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  1. bachanon
    are you calling me fat? so, skanska is simply maximizing the value of the land. my thoughts on the epa are purely anecdotal, stemming from a friend who worked in new home developments. as we discussed how the woodlands planned for flood control before some of the current flood mitigation regulations, my friend described how epa regulations make it less feasible to preserve trees and natural features. he said it is now cheaper for developers to clear cut in order to meet federal and state requirements regarding run-off. he said the predicted run-off from the parking and structure floor plates have to be accounted for in a measured mitigation plan. also, roads have to be lower than ground level so that all run-off flows into the gutter system, which requires barriers (during construction) to be built around the places the roads are carved out because sediment cannot run from the construction site into the gutter system. however, if they bulldoze it all and rebuild the earth where it needs to be to avoid all of these concerns, it's cheaper. maybe someone in the industry can shed more light on the matter. people like curbs, but they are part of the problem. best scenario is to have the roads be the high point so that run-off flows into green-space. the green-space then has forested areas and ponds to more easily absorb the run-off rather than water flowing into gutters, then bayous towards the gulf. i wasn't looking for a reason to blame the epa, but from what "i've heard", there are better ways to plan for flood mitigation than we are currently required to do under current epa regulations. although not an exact comparison, lisa gray's article in the chronicle this week highlights the differences between environmentally sensitive planning and what government planners/regulators allow.
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    ............i totally missed that. he did actually say an "announcement of a new building on top of the existing museum parking garage." this would definitely be news!
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    touche' (hate that word....looks like a cross between touch and douche) just listened to warm leatherette today. another fun one:
  4. bachanon
    relive my a**.....this is perpetual youth young man!
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    Interestingly enough, flood mitigation requirements by the Environmental Protection Agency often make it cheaper to bulldoze everything and start over. The culprit may be excessive regulations or even basic infrastructure requirements.
  6. bachanon
    Art Deco isn't significant?
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    The parking garage is for the Riverway complex and fronts Riverway street on the N. 807 S. Post Oak is across the street on the S. side of Riverway street. Right?
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    I wonder how many HAIFers have numbers as a guilty pleasure? I've been once in the last year.
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    ......uhhhh, no comment.
  10. bachanon
    The view from Neimans to the new Saks would need to be the same should the renovations provide a continuous open corridor. The new configuration may have a more significant WOW factor when one enters the central mall corridor if bookended by Neimans/new Saks.
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    i like the last one (sans the stupid lyrics). her voice has an interesting quality. i'd like to hear her sing grown up songs. i'd forgotten i had a thing for kylie minogue and olivia newton john until i listed to your video posts. i usually do not share that either. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHGaW8lBlSk my "cassette" walkman had newton john's album "physical" playing for hours on end as our family traveled across the country on family trips.....that and amy grant. now that i think of it, i listened almost exclusively to female singers until my late teens....figures. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZFO3WiBQDM
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    http://houston.culturemap.com/news/city_life/09-05-13-colbert-to-the-rescue-local-organization-reaches-out-to-comedy-giant-to-help-save-a-rare-piece-of-houston-prairie/?utm_source=sf_twitter http://www.bayoulandconservancy.org/ The Bayou Land Conservancy is short of the funds needed to preserve pristine Deer Park Prairie from development. How Colbert got into the mix, I do not know. It will be interesting to see if they reach their goal.
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    brian0123....hahaha, I was thinking the same thing. It's at the point you give up on your sim city and start with a clean slate.
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    Have to check those out. Miike Snow and The Good Natured are fun synthpop too. It's like ear candy.
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    just between us.........i watched "the craft" over and over for ten years. i bought the soundtrack. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoM4OXQVCcE i watched it when i drank, which was often, and marveled at how similar the methods of the craft were to southern fundamentalist magical thinking. plus, i was really into cool black clothing. oh, but i don't hide that one. i do hide my gregg araki movies from certain friends and family. every now and then, i have to bring out "the living end", "doom generation", "nowhere", "totally f****ed up", "splendor", and more recently "kaboom". araki used music and settings in his movies that i thought were unique to me and my circle of friends here in houston. i was amazed to see the same type of subculture parameters in a movie (in and about) LA. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yL7okbGR5Uw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agRzpnS_FGw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ohqd6kSj4c http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=by_4IDH5h1U i still have a few hundred christian cds from my youth and twenties. some of it is so bad. every now and then i just need a little amy grant or resurrection band. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUDt04sKEOo
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    lower westheimer sidewalks are due for a major overhaul. all of this montrose activity would be enhanced by better sidewalks
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    This is near the edge of Hermann Park right? Oh wait, not exactly on the border.
  18. bachanon
    stay on topic please.
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    removed unnecessary off topic comments............
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    stay on topic please.
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    Passed this intersection today. The reno on this building will be a huge improvement. I wish the plan to improve Montrose blvd from Allen Pkwy to Binz were going forward. Passed this intersection today. The reno on this building will be a huge improvement. I wish the plan to improve Montrose blvd from Allen Pkwy to Binz were going forward.
  22. bachanon
    Excellent! There are days when HAIFers rock my socks. Great fun seeing all the views!
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    ........title updated
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    i think i'm addicted to development announcements. when there aren't any, i feel like i need a fix.

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    der wienershnitzel
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