TacoDog

17 hours ago, IntheKnowHouston said:

Which time are you referring to? When Company of Nomads operated the food hall as Railway Heights Market? Or when the property owner took over management, renaming the market and food hall Railway Market?

When a major amount of tenants left/were forced out and they started charging for parking. I remember going in early 2022 and it was really cool, and busy. I went again months later and it was empty. 

I'm not surprised, it was mismanaged pretty badly.

On their Instagram they advertise for their upcoming 5th Annual Halloween Bayou Bash, how long have they been at this location?

There is a petition going around with a protest on Sunday to save the live oak trees that will be cut down with this project. 

The Taco Stand and Burger Joint also have parking but typically fills up on busy nights.

3 minutes ago, august948 said:

Google maps has a scale in the lower right corner.  I zoomed in on the beltway until the scale was a half inch (in this case the half inch showed as 2 miles).  Then I measured the north-south and east-west with a ruler on my monitor.  Like I said, it's a rough estimate, but I couldn't find an official measurement anywhere.

Sorry, this is what I was referring to.

12 hours ago, august948 said:

 

 

3 minutes ago, august948 said:

Just a rough estimate.  Google maps shows the beltway to be somewhat of a square 22 miles by 22 miles.  That gets us 484 square miles.

Did you draw it by hand? How did you get the highways to overlay?

11 hours ago, august948 said:

Considering that the land area inside the Beltway is almost 500 square miles, I think we'll be fine.  How much urbanity do you really need?

 

 

How did you do that?

Do you think the dog daycare will survive construction? It seems to be very close to the construction area.

The concrete islands on Heights Blvd have been removed. 

According to Google Maps, Little Dreamer Coffee has closed permanently at this kiosk location. They will be moving to Montrose.

21 minutes ago, 004n063 said:

I mean I agree. And the only kind of transit vehicle that has proven reliably automatable is a train. But while I also agree that trains are just inherently cooler than buses, I don't think that's nearly as much of a factor as frequency, reliability, and relative advantage over other modes. Simply looking like a tram doesn't do much in any of those departments, especially compared to the METRORapid buses that are already bike-on-board. 

Automation makes it so that you can do things like increase frequency without having to hire more people. Also reduces human error, which lowers maintenence costs.

You're looking at it from an engineering perspective, I'm looking at it from a personal behavior perspective. I'm assuming frequency would be the same, I'm more likely to take the train over bus. I did not know I could take my bike on board a METROrapid bus.... which kind of proves my point that a train would be better suited.

The same for automation. If the vehicle is on a 5 minute schedule, it doesn't matter to me how they are able to be that frequent and reliable. As a rider I am going to use it regardless if it's automated or not. 

The neon lights are bright. I had to lower the exposure to be able to photograph the sign. 

3 hours ago, 004n063 said:

That seems backwards to me. Automation makes service and reliability improvements much easier to accomplish. Having the shape/look of a train does...nothing?

I don't see how automation does that; I see that it looks like a train/tram/light rail and that's cool. If I had to choose between a bus or train, I choose train every time. 

The front building has already been removed and the parking lot is currently $5 pay-to-park.

Having the shape/look of a train would be better for BRT than having normal looking buses; whether it is autonomous or has a driver isn't as important to me.

On 8/19/2023 at 4:29 PM, monarch said:

 ^^^ proper reading is fundamental...

Goes both ways 😉

2 hours ago, monarch said:

^^^ @TacoDog ON THE GRIND coffee boutique shall be located at 1550 ON THE GREEN - downtown houston.  @hindesky has provided a clear link for all to utilize.  it's all there...

What link did @hindesky post that says this is the same company? I'm sorry but it isn't so clear to me, and if it was so clear as you say, you would have been able to show me the first time.

Isn't the name listed as On The Green Coffee, not Grind? 

I thought the lighting on the second floor windows looks interesting. Progress has been slow since I posted last year.

How long does it take to rack up $51,000 in back rent?

This does not feel like Houston to me. 

I wish they could connect this section with Buffalo Bayou Park to the south.

On 5/24/2023 at 12:32 PM, Amlaham said:

If 10 minutes is a long time, they're better off just stay home 😂 most of the nightlife scene is like that especially in the urban areas of town. If you want 10 minute parking, your best bet is going somewhere in the suburbs of far out of the center.

Do you really think it's acceptable to spend as much time looking for parking as it takes to drive there? 

On 5/3/2023 at 12:31 PM, Amlaham said:

Me and my friends go here from time to time on a busy weekend, usually find parking no more than 10 minutes. Its really not needed IMO

10 minutes is a long time to find parking.