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    I like the way these actually try to interact with the street grid more than a median style transit route; the shepherd transit center is a good idea, but it would mean losing that Saltgrass steakhouse. The studemont stop will be close to Kroger - I didn't even realize that before. Could be a nice way to do a grocery run for downtown residents, depending on how well the transit center connects to it
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    It looks like it will be a pet store from the HCAD listing It says year built 2020, style "kennels"
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    The taller Texas donuts seem to switch to metal framing after passing 4 or five floors
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    I know they want to have a brewery, but they missed out the chance to have "Frost Town Ice House"
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    I poked around on HCAD, but it looks like its just part of the 59 ROW. I wonder if it could be related to the GRB access ramp?
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    Amtrak in Houston

    cspwal replied to cspwal's topic in Transit

    Maybe a third vending machine
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    Amtrak in Houston

    cspwal replied to cspwal's topic in Transit

    I would guess that instead of just making the Sunset limited more frequent, it's a seperate train (maybe the Alamo Flyer or something) that would be daily (or more frequent) service. And hopefully faster, though that would take a lot of track work I think
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    There's already one on OST 3915 Old Spanish Trail, Houston, TX 77021 https://www.google.com/maps/place/Dairy+Queen/@29.7079226,-95.3743537,14.5z/data=!4m8!1m2!2m1!1sdairy+queen!3m4!1s0x0:0x19d3246435ccc0d6!8m2!3d29.702862!4d-95.3570098
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    Amtrak in Houston

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    This morning came out with a proposed new route map by 2035 with the current proposed funding increase, and it seems to include "new services" in the Texas triangle New service (presumably much more frequent) to San Antonio, and new service to Dallas via College Station. I wonder how they think they'll do that - using existing lines? Will they pay UP or BNSF to upgrade them? Will they keep the Amtrak shack or are they planning on consolidating with TCR? I know one of the big bottlenecks in Houston for trains is a crossing downtown called tower 26 that is super busy; can they pump more trains through there without laying more track? Just wanted to start a discussion about this I'm sure there's people who know more about the Houston train network] Edited: from the fact sheet pdf http://media.amtrak.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Amtrak-Connects-US-Fact-Sheet.pdf
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    My favorite quote from this:
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    Does it come with the abandoned minivan?
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    Because then you can have alternates that can bring a larger amount of people in. HOV lanes allow express busses, shuttles, van pools, etc the ability to still come in to town without worrying about as much traffic. Even a 2+ HOV lane has double the throughput of a lane with only single occupancy vehicles, because there are twice as many people by definition.
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    Were they not able to keep it open because Frank's and Frank's backyard were technically separated? At least in East Downtown, every bar that has at least one chair outside is packed all weekend
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    Not very effective gates
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    Major track work until March according to metro https://www.ridemetro.org/Pages/RiderAlert.aspx?utm_source=homepage&utm_medium=carousel&utm_term=rideralert&utm_content=seewhere&utm_campaign=rideralertred
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    This is what the presentation is showing for the system; it implies that you would need to transfer at NW TC to go to the galleria from downtown
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    According to HCAD, the parcel with Jos A Bank and the former 1/2 price books is owned by someone else 2537 UNIVERSITY BLVD HOUSTON TX 77005 The parcel across the street is owned by Rice though
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    Did you bike on it?
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    It looks like chain link fences on overpasses over train tracks is standard https://ftp.dot.state.tx.us/pub/txdot-info/cmd/cserve/standard/bridge/rlstd032.pdf I'm not sure why
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    The only maskless person I saw on my Monday afternoon run to the Galleria was a guy working at some sort of fresh fruit cutting stand
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    I think the fact that it's the only new condo building in downtown, combined with competition in that price range with east downtown and midtown, make for relatively overpriced condos for the market, but the correct price for the build cost of the building. Probably would need a few years and some more condo competition for them to sell
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    Both times I've taken the lanes into downtown, I had to just take 45 to Scott, since that exit is WAY too close to get to safely
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    Even if they got rid of the transit center, that's a pretty major node in the bus network, so there would still be a lot of bus stops and busses. Right now, 2 frequent bus routes, the quickline bus, and 2 normal routes all cross there, and none of them are really going out of the their way. You wouldn't want the Bissonet or Bellaire BLVD busses (the two frequent routes) to go to the west park TC, and from pre-pandemic anecdotal observations, both of those routes are busy
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    I think a lot of the current opposition is from that original design, where it would be taking a lot more land
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