urbanizing, particularly in the last 20 years or so. Matter of fact, looking at the size of that shopping center on a map, it wouldn't surprise me at all if it got redeveloped into a city centre type multi-use setup. It's a huge piece of land in one of the busiest parts of Houston. there's a massive redevelopment planned for that site... very preliminary so who knows exactly what gets built or when but there are major players involved and the initial scale is massive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 35 minutes ago, swtsig said: there's a massive redevelopment planned for that site... very preliminary so who knows exactly what gets built or when but there are major players involved and the initial scale is massive. You have any info? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 Are those trees in the center of Post Oak near San Felipe new? Looked like they were planted this week, or today? The trees haven't been unwrapped yet. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 4 hours ago, ekdrm2d1 said: Are those trees in the center of Post Oak near San Felipe new? Looked like they were planted this week, or today? The trees haven't been unwrapped yet. Yes. Those trees were transplanted from the KBR site I believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naviguessor Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 ^^ Did you hear that? Can anyone tell what kind of trees these are? The trees that were removed from Post Oak and planted along Clinton were mostly...well...oaks. A couple blocks of the replanted trees were removed/moved a couple months ago, but not sure if any have been transported just recently. And, I’m not sure oaks can be “wrapped” that way. It’s all interesting, never the less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avossos Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 2 hours ago, Naviguessor said: ^^ Did you hear that? Can anyone tell what kind of trees these are? The trees that were removed from Post Oak and planted along Clinton were mostly...well...oaks. A couple blocks of the replanted trees were removed/moved a couple months ago, but not sure if any have been transported just recently. And, I’m not sure oaks can be “wrapped” that way. It’s all interesting, never the less. These are either oaks or elms. small leaf... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 Yes. They are Live Oak trees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naviguessor Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 Thanks. Good to know. Then it may make sense that they are being returned after a haiatus on the east side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 Was a passenger, so I got to take a photo of freeway construction by HCC on 610 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 Once the trees fill in, this will look like a super wide, forested median until a bus passes 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Boulevard Project - Uptown by Marc longoria, on Flickr 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
august948 Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 On 1/3/2019 at 8:13 AM, Urbannizer said: Looking at these pictures, it reminds me of a nice, wide bike path in the median. I hope no one gets confused while biking through uptown.😮 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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