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I will actually agree on this point and the left turn lanes needed to be removed at Heights Blvd since forever. That always led to back ups because it was nearly impossible for anyone to turn left during rush hour. Now that left turns are gone, the traffic does flow a lot smoother through there. Perhaps it was the first few days when these lanes opened that traffic was horrid (People didn't know what to do?). I will say, traffic times have been better since the bike lanes first went in. It doesn't take that long for me to drive from N Main to Shepherd anymore. That being said, I have family that lives on W 8th St. and they have told me traffic has increased dramatically. They walk their dogs on that road and loop back around on the MTK trail.... they said the traffic volume is quite noticeable, especially around rush hour. I myself have noticed a traffic increase on 14th as well and now there's a bit of a line that forms going eastbound near Studewood St. You may have to wait through several lights just to cross through there now. So now I wonder, have traffic times improved on 11th because people are now getting used to these bike lanes and the left turn removals... and/or.... is the traffic finding other back roads to take to avoid 11th St. Whatever the case, I seriously hope someone does a study on it.

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Done.

Cute home. This project is lame.

@editor would be the one to ask.

Since the comment period is long passed, I will probably unpin this relatively soon.

Exactly. I was thinking of the Margaritas To-Go just down the street. My brother in law and I tried it out after seeing it all these years. And wow, are they strong!!

Nice. I was also thinking if the crosswalk had speed sensors, it could raise a ramp to go 45 degrees so that the vehicle flies over the pedestrians to prevent any injuries to the innocent.

Ok thanks. Was out of the country and it was impossible to load anything in Southeast Asia so figured it would be quicker if I just asked.

What are the details on the improvements coming to Yale and Heights Blvd bridges?

Just trying to make sure I'm reading this correctly but it sounds like McDonald's is gone for good in this area right? And that Houston First plans to build some under the bridge park here first with the Piece Elevated eventually becoming a skywalk?

Is this the same Pho Fix that used to be in the downtown? Don't know the current underground food hall's name but it used to be called the Conservatory.

Things you don't expect to read in an architecture forum for 400, please. Let's stop the personal discussion here for now. There's no news on this development.

Looks like you are right. I found that other thread simply from Google. During rush hour, the road was back up going both ways. I'll take photos next time.

What an utter mess. They need to solve the left turn lane situation because now that all the traffic is stuck in one lane, the traffic backs up down the entire road waiting for people to turn. I saw heavy traffic from Shepherd all the way to Studewood because of it. It's so much quicker just taking the back roads now which is what I am having to do.

The more I think about it, the more this type of McDonald's makes sense here. There are still people working here obviously but it cuts down that interaction with the "locals" if you will. So they still get to serve but in a safer environment. Seems dystopian but hey... lol

Looks like this place is open? Or partially open? See plenty of people inside.

Very neat indeed!

The event space next door hosts weddings and other big events. How would that work for this place? Or is the plan to close that place down?

Makes perfect sense to me. This area used to be industrial, those had no reason to have any sort of connections to the surrounding streets. But now that there's so many restaurants, bars, and residential, this disconnected area forces people to walk quite a distance even if the bar is just a building away. We saw the powerful affect of connection once the multi-family at Lower Heights was connected to Target. Sure, more car traffic but you see people walking to Target all the time now (or just walking their dogs).

What's the other one? The Holiday Inn site?

Well I agree with you there. I've visited several cities around the US and commuter rail is a big advantage if we can get a hub out in Pearland. But I thought you were saying they needed to invest in the wide sidewalks like we see in the inner-loop. Even as someone who has biked everywhere I've lived, Pearland was probably the last place I ever wanted to bike.

It's Pearland. If they added sidewalks to Broadway, who in the world would take it? I lived in Pearland for a few years and it's 100% a driving community to get to any retail (which is what Broadway is full of). The only place people walk or bike is within their own neighborhoods. This isn't the Heights, man. lol

Ah yes, there are still many at that McDonald's on Fulton and Boundary.

Are or are not full of homeless people? I haven't seen any large clusters on N Main in years. It's hard to say this but it's the honest truth, since the Salvation Army has left, the area has drastically changed. It definitely used to feel unsafe walking to the light rail at Quitman and I certainly see more concert goers and residents taking it now. I once saw the couple with a baby in the stroller being seriously harassed by a homeless person right at that corner. That being said, we need to take care of our homeless, and community after community are rejecting future projects. I still to this day will never forget shortly after the 2016 election how people used Josue Flores' death as a way to block a project near UH-D from going forward because they said more of their children would be murdered by homeless people. Whatever does come into this development, the city needs to find some solution to the clusters of people that gathered around here when the Salvation Army was in full operation here. It was quite often people there would pee and poop in people's yards, constant serious drug and alcohol use, and I even had a guy sleeping in his underwear on my front porch and I had to tell my family to get back into the house because the guy was angry and threatening. (I saw him days later in the Target parking lot still in his underwear). I think that's why a lot of residents here, even lower income ones that require some sort of assistance themselves, do not look forward to the Salvation Army coming back here.