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    More on the Williams tower beacon http://swamplot.com/shining-a-little-more-light-on-the-williams-tower-beacons-return/2016-02-09/ Before: Current:
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    Put Congressman Kevin Brady for the 8th district (Woodlands, Montgomery Country) in the "doesn't like trains" camp http://www.houstonpress.com/news/with-primary-looming-congressman-kevin-brady-wades-into-the-bullet-train-fight-8141497 Of course the article doesn't mention TCR's announcement of a station near college station at all
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    Once Block 334 finishes next year they'll get another 4 guys on the crew
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    The beacon is back on and much more visible on the drive in from Sugarland. http://swamplot.com/why-the-williams-tower-beacon-was-off-last-fall/2016-02-05/
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    Wouldn't that be a tariff, not a tax?
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    Last Tube Tv

    cspwal replied to gnu's topic in Off Topic

    Saw someone with their TV just in the trash pick up spot that said "Take me I still work"
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    The best renovations are the ones where you get to knock down walls with a bobcat
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    They did go for all concrete/aluminum construction, not stick construction
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    I like the brick work - it's a nice light color without being stucco, sort of like the brick they're using on the Market Square tower
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    I bet an algorithm set the tolls to maximize revenue - (highest they can be without discouraging drivers)
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    I'd imagine it would be part of the HOA
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    That is why if a freeway is congested, it is a good thing to widen freeways. However, the growth curve is steeper than what you can do for freeway widening (its just a geometry thing - a freeway is a long line, while it serves an area) so alternates to freeway travel (car pooling, park & ride buses, and commuter rail) help to slow down the traffic growth while keeping or further accelerating the development growth. Once a freeway is congested again, adding alternatives doesn't relieve traffic any - it just encourages more (though slower) growth. The main issue is planners need to look at traffic growth, development growth, widening roads, and mass transit options when planning out growth and fixing congestion issues. Focussing only traffic growth and widening roads is where you get into an issue of continuing to need to widen freeways.
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    Induced demand at the core isn't simply new freeways lead to congestion - it is the union of two ideas: - The previously congested freeway made people avoid certain trips or take less desirable routes; with the addition of the new capacity on the freeway those trips can now be taken using that freeway For example, people who were taking a parallel street to I-10 would move their trip on to I-10 to save 5 minutes. Another example of this is someone who was shopping at a suburban mall because going to the Galleria took to long; with the increased capacity they feel like going to the Galleria is closer in time so they go there instead. - The new capacity of the freeway attracts people to move along it, adding to the growth of the area in a different pattern than before the freeway. This one is more for bypass loops that become congested (think West beltway) but can also hold for expanding radial freeways. Because you can go faster on the road, the 30-40 minute commute distance becomes a longer mileage, encouraging more sprawling development. An example of this would be a new development built BECAUSE of the grand parkway or the Westpark tollway - before they were built the areas made no sense to live in (too far away) but now with the new road development makes sense. the tl;dr is mainly its a complicated theory, but that at it's core expanding a freeway to accommodate growth will often accelerate the growth of the traffic, and can outpace the additional capacity.
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    I'll be surprised if they open in time for the super bowl. They've had that banner up since before Block 334 broke ground
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    Or Block 334 or the 2 Sky Houses
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    Maybe we're looking at this all wrong - we should tear down the pierce, then dig a trench, and it could be a canal water feature, like the river walk in San Antonio except more Lagoon like
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    It would connect the rest of downtown with the old post office location if you replaced the congress ave bridge with one
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    Sneak peek: Inside Houston's first micro-unit condos Looking at the picture gallery, I can't tell how the furniture is supposed to be changing at all besides the dinning table appearing for dinner. Also that's a lot of people in a small space for a dinner party. Morning: Afternoon: Dinner time (note the magically appearing table and the bookshelf that turned into a bar) Late night dance party
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    Half the block has really high ceiling heights now (over 500 feet high even on horribly cloudy days)
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    Maybe a bunch of tarps, weighted down with rocks?
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    Yeah it doesn't even compare to the house that was HBJ's sponsor today - 4 story townhouse in the museum district with a pneumatic tube elevator through the center of a spiral staircase
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    The rocket New Year's idea sounds great!
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    So what is the teal stuff they are putting up?
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    Blocks still prime for redevelopment in the Leeland/Southdowntown neighborhood: -3 surface lots west of main -The surface lot and day care right at the corner of main and bell, next to the station -The Good year that is now surrounded on three sides by mid rise or high rise buildings -pretty much everything east of Houston House
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    Probably a very over-designed drainage system at the ramp - imagine both a square drain in the drive way to the ramp as well as a metal grate across the entire crest of the ramp. That could all go down into a subterranean cistern, and then pumped back up to the storm sewer level. Or they put up a sign that says "Basement may flood in severe weather. Management not responsible for damage." Might be slightly cheaper
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