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It'll be nice to see another multi-story building in Northgate. This along with Gameday on the other end will make it a different place.

The biggest building looks like it has a drive thru loading zone like a Home Depot or a Lowes would.

I didn't want to go into this, but I will anyway. First off, you are not tier 2, and are not even one of the best 6 colleges in Texas. A lot more goes into a ranking than endowment and SAT scores. Link: US News and World Report - Texas Tech's Profile As for A&M's status, there are 124 schools in the top 2 tiers and they do not differentiate between the first and second tiers. Just for clarity, the 21st ranking I was referencing earlier was among public institutions and 60 is the ranking among all institutions (UT is 52). In the list of The Top 60 Public Colleges Texas Tech is not ranked. Link: Top Public Institutions A lot of the poor SAT/ACT scores at both A&M and UT result from Texas House Bill 588 where approximately 50% of both the A&M and UT student body is made up of automatic acceptances from the Top 10% of high school classes rather than from the best candidates. This hurts both the schools and is a problem that has been fought for some time. (Don't even talk about rudeness. May I remind you of tech wrecklessly throwing the goal post into the A&M section a few years ago at Jones SBC, or the defacing of UT's 18 wheeler last year, or the throwing of batteries at our fans, or yelling at elderly A&M alumni last night at our Lubbock Midnight Yell.)

The athletic department is funding these projects themselves through donations (i.e. - Artie McFerrin's $9 Million gift, Coach Fran's $1 Million gift) and revenue from athletic events. The other buildings are part of the "faculty reinvestment program" that is designed to create 447 new positions in the faculty to both reduce class sizes and improve the quality of education here at Texas A&M University. At our current state we are running out of space and have actually had to close 2 on-campus dorms (Hotard and Cain) and move certain programs off-campus in order to find space for this growing faculty. This is all part of Texas A&M's goal to be recognized as a "top 10" public university by the year 2020. This year Texas A&M was ranked 21st this year among public institutions, Texas, 17th, but Texas Tech stands on the third tier, somewhere >120th nationally (they don't rank past approximately 120). This was not meant as smack talk or anything, it just makes me wonder. Maybe I should just stop talking, I don't want to ruin this thread.

Not to be rude or anything, but why spend so much on the beauty of the campus instead of improving the state of your academics?

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I'm glad I'm not the only one that thinks that it makes a substantial difference. Sure there are some large homes and nice communities in B/CS, but I've never really been as impressed as I am in say the Shadow Creek Ranch or Blackhorse Ranch subdivisions in Houston to name a few. I think it's the asphalt road and sidewalk placement in each that make the difference. Sure, it may seem insignificant, but if I'm spending 200k+ I don't want to have to travel down faded, cracking asphalt road that has black tar lines on it everyday. Another thing I'd like to see in B/CS that is more Houston-ish is the way new subdivisons use retention ponds as small lakes...but that's another story.

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Does anyone else think that the asphalt roads of the B/CS subdivisions make them look worse than they actually are?

I've noticed that in "Other Texas Places" about 50% of the topics on the front page of the forum relate to the College Station / Bryan area, and I was wondering if this has ever been considered for a new section on the site?

Looks like they skipped floors 1 through 4 and are working on 5 through 11 instead... from the rendering at the top of the page it looks like the first few stories are a different material. Do you know anything about the Chase Bank being built at the corner of Texas and Holleman. Is it supose to be a multi-story? I still think the Adams building should have been build in the city instead of the middle of nowhere.

The building at Miramont's enterence is quite impressive:

Update: Also, when I was out in the area I noticed that there is a sign across the street for a 5 or 6 story "First National Bank" to be built.

June 12, 2005 7:56 AM A&M weighs leases for new facilities ... A&M officials are giving private developers from across the nation the chance to develop this pair of attractively located university properties north of campus. The deal: Any company willing to front the capital can lease the land and develop commercial, residential and academic buildings near campus, said Bill Perry, A&M

What a great dream It would be nice to put the "station" back in College Station.

"commuter trains will soon run between suburbs and cities from Houston to College Station." Article: June 1, 2005, 6:55PM Cy-Fair leaders push for commuter rail line Coalition wants to bring agencies together to discuss plan By KIM JACKSON If Cy-Fair chamber of commerce and community leaders have their way, commuter trains will soon run between suburbs and cities from Houston to College Station. The Cy-Fair Houston Chamber of Commerce's 290 Rail Coalition met last week to talk about recent developments that could set the stage for a fledgling commuter rail system to run on the railroad line along U.S. 290. ... Continued at source: http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/t...16/news/3206087

Yeah, I know it's stupid story, but it's spring break and I can't be creative now.

Brijonmang, did you grow up in Cypress? I was Cy-Fair '02.

Update: Yeah, it's a camera phone pic , but it's something.

TEXAS AVENUE PROJECT STARTS MARCH 21 A stretch of Texas Avenue from George Bush Drive to Harvey Mitchell Parkway South in College Station will be widened in four phases, according to the Texas Department of Transportation. The finished product will be a six-lane thoroughfare with raised medians. The first phase of the $17 million project will involve a stretch of Texas Avenue from Manuel Drive to Harvey Mitchell Parkway South. A major traffic shift is not expected during the first three phases, TxDOT officials said. ... more...

A portion of the campus you probably didn't consider when you visited College Station is the A&M owned airport west of west campus. Some people don't even realize that west campus is there when they first visit. I did some very rough calculations through GIS to give you an idea: What most people consider to be A&M is a 2.5x1.0 mile rectangle. Which is Main Campus (approximately 722.64 acres of urban development) and West Campus (approximately 776.63 acres of suburban development). There is also the Vet School area (approximately 723.33 acres of suburban development and some vacant land) So, it's somewhere around 2000 acres that are used. The airport probably makes up the rest. I'm don't know if riverside campus is included in the calculation (the portion of the campus that is in Bryan), but I'm pretty sure the new Traditions Championship Golf Course is not included since it just opened this year. To give you an idea of development, there are approximately 200 A&M owned buildings on campus with a net worth of over $1 billion. Property Map: Campus Maps: A&M campus map tech campus map