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I wonder what Chris Hollins chances are.  His execution of the 2020 election was so good and out of the box the state GOP passed laws to ensure it could never happen again.  Whitmire is just another 70+ year old politician and his agenda is just tired talking points until I see plans to back them up... overall none of this excites me.

That board on top of the column looks reminds of sticking some paper under a wobbly table leg.

I guess what I'm trying to say.... Herman park is my usual go to park and it's nice with lots of amenities and programming. I've always thought of Memorial as the wooded micro version of Sam Houston inside of the city.

I know everyone loves the new developments but is there any concern that park will become too sterilized and over planned.  

I hope this relief is saved if the building is ever tore down.

Hmm...grapes in beignets and crawfish in seafood gumbo.

On 10/16/2022 at 10:03 AM, cougarpad said:

If Amtrack is serious about expanding in Texas then they are going to have to updgrade their tracks and find a way to increase speeds of their trains. As of now a car trip is around the same as the train trip to San Antonio or Dallas if Amtrack adds the route. They must find a way to make the trip by train fater then car or Texans will continue to choose car over train to San Antonio and Dallas.

I can deal with it taking a little longer but the on time performance has to improve.

Congratulations @rechlin.   I saw the email where you and someone else have completed the tour.

Harris County's most costly redo ever, $1.3B Ship Channel Bridge rebuild, finally starts to rise

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or more than 20 months, the county’s biggest single road project was stuck in the mud, figuratively and literally. Work on the project, roughly two years into construction, stopped when officials second-guessed the design after the engineering company that designed it, FIGG Bridge Group, was investigated for its role in a deadly 2018 Florida pedestrian bridge collapse.

8 hours ago, IntheKnowHouston said:

I think there are two restaurants in total so far from Gatsby Hospitality: Gatsby's Prime Steakhouse and Gatsby's Prime Seafood.

Add in Norwood and Gatsby's Grill coming soon, and the total comes to four restaurants, excluding bars from the group.

Seems ambitious...

10 hours ago, IntheKnowHouston said:

Gatsby Hospitality is really moving full steam ahead with all of these new business ventures. I hope they are able to succeed here.

How many total do they have?  

2 hours ago, 77002er said:

Next question .... how will the cancellation of this project affect the proposed BRT link along I-10 as future transit demand along that route was predicated on the Texas Central being built. Anyone still wanting to get to the Galleria from downtown/Medical Center will still be able to use the "University Line" (a less expensive buildout) so why build spend the extra funds at this time?

 

I'm sure that will still get built at some point because it's meant as a minimum stop link between downtown and northern stop of the silver line.

1 minute ago, 004n063 said:

And it'll be right on the University BRT line (though idk where the nearest stop would be - presumably Montrose? Hoping the buses for that line are bike-on like the rail).

It supposed to have walkon/walkoff like LRT.  I would hope there would be areas for people to bring their bikes.

The Ion and Wheeler Transit Center are really close to this location.

This place is filling up quick.  

5 minutes ago, Ross said:

The route could have gone up the I-45 RoW without any eminent domain issues.

I don't think you understand the desire of people in rural areas to not be bothered, especially for a project that does nothing for them.

No it couldn't.  Turn radiuses for at speed travel would have it deviate outside of the ROW.  Also TXDOT isn't given up any of their ROW when they'll want to tack on more lanes in the future.

14 hours ago, rechlin said:

Why are you giving up so soon?

Toughest one so far was a stop at TSU that is inside a gated apartment community (took a couple minutes of pleading to get someone to be willing to let me in).  

I'm not giving up just taking a forced break.  I was off this past week so I figured I would do as many as I can until I'm back from work the last weekend of October.  I also had to ask someone to let me in the gate at TSU apartments.  Magnolia Transit Center for the East End is not in app map because it is being painted(art station).  Mary DeBauche(mary@houstonbikeshare.org) said you could just email her a selfie at that one and any non working stations.

Luckily I haven't been stranded at any stations and Bcycle has been responsive to my phone calls when stations didn't register my return.  I've also used the metro as some stations were far from others and it's a nice break in AC.

My Bcycle sprint has come to a close.  I was able to complete all neighborhoods except Inner Loop SW and Montrose(not counting the bonus).  I traveled to areas I had never been before which was really cool. 

Things I saw on my ride:

1. The sheer amount of empty lots and abandoned buildings on the edge of popular areas so much room to densify the Inner Loop.
2. White bikes where I had to cross intersections(the city still needs still needs improve crossings throughout the city)
3. Parks...Some parks are kinda sketch with people laid out, doing drugs, etc(Houston does well in this area comparatively but still not a good look if it's your local park). Also what's up with all the people chilling in their cars next to parks? Other than that Houston has some great parks and some were empty while others were packed.
4. TMC was a super chill area to bike ride outside of the busy areas.  Except for my near death experience when some asshole floored it to drive in front of me while I was in the crosswalk with walk signal.

Bonus:

Saw my first black squirrel in Houston and somebody taking their bird in a cage to the park.

Houston's Buffalo Bayou Brewing sued after nonpayment of financial services

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A lawsuit was filed against Buffalo Bayou Brewing in the Harris County District Court on Sept. 22, that alleges nonpayment of a roughly $94,000 transaction fee owed to a financial service company the Houston brewery hired last year.

On 9/25/2022 at 1:23 PM, Ross said:

Or even with cars

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qB3sbNQ1Qt4

Needs larger boulders

Metro eases into land development, aiming to connect transit, housing and jobs

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The Metropolitan Transit Authority spent decades developing a network of parking lots where drivers could leave their cars and trucks and take transit to work. Now, its leaders are wondering whether those parking lots would be a attractive places for developers who may view those commuters as potential customers.

With all the people running red lights and stop signs we could use more roundabouts.

I believe you can check in/check out the same bike.

Myself and some friends are planning to sign up to do this.   I'll be working most of the month but will try to knock out several neighborhoods Oct 1-6.

City of Houston Housing & Community Development has announced preliminary plans to renovate the existing site of Wesley AME Church for mixed use, including affordable apartments, retail, and live-work units for small business incubation.

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