skwatra Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Grand opening of the dog park on Saturday http://365thingsinhouston.com/2015/01/08/buffalo-bayou-dog-park-opening-johnny-steele-dog-park-houston/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DNAguy Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Did anyone else think of this after like 10 seconds of the narrator started talking? [i know, I know. I've already come to grips w/ the fact that I'm a terrible person.] 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinkaidAlum Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 LOL- That was a dead ringer although I was thinking South Park's Big Gay AL. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Urbannizer Posted January 20, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted January 20, 2015 Pics of the grand opening by Arie's Photography on Flickr 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 simply fabulous illustrations! hooray urbannizer.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 ....and a lot of sod was replaced that day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Wow it looks fantastic! And a very successful grand opening 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArchFan Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Great pics. I also felt a pang of concern for the new sod that was putting up with a lot of wear from so many people. But -- on the bright side -- the large contingent of pooches surely provided a lot of nourishment for the grass that survived! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trymahjong Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 (edited) I heard Trudy Smith speak today -- lots of talk about the new Dog parks and how parking was scarce to say the least. AIG has ok'd using parking lot It extends from Waugh to Studemont, I think, on weekends for anyone wanting to use Dog Park-- or any part of the park. It will help a lot. Edited February 4, 2015 by trymahjong 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 I heard Trudy Smith speak today -- lots of talk about the new Dog parks and how parking was scarce to say the least. AIG has ok'd using parking lot It extends from Waugh to Studemont, I think, on weekends for anyone wanting to use Dog Park-- or any part of the park. It will help a lot. AIG could use some good publicity 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANTHONYHTOWN Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 I guess they are starting today with first of several meetings in regards making improvements to allen parkway http://downtowntirz.org/meetings.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 That dog park is nauseating.... now we're sure to have strays running amok biting people... The good thing is that it will bring people together and give a different feel to the local community. The bad thing is well... the hipsters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFootsSocks Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 I was there last Saturday and it was pretty great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasota Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 That dog park is nauseating.... now we're sure to have strays running amok biting people... The good thing is that it will bring people together and give a different feel to the local community. The bad thing is well... the hipsters. ....what? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timoric Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 (edited) - Edited July 8, 2019 by Timoric 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
largeTEXAS Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 I guess they are starting today with first of several meetings in regards making improvements to allen parkway http://downtowntirz.org/meetings.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArchFan Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 That dog park is nauseating.... now we're sure to have strays running amok biting people... The good thing is that it will bring people together and give a different feel to the local community. The bad thing is well... the hipsters. Even worse, we could have hipsters running amok biting stray dogs! ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkultra25 Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 Even worse, we could have hipsters running amok biting stray dogs! ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barracuda Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 That dog park is nauseating.... now we're sure to have strays running amok biting people... The good thing is that it will bring people together and give a different feel to the local community. The bad thing is well... the hipsters. I'm not a dog owner, but I think the dog park is a nice addition. It's fenced so I don't think you'll have strays running amok. That was more of a problem when it was an unofficial dog park. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 WFT O.O Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxtethogrady Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 (edited) You don't understand - some of the enthusiasts bite their championship dogs for good luck. And if you believe that, I've got a cool version of the Hotel Alessandra to sell you. Edited February 9, 2015 by toxtethogrady 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trymahjong Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 I guess they are starting today with first of several meetings in regards making improvements to allen parkway http://downtowntirz.org/meetings.htmlfrom Cohen's enewsletterJoint Committee to Review Allen Parkway ProposalA special-called joint meeting of the Council Committee on Quality of Life and the Transportation, Technology, and Infrastructure Committee will take place Thursday, February 12th at 10:00am in Council Chambers at City Hall. Representatives from the Downtown Redevelopment Authority (Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone #3) will present their proposal for improvements to Allen Parkway and Buffalo Bayou Park. All committee meetings are open to the public and include an opportunity for public comment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdog08 Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 After that, they need to add a separated bike lane to Memorial Park alongside that mile long section of Memorial Dr. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 yeah the city definitely needs to figure out what theyre going to do with Memorial Dr through that mile stretch. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DNAguy Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 After that, they need to add a separated bike lane to Memorial Park alongside that mile long section of Memorial Dr. yeah the city definitely needs to figure out what theyre going to do with Memorial Dr through that mile stretch. I always thought that stretch would be a perfect candidate for an elevated bike & walkway (a la the Highline) above the esplanades / middle of memorial dr connecting Memorial and Buffalo Bayou park. Of course, you'd avoid the industrial look of the Highline and try to make it blend / make it look like a continuation of the parks.... but you get my idea. The parts of memorial from Detering to Shepphard without esplanades could possibly have an ivy covered wall separating the east and westbound traffic that supports the raised bikeway/walkway. IDK the cost, but it would be pretty figgin' awesome. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 I always thought that stretch would be a perfect candidate for an elevated bike & walkway (a la the Highline) above the esplanades / middle of memorial dr connecting Memorial and Buffalo Bayou park. Of course, you'd avoid the industrial look of the Highline and try to make it blend / make it look like a continuation of the parks.... but you get my idea. The parts of memorial from Detering to Shepphard without esplanades could possibly have an ivy covered wall separating the east and westbound traffic that supports the raised bikeway/walkway. IDK the cost, but it would be pretty figgin' awesome. So maybe something like this? This was a bridge recently completed in Denmark. I do agree with the point that this would be a golden opportunity to once and for all negotiate the different modes of travel along Allen Parkway and have them separated from each other. I haven't seen any dedicated bike lanes in these "renderings" (more quick photoshop schemes which is fine), but I think a wise move would be to continue what is being done on Lamar and stretch it from downtown along Allen Parkway and yes with the green color as well to help demarcate where each mode of travel goes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 (edited) is there a reason the Buffalo Bayou trails are so sporadic through downtown?and yeahh.. no elevated stuff will fly on that ritzy residential stretch of Memorial between Memorial Park and BBP. we could always go with building a boardwalk along the non residential sides of Buffalo Bayou between the two parks.. heh. a more reasonable, though not as scenic alternative would be to pave over the median that is present in that span of Memorial Dr and push all the lanes together to the north side of the ROW, leaving some pavement on the southern edge of the ROW for a protected bike lane.but really they need to address that stretch of Memorial Dr all together and trench the street below those intersections. if they ever do all that maybe they can figure out a more permanent/appealing bike lane solution. Edited February 13, 2015 by cloud713 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timoric Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 (edited) - Edited July 8, 2019 by Timoric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
innerloop Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 There must be other cities with bayou-like land who have done something nice with it so we can imagine what is possible, anyone know of any and have a pic? I saw miles of these bike bridges all around Moab, Utah. They must have cost a fortune, but they were a way to make bike paths along the rivers where the roads are too skinny to add bike lanes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxtethogrady Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 When I was in town over the weekend, I saw a lot of tree plantings along Memorial. If nothing else, it should replace all the foliage that died in the drought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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