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I just said thanks for the links, and Our mainstreet masterplan is rough concept from visionaries.

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The home is fine. Very minimal damage. The library out back took some damage

I remember watching Jesus Christ Superstar in my senior Theology/Religion class. We had copies of the script. We looked over how the text of the movie didn't divert from the actual gospels. Anyway, I don't think there ever was a no read list.

No, The Woodlands is finishing off there original acreage including the final 3000 acres on the Harris County side. The Woodlands would be completed unless the development company buys more acreage to develop. Any rail to go there from houston would have to be commuter and it'll probably be just one or maybe two stops in the southern Montgomery County area. Also, Metro doesn't have any jurisdiction up there. They have to build rail on there own. I don't think rail will happen any time soon to the Woodlands since TxDOT will be widening I-45 from Downtown to the beltway with HOT lanes soon. This would be similar to the Katy Freeway expansion. A little cheaper since little right of way accquisition will be needed.

It's most probably still there. It may be classified as a county road now. Many old roads in Brazoria county got labled with a county road number so they could get some funding from the state and feds to do some road improvements. The county roads numbers help out also for emergency situations. You may have to contact someone at the county offices in Angleton for help.

You just posted this in another thread.

Thanks, The main street masterplan is just like the Buffalo Bayou masterplain. The idea is that the plans are a guide of what we would like to see. The city, private entities, and other organizations work to slowly add peices. Not all of them peices may be completed. The masterplans are visions and concepts.

Yeah, Since when do the world's opinion matter to us. We aren't a better city because a book or the opinion of a travel in Paris likes us.

Half of NO means the suburbs like the Westbank and the Eastbank in Jefferson Parish. My mom was in Meterarie last weekend to go the bridal shop. My sister's wedding is January is getting all the dresses from a local shop in Meterarie. It was open but most of the city looks deserted. They found and Olive Garden open with a limited menu near the airport. Driving in and out wasn't a problem. The causeway and the I-10 bridge on the east side are were traffic can't pass.

Yeah, I never heard of such a list either, and that is after 13 years of Catholic Schooling. Shoot, our library in high school had a copy of koran, torah, and Salmund Rushdie's Satanic Verses. Stopping the free flow of thought whether you agree or not is first step in ruining a civilization.

Cool, Also, the new pass-through roads program will help Montgomery County move forward in the Mobility department.

The revenue generated by these events along with added security since the city controls the access is better for the city. I think the city running the logistics of the event make it a little easier to put these festivals. I do aggree the admission cost and using coupons for food is a little annoying. As for as the prices, it's not much different than other festivals around the country. Have you ever been to Jazz Fest in New Orleans? It makes the Houston events seem like a cheap afternoon.

Peer review is kind of pointless when all the peers agree on the outcome. Critical review is needed. I agree several measures have been taken that improve some environmental conditions. The best measures have been the result of polluters finding a profitable way to clean their act. Coal plants filter their exhaust and sell the material as flyash to be used in lightweight concretes. Sulphur content oil refining have been extracted and integrated in the asphalt to produce better, longer lasting roads. My biggest hope is that the research into ethanol will produce a substance that can generate the same horse power as current gas or engines can be made to adapt specifically for the substance. It would be a great benifit. Hopefully the billions of dollars allocated to Ethanol research subsidies from the last Energy legislation will produce some of this. I think we'll see bigger use of Ethanol in the years to come. This will allow us to divert oil for other uses than gas such as advance plastics and synthetics and more recyclable materials. Also, congress didn't seek Crichton, he sought them out. Also, his background and recent research gave him some footing to stand on.

I've been to many zoned cities and don't see much difference from Houston. Also, as long as people can afford to drive an SUV they will. If they can't afford it they'll get rid of it. Most people can still afford to drive it. Also, aren't oil prices dropping a little.

Cool, Thanks for the info. I'm assuming they worked something out. I just never heard or read it yet.

Hey, I have an inquiry about the new east-west line (UoH to Uptown). This line will have to cross the UPRR railroad tracts near Richmond, US 59, or Westpark. I'm guessing the LRT will use a bridge to go over the tracks. Going under is problem since there is a drainage ditch that parallels the UPRR tracks. My worst fear is that the LRT will cross them at grade. This will cause a nightmare if the LRT will have to wait for a freight train.

^^ I know, I know, but METRO doesn't work on your life schedule. The can't just start building these things. We have to live with that fact that our Federal gov't has some much red tape to get a little transit funding. My hopes is when the second line (east-west) gets built, it will be sucessfull. If we get higher ridership on two lines, I think future funding may be easier. As of now, we do have near 2 billion coming to us over the next 10 years. With the first segment costing just under $300 million, I think we will be ok with future lines. The commuter lines to me are the most difficult. It's weird, most of the tracks are already in place, but negotiation with UPRR has to occur for METRO to be able to use them. UPRR is very cautious about adding customers to their lines that might disrupt their current services. Hopefully all this gets worked out.

Yeah, In the end this may be a good thing. It should intrigue some people to want to read the books that are trying to be banned. Any publicity is good publicity.

no prob, I like the fact that they are doing vertical parking. It makes the site more compact and walkable.

Yippee!

Crichton has a doctorate in the medical field. He only became a writer later in life. Also, his last novel is filled with tons of facts. If you read it, you'll realize in the back there is a reference section to back up all of this points through the fictious story. The story if fiction, but real facts were used to construct the fictitious story. It was his research on that novel that led him to testify for the senate. Having his medical research background, he is clasified as a scientist. He's as credible as of a person to testify as anyone else. He reason for being called by the senate was for his expertise in the scientific process. Did you read the entire testimony?

They're aren't any SEC teams in New Orleans either. LSU is the nearest one 70 miles away. New Orleans had the corporate backing to host the event along with the facilties and atmosphere to host a large bowl game.

My sentiments exactly. The must not build any public housing. They ought lean towards more ownership situations through Habitat for Humanity. Even Section 8 housing would be better than projects. New Orleans has a chance to rid themselves of a failed social governing policy and to try at better they city. The city is not completely lost. The port is back in operation and is handling cargo. It's not at full capacity, but more is coming online each day. The westbank of New Orleans wasn't that hard hit. Many places are opening back up. The eastbank areas in Jefferson parish weren't hard hit either. The areas close to the lake are another story. Proposals are being brought to alow the temporary housing for residents who own homes to be placed on their driveway. This would happen when power, water and sewage gets restored. Living essentially in your front yard will allow the residents to work on their houses and not have to be located many miles away at refugee city in the middle of nowhere. Apartment and government housed residents will not be able to do this, but will be able to live in the refugee cities. One is ready to go on the north side of Baton Rouge. At much of the city that was destroyed, there are many portions that are ok. A smaller base population have returned to the unaffected areas (mostly in Jefferson Parish, except for lakefront areas) are trying to return to their normal lives. When we start seeing large tracts of houses cleared in the worst hit areas to prepare for rebuilding, this will show the city moving more towards normalcy. Its ridiculous to just write off a city. The US didn't write off Chicago after the fire. They didn't write off San Fransisco after the 1906 earthquake either. New Orleans shouldn't be written off either.

Why you hate chain restraunts so much? Out city has plenty of both chain and local restraunts. Also, they are building a Chic-fil-A in the loop on the feeder of US 59 by Kirby. Enjoy.