Slick Vik

I've read (red?) about redlining, and while there was some foul play likely involved, there are a few notes to counteract that:

- Many of the neighborhoods were really in bad shape, and when they weren't redlined, it was essentially up to the government (and government money) to bail out delinquent homeowners

- A lot of those redlined neighborhoods were in immigrant neighborhoods (non-white), so the second part of that statement is false.

- That wouldn't adequately explain continuing expansion of sprawl to this day.

Actually if you look at neighborhood composition statistics those neighborhoods had white people and were more diverse before redlining took place.

Also I've spoken to some people in third ward and they say it still exists unofficially. Also insuranxe companies refuse to offer home insurance or if they do offer insane premiums which is basically extortion.

Redlining is something that mostly occurred after white flight had taken place. Not sure what direct affect redlining had on sprawl, though.

White flight happened before FDR was president? I don't believe so.

Whut th'??????

That's just wrong.

One of the main reasons a lot of the arterials are cratered is the busses, and the theory behind METRO giving money to the city was to provide funds to pay for that damage. At least, that's the somewhat plausible story they were telling us at the time (right before promising clowns and balloons and ice cream).

(***SFX - Marge Simpson growl***)

Good. That keeps the cost of building the rail low. Metro should not be paying for complete street reconstruction.

Dude that blog is absurd. How can anyone take it seriously if you just lay out insult after insult?

The term "white flight" is a product of it's time and it's rhyme. What it really means is the movement of wealthier individuals out of the urban core, leaving a larger percentage of the poor behind. When it was coined, almost all of those wealthier people were white.

It was because inner city neighborhoods were redlined, and banks wouldn't lend to anyone but whites.

Well afton oaks are the NIMBYs that started all this

There could be decals on the car saying Lyft or Uber that would tip them off. Dealers could also get suspicious when you're coming in frequently for oil changes, tire rotations, or filter changes at a higher rate than your average driver due to racking up more miles in a short period of time, but they could also attribute that to the driver having a job that requires them to frequently travel long distances.

I guess. I Change my own oil and there are many places besides dealers that do it

I agree, but "alternative modes of transportation" doesn't necessarily mean mass transit. A great example to that would be why the West Loop backs up...because they completely lack a good north-south arterial (chalk that one up to poor 1960s freeway planning). Freeways aren't meant to carry local traffic like the West Loop does, and when they eventually expand out Kirby to Pearland (if ever), that will also be terrible because the Kirby extensions have been built as subdivision collectors, not main arterials.

So you admit freeways aren't meant to carry local traffic

We weren't even that drunk may be the reason the uber guy said no. That is a jerk move though.

Don't bet on it. First, taxis use company cars, that's why in CARPOOL, a local TAMU group giving drunks a free ride home after the bars, use donated cars by dealerships (not personal vehicles). Secondly, wait until some high-profile incident where someone takes advantage of Lyft/Uber to commit some kind of crime (kidnapping?) not possible with regular taxis.

I think it will probably succeed in cities where taxis don't have a huge presence (Sunbelt cities in particular), but not so much where taxi companies are established and have influence (Chicago, NYC).

It's already succeeded in New York. No licensing cost is huge for drivers.

Vehicle warranties are also voided if the manufacturer discovers that the vehicle has been autocrossed, or taken to a track day event.I have heard of manufacturers sending people to those events for the purpose of recording plate numbers and comparing it to VINs to see if the car is under their warranty, and if it is, voiding the warranty. As a result, some owners run their cars in those events with the plates covered or removed. I would not be surprised if they do the same thing with cars that have visible indicators of being used for Uber or Lyft, especially since you can't run plateless or with covered plates on public roads.

What would be such visible indicators?

Ah, so the taxi services rely on "being dishonest". No wonder Uber's booking fake rides on Lyft...seems like that's legit under the same idea, too.

Not really. Taxi services will be gone soon. This is the wave if the future. Try it then get back to me.

I've also heard that using your personal car as a taxi for Uber or Lyft can void your vehicle's warranty, since most warranties are voided if it's discovered that you've used the car for limo/taxi/livery service. There are special warranties out there for cars used as limos, taxis, hearses, and other professional vehicles, but I guess that's not an issue if you have an older vehicle that's out of warranty.

Key words if it's discovered

The pink mustaches are pretty stupid, but there just seems to be too much of a liability issue--like what if someone threw up in the back of your Lyft/Über car?

I think there's a fine for that

True

Ok I'm just relaying what the driver told me. As long as lyft is 35% off it's a better deal than uberx right now. I'm sure uberx will match soon though, I'm honestly surprised they haven't yet.

The lyft car I had didn't have a pink mustache. It's optional for the driver to have it.

Took lyft today and uberx last week.

My thoughts: both are essentially the same thing. Same concept and nearly identical prices.

Pros of Lyft: 35% off right now, which means I would take it as long as that's going on

Pros of uber: fare estimator on the app that lyft doesn't have which is enormously helpful however you can use whatsthefare.com to find lyft fares

So if in a bind I would use these but if in no hurry public transport is still cheapest

Yeah, the Syrians living next door to me put a big American flag on the back of their suv the next day. The Palestinians down the street put away the Palestinian flag that had been flying in front of their house after news reports started coming in of Palestinians celebrating in the streets.

The rest of that school year was bad I probably heard bin laden was my uncle 1000 times. And the airports were miserable for about a year or two also.

I remember being in the 11th grade and the whole classroom looking at me and within hours the racism began.

I was in Austin during Rita. For Ike I took a flight to California and didn't come back for a week

That is interesting. I see why native Houstonians are fast drivers. Use to the higher speed limits. I wonder if they will ever consider raising them back up around here. I really don't see a reason not to, except maybe the Constables not getting their money on the Katy Tollway or South Loop.

1. Air pollution

2. Risk of fatality increases with speed

Once when I was a kid had to shut off the car on 10, traffic stopped due to an accident

And dallas

That would be extremely bad preparation on southwest's part. I know they are taking over international AirTran routes from Baltimore, Atlanta, San Antonio, and Austin but houston was the key city in Texas for international flights.

Southwest already has plans to fly to cabo and cancun from houston and has for some time

If you come from 10 you have to change a bunch of lanes get on 290