kbates2 Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 Yeah this blows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 I don't think they made the move based on what rain we've had, but based on what is supposed to come through tomorrow through Thursday. If it hits as hard as they are predicting, it's the right/safe move. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skwatra Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 I'm wondering if it was the Buffalo Bayou Partnership that drove the move, or Free Press? From what I read last year, most saw NRG as a success and it was at capacity. Would it be cheaper there, so they did a bait and switch again? Or was it due to safety concerns? Half of the ACLs of late have been mud fests. Or did the folks on the Buffalo Bayou side push them out? Not sure we'll ever know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtterlyUrban Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 My pure guess is that saturated ground and big heavy staging and towers make for a very concerning couple of days. The "mud" isn't the issue, I would guess. Rather, it's the actual stability of the riggings. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skwatra Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 Light at Gillette is flashing red as of yesterday. Should be active soon. They are bulldozing the old westbound lanes around there, redoing it for the new parking lane. Will be interesting to see what state it is all in for the July 4th celebrations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted June 30, 2016 Author Share Posted June 30, 2016 Update by Abc13: http://abc13.com/traffic/allen-parkway-construction-slows-traffic/1407100/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 TxDot shutting down the southbound ramp July 8th: http://www.txdot.gov/inside-txdot/media-center/local-news/houston/024-2016.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeerNut Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 (edited) The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) will be imploding the Allen Parkway entrance ramp to I-45 South in the early morning hours of Saturday, July 9th. Edited July 8, 2016 by BeerNut 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nativehoustonion Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 Good it is very dangerous about time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naviguessor Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 It will be interesting to see just how they will weave the new ramp into the existing flow. Has anyone seen the plan? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 From today: Allen Parkway by Marc longoria, on Flickr From Saturday: Allen Parkway by Marc longoria, on Flickr Allen Parkway by Marc longoria, on Flickr 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigereye Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 2 hours ago, Triton said: From today: Allen Parkway by Marc longoria, on Flickr From Saturday: Allen Parkway by Marc longoria, on Flickr Allen Parkway by Marc longoria, on Flickr So is the entire ramp being demolished & rebuilt? Has anyone seen the plans as to how lanes/exits/entrances will be arranged? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLWM8609 Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 3 hours ago, tigereye said: So is the entire ramp being demolished & rebuilt? Has anyone seen the plans as to how lanes/exits/entrances will be arranged? See page 26: http://www.downtowntirz.org/images/150205_Allen_Parkway_Public_Meeting_Final.pdf It looks to be a rough idea instead of what it'll exactly look like. I've been looking for schematics or final plans myself. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 7 hours ago, JLWM8609 said: See page 26: http://www.downtowntirz.org/images/150205_Allen_Parkway_Public_Meeting_Final.pdf It looks to be a rough idea instead of what it'll exactly look like. I've been looking for schematics or final plans myself. Looks to be about what I envisioned. Looks like they'll first merge the Allen Parkway and Houston Ave exits to I-45 South and then have it gradually merge onto I-45 itself. They added a lot of concrete barriers along the mainlanes now and have extended the exit lane. Wasn't sure if that's temporary or not. I'll see if I can get a picture of it from the Dallas St bridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 On 7/11/2016 at 10:27 AM, Triton said: Looks to be about what I envisioned. Looks like they'll first merge the Allen Parkway and Houston Ave exits to I-45 South and then have it gradually merge onto I-45 itself. They added a lot of concrete barriers along the mainlanes now and have extended the exit lane. Wasn't sure if that's temporary or not. I'll see if I can get a picture of it from the Dallas St bridge. I-45 South Construction by Marc longoria, on Flickr I-45 South Construction by Marc longoria, on Flickr 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 Allen Parkway by Marc longoria, on Flickr 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 Relatively new pathway Allen Parkway by Marc longoria, on Flickr New ramp in the distance Allen Parkway by Marc longoria, on Flickr 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted August 26, 2016 Author Share Posted August 26, 2016 http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/transportation/article/I-45-southbound-exits-to-Dallas-Pierce-reopening-9186686.php?t=ee0ed98f7d438d9cbb&cmpid=reddit-premium#photo-9579028 Quote A major downtown freeway exit is expected to open this weekend after being out of service for nearly two months, sending commuters scrambling for options. The southbound Interstate 45 exit to Dallas and Pierce streets will open sometime this weekend, possibly Saturday afternoon, said Danny Perez, spokesman for the Texas Department of Transportation’s Houston office. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 I'm so glad, this was my way home since they started working on Hwy 225 back in May and created a huge bottleneck near the Shell refinery. I started going home on IH 10 west to 45 S and to the Bagby exit but this construction forced me to 59/69 to McGowan exit and that is horrible. Glad to have it back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonMidtown Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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skwatra Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 Quote Workers expect to finish all but minor, cosmetic and landscaping issues related to rebuilding Allen by Sept. 26 Read in another article that the parking will be metered. I'm ok with that (but I'm biassed because I'm walking distance!) I think they will be in high demand and it will be good to limit it, though I'm sure many will find the max time limit annoying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Triton Posted September 22, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted September 22, 2016 Metered?? What the heck... what article was it? Anyway, here's a photo from yesterday. Looks like the parking itself will be finished in a few days. Allen Parkway by Marc longoria, on Flickr 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfastx Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 Now it's truly a "parkway". 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nativehoustonion Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 Hopefully the drivers will slow down. They think it is Allen Freeway! It looks very nice, another improvement to our city. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skwatra Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 On 9/21/2016 at 11:44 PM, Triton said: Metered?? What the heck... what article was it? Its the Chronicle and back in July so take it for what its worth: http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/transportation/article/Work-resuming-soon-on-11-million-Allen-Parkway-8336975.php 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rechlin Posted September 24, 2016 Share Posted September 24, 2016 $1 for 3 hours really isn't bad. I suspect they are doing this so people don't pay the $1 and walk/skateboard/bike/whatever to their job downtown instead of paying $10+ for downtown parking, preventing anyone else from parking there all day. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonMidtown Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 (edited) New parking areas now open Edited October 2, 2016 by HoustonMidtown 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Yea that was definitely NOT open yesterday. All the barriers were still up and my stupid self hopped the curb because I saw a car in front of me do the samething thinking that was perhaps an entrance. Was a smooth curb but still a curb none the less. Anyway, me and a few others were stuck behind the barriers at the exit and someone had to move the giant cone out of the way to allow traffic to leave. The real entrances are still blocked off. And yes, they will be metered. They have signs everywhere that they will be metered on the weekends too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 (edited) it's a weird choice to meter when there's a huge free lot over behind sawyer lofts. Guess people will pay that dollar so they don't have to walk very far so they can jog. Edited October 10, 2016 by samagon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADCS Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 3 minutes ago, samagon said: it's a weird choice to meter when there's a huge free lot over behind sawyer lofts. Guess people will pay that dollar so they don't have to walk very far so they can jog. It's also more heavily trafficked and out in the open, which suggests less of a crime threat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 That large city lot also has pay booths at the entrances, so it doesn't particularly look like it's available for free public parking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 On 10/3/2016 at 10:13 AM, Triton said: Yea that was definitely NOT open yesterday. All the barriers were still up and my stupid self hopped the curb because I saw a car in front of me do the samething thinking that was perhaps an entrance. Was a smooth curb but still a curb none the less. Anyway, me and a few others were stuck behind the barriers at the exit and someone had to move the giant cone out of the way to allow traffic to leave. The real entrances are still blocked off. And yes, they will be metered. They have signs everywhere that they will be metered on the weekends too. Looks like they closed off the curbed driveway that I accidentally drove on. Still closed as of this weekend with even more barriers now. Guess they are waiting for the meters before they officially open it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
august948 Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 On 10/10/2016 at 9:50 AM, samagon said: it's a weird choice to meter when there's a huge free lot over behind sawyer lofts. Guess people will pay that dollar so they don't have to walk very far so they can jog. Are you talking about the Target et al parking lot? What's the best bike route to go from there to Buffalo Bayou Park? Just got a new urban assault bike and am itching to ride the Heights and Buffalo Bayou trails. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 3 minutes ago, august948 said: Are you talking about the Target et al parking lot? What's the best bike route to go from there to Buffalo Bayou Park? Just got a new urban assault bike and am itching to ride the Heights and Buffalo Bayou trails. there's a parking lot bounded by Sabine street, Memorial, and Houston ave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejack Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 31 minutes ago, samagon said: there's a parking lot bounded by Sabine street, Memorial, and Houston ave. Yeah, but you said Sawyer Lofts. I think you meant the Marquis Lofts on Sabine, formerly known as Sabine Street Lofts. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 23 minutes ago, kylejack said: Yeah, but you said Sawyer Lofts. I think you meant the Marquis Lofts on Sabine, formerly known as Sabine Street Lofts. Hey Kyle, when's the deadline on getting in those emails for the bike plan? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejack Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 Bike Houston is requesting it soon, no specific date mentioned: https://bikehouston.org/2016/09/30/this-weekend-support-468-miles-of-bikeways/ I don't think the Bike Plan is scheduled for the full vote at Council yet. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 1 hour ago, kylejack said: Yeah, but you said Sawyer Lofts. I think you meant the Marquis Lofts on Sabine, formerly known as Sabine Street Lofts. ugh, you're right. I totally meant Sabine lofts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
august948 Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 Just now, samagon said: ugh, you're right. I totally meant Sabine lofts. Good deal. I know where you're talking about now. Thanks for the info. Do the Buffalo Bayou and Heights trails connect at some point? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naviguessor Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 They connect at UH/D. Sorta. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonMidtown Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 1 hour ago, august948 said: Good deal. I know where you're talking about now. Thanks for the info. Do the Buffalo Bayou and Heights trails connect at some point? Not directly that I'm aware of....they come close at UHD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejack Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 (edited) There's a new construction project to connect White Oak and Buffalo Bayou trails at UHD. It's currently underway, just broke ground a few weeks ago, as well as one to add the Castillo Center to White Oak Trail. For now you can take Girard to the sidewalks along Travis to get between the trails. Edited October 13, 2016 by kylejack 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonMidtown Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 On 10/12/2016 at 11:31 PM, kylejack said: There's a new construction project to connect White Oak and Buffalo Bayou trails at UHD. It's currently underway, just broke ground a few weeks ago, as well as one to add the Castillo Center to White Oak Trail. For now you can take Girard to the sidewalks along Travis to get between the trails. Is this it - this is going on right behind UHD and the Heights Bike trail 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejack Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 (edited) On 10/14/2016 at 8:43 AM, HoustonMidtown said: Is this it - this is going on right behind UHD and the Heights Bike trail Yes, that's part of what they're doing right now... but the connection to the Buffalo Bayou trail will be on the opposite bank. Also note the Castillo Center connection that they're almost done with at the top of this map. Edited October 17, 2016 by kylejack 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunstar Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 Parking spaces on Allen Parkway are open. I drove by this weekend and open spaces were very few. They were having the KBR kids festival, so that probably had a lot to do with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 5 hours ago, Sunstar said: Parking spaces on Allen Parkway are open. I drove by this weekend and open spaces were very few. They were having the KBR kids festival, so that probably had a lot to do with it. So the barriers are actually removed this time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonMidtown Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 1 hour ago, Triton said: So the barriers are actually removed this time? I rode my bike through - some of the barriers were moved, but I don't think they were "officially" moved....they appeared to be just moved out of the way The meters weren't in place yet either.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunstar Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 I guess everyone just got tired of waiting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 Yea it's still definitely closed... looks like someone just crashed into the barrels and then decided to park there. I imagine this won't officially open until the meters are fully operational. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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