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3 hours ago, cspwal said:

I take it as a positive sign that they might try to float a bond measure or something to pay for it to go downtown

Oh hell no. I would fight using any City money at all to do that. We can't afford the debt we have now.

Unnecessary because the private entity making the plans has done the work already.  If the City was flush with cash, I might be far less opposed. And, its not like the City can force the rail company to build an extension to Downtown

Where is Green going to get the money to do this unnecessary study? It's not like the City is flush with cash.

On the mobile site, the ad's are huge, and loading is slow, regardless of whether I am on wifi or cellular

17 hours ago, Purpledevil said:

So that rusty, old steel trestle sitting on wooden pylons next to Yale assists in the improvement of Buffalo Bayou's water quality and movement? Sorry, but I'm skeptical of the District's reasoning for allowing it to remain. Likely more about the cost involved in bringing it down. If that's the case, there should at least be some type of upkeep performed on it. Perhaps a good coating of silver paint on the steel, and a hearty weed wacking to get all of the overgrowth off of it. It would make a nice enough canvas for an artist, along the lines of what the 11th street post office looks like now.

It's there because it can't be removed without a complete study of the potential impacts on downstream flooding. That's the same reason it took years to remove the unused bridge over White Oak Bayou East of TC Jester. The study for that one was done as part of the bike trail project, I believe.

2 hours ago, ArchFan said:

This is strange.  Does Wayne D. have some sort of grudge against Sylvester that he can't let go of?

Is that a rhetorical question? Or are you unfamiliar with the relationship between those 2?

if you live in the City of Houston, call the City. If you live in the County, and have an MUD, talk to them.

How about not wasting billions of dollars, and keep what we have? I do not see billions in value for any if these suggestions.

15 hours ago, j_cuevas713 said:

No I'm speaking more on if it affects his ability to even look over any lawsuits filed. Like how does this effect him being able to do his job?

It doesn't. A conviction on his State charges would have more of an impact than the SEC complaint. 

2 hours ago, Luminare said:

Do we know how many of the "locals" actually use it in the first place? Thats the more telling statistic. Show that.

Only in Houston is a membership golf course a "public park"

Glenbrook is a city course, not a membership course.

5 hours ago, j_cuevas713 said:

And I totally get that, but even if an area is not on a grid, why can't the city at least develop it to meet the needs of the average walker? 

Be a little hard for the City to develop that as a grid, given the property was privately owned for the most part. Unless you think it's OK for the City to force a developer to put in a grid, rather than what the developer thinks will actually sell.

8 hours ago, j_cuevas713 said:

Man the Pierce destroyed some interesting parts of the city smh... seemed pretty dense too... just disappointing

The Pierce demolished some mundane stuff. Before that stuff was built, that area had some very large houses. See this page, about halfway down

 

I've been using Witte to visit friends that live further North since 1986. That station was abandoned then, as far as I could tell. It had a giant pile of boxes full of what looked like business records.

 

It is currently owned by Latino Americane de Cambios, who bought it from Check Mart in 1986. Check Mart bought it from Guardian Investor Services in 1982. Guardian bought it from Petroleum Express in 1980. They bought From Delta Realty in 1974. I can't find anything further back.

The date on the picture predates the start of construction by a couple of years, so it was probably conceptual. 

If you are capped, and your market value is significantly higher than your appraised value, there's not a lot you can do. We have another 4 years of 10% increases before our appraised value catches up to market.

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That's a lot of gravel. Won't be much speeding in that lot until it gets compacted. Tough to walk on as well when it's piled that thick.

The one on Shepherd is at 5210 North Shepherd and is owned by the Fingers. It looks like it used to be a Pilgrim.

There's another one on North Shepherd towards I45. It looks closed. I ll try to remember to get an address the next time I drive by. 

a gravel parking lot? What year is this again?

Using gravel means the ground is not impervious and runoff is reduced when it rains. There's nothing wrong with gravel parking lots.

Boil House was doing a land office business this evening.

Geez, Chron, it's Hogg Middle School, not elementary. Does no one do any fact checking?

Don't forget about their two car garages that they fill with so much crap they can't park any vehicles in them.  That's the first thing I notice when I visit my friends in the suburbs.

 

We live inside the Loop, and have a full garage, and it's larger than normal. Part of the problem is a small house built 64 years ago with minimal closet space and a small attic. That means all of the seasonal stuff is in the garage. Then there's the camping, hunting and fishing stuff. There's the implements for the various sports we play. Add in the pool table, various saws and other power tools, some inherited stuff we don't feel like tossing, and a few other bits and pieces, and you have a full garage. I actually wonder what people who have nothing in the garage but a car and a bike do with their spare time.

 

 

Sell, move to Timbergrove...

I'll chime in slightly off topic. Since the PUF is an oil based fund how it is doing right now when there is no profit in oil. How will this affect UT's operating budget?

The PUF gets royalties as a percentage of revenue. Profit or loss doesn't matter. The effect of lower prices is a reduction in revenue. The only way revenue goes to zero is if the wells no longer produce.