WesternGulf

San Diego and Portland are probably the modern posterchilds.

Washington DC's greatest streetwalls are usually lined up with the subway lines. Usually in older cities with the oldest transit systems such as Boston, DC, Philly, San Francisco, and Chicago, some of the greatest density is found above subway or rail lines.

Some of DC's high density areas above subway lines.

Question: Will everything west of Greenway Plaza, or where ever the rail is suppose to turn off, be abandoned by public transportation? If anything seems like the BRT route to the Galleria up Post Oak should start at Greenway Plaza where the light rail tuns off or will AO complain about that also? Better than nothing at all.

There are only two lines that are suppose to start out as light rail and the small section that is suppose to link UH-Downtown to the Hardy Rail Yards. Evrything else will be BRT until ridership numbers justify rail. Correct?

Houstonians measure distance in minutes, driving minutes.

Why are you speaking as if this is the end all and be all of this city? It would be great if some residents had the option first. The Red Line totally contradicts the attitude that you try to paint on so many citizens.

The one in Dallas might be larger but they are both huge. Before the Hilton Americas opened up, I believe the Hyatt was the largest hotel in Houston with 977 rooms. That said, Dallas' is larger at around 1100 rooms. Although the pic you saw only had the entrance, it is a 30 floor hotel with an open atrium tht looks down on the lobby.

That thing is beautiful. I was hoping it wouldn't be over $400 though.

I like The Niche's idea of a pedestrian-friendly walkway w/ air-conditioning and a people mover to cross over to the SW freeway. Excellent, i think some of us should write METRO and propose this idea if they do decide to do the Westpark Alignment.

Ugh at the fact that this even has to be mentioned.

I really wish there was an economically feasible way to go underground but I know that's a pipe dream. Underground trenches are dug all the time in this city for construction but doing that with the road above not being interrupted is the problem.

Panasonic DMC FZ7

Sterrett Street directly northeast of downtown.

Sixth Ward

Heading southwest to the Village

Stumbling upon the Montrose.

Wake up for another round of photos.

Looking over Western Third Ward/ Museum District

This is my first full photo thread I believe I have posted on HAIF. Hope you like 'em.

Night falls on the Near Northside

TMC in the distance from Midtown

Transit Oriented Development.

Great pics. The overcast skies made for some great views I got on Wednesday.

The densest parts of Houston are around Hilcroft in the "Gulfton ghetto" and the inner parts of the beltway go figure around Bellaire and Beechnut or new Chinatown.

The Niche, that is the number I have always had in my head with the loop's population and yes that was a couple of years back when I saw that original number. I would not be surprised if it has grown by then. The densest part of the inner loop I believe is the Montrose. In 2000, the area hovered around 8600 people per square mile, I am sure it is higher than 9000 now.

Niche is on point and about 98 square miles.

To early to tell. Construction has barely made it out the tunnel.

^^Another person mentioned that on another forum. Main through the TMC should be called "the alley".

Nice project and the plot of land seems to good to be true for it to be going on. Thumbs up.

Every southern city still has a large collection of shotguns. New Orleans and Louisville have the most elaborate for whatever reasons, but average ones still exist in Atlanta, Jacksonville, Mobile, Charleston, Savannah and all along the southern coast. They are usually known as West Indian cottages. The ones in Sixth Ward are being renovated full swing:

It really is and I am not on any sort of agenda here. Every time I go to my mother's house, I am taking all type of alternative roots, every turn, not freeways but streets, are packed. Granted I usually leave around 6:00.

This is basically BRT isn't it?

I am not feeling this merger either. I am sure both sides, Houston and Chicago, are looking at this. Yeah I know Houston has a hell of a more diversified economy than it had in the 80's, but I don't like the sign of anyone tampering or watering down the presence of Continental in Houston.