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    As does Seattle. The University of Washington is located there. Great city that also has tons of big city amenities. I think you're selling Seattle short here.
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    I forgot to post another update but they have one from as of 12/31/2016. http://www.harriscountytx.gov/CmpDocuments/74/Budget/FY18 Population Report.pdf Has the inner loop at 519,000. If this is true, 525,000 could be reached by this year, if not already.
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    Found this. This is updated up from the year in the previous link which was 2014. This is as of 12/31/2015. http://www.harriscountytx.gov/CmpDocuments/74/Budget/FY17 Population Report.pdf It has the inner loop at 502,000.
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    How accurate is page 2 of this study?? http://www.harriscountytx.gov/CmpDocuments/74/Budget/FY16 Population Study.pdf
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    Is that a giant chicken in the rendering?
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    I don't know. The Super Bowl weekend socially is far more popular with those same artists than the Final Four. There will be more parties around town and in downtown I bet for that weekend. Similar to the NBA all star weekend I would imagine.
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    Found this on youtube. It's about a month old. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBs3sQ2wd9U
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    I don't live to far from this DCUSA. It's three levels and there is a parking garage. On the first level is Modell's, Marshalls, and Payless. On the second floor is Target, Best Buy, and Bed Bath and Beyond. On the third level is a Washington Sport's Club. Right across the street are apartments to the left and across the street and there is more retail on the first floor of both apartment buildings. There's many more retail stores in this area right under the the Target like a Ihop, Chick-Fil-A, etc. It's an extremely popular area of DC and it is always packed. Just a mere 3 minute walk is a little square in front of another apartment with retail on the bottom. Across the street from the apartment is Giant grocery store.
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    Are you talking about the VRE? Because I don't think it goes that long. The longest is about 55 miles from Fredericksburg to Union Station. If it was 90 miles, it would reach Richmond. Still I agree with you. I don't ever see any type of commuter rail between College Station and Houston. Well not in our lifetime.
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    Found this. http://blog.chron.com/primeproperty/2011/11/school-district-gets-nearly-10-million-for-galleria-area-land/
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    That's fine. Both of you misunderstood my comments and I didn't revise anything. I lived in one of the developments on Morgan Blvd. Look into it. Look what's around it. Same with Largo. Same thing with Addison Road-Seat Pleasant. Same thing With Cheverly. Same thing with Shady Grove. I'm not comparing HRT to LRT. I'm saying that both are basically commuter systems.
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    That wasn't my point though. I know the differences between light rail and heavy rail. But my point is that both Metro in DC and DART are both commuter based systems. They are also hub and spoke systems and not every station that is currently there was surrounded by dense communities. Such as Franconia, All the Orange Line stations of Virginia outside of Arlington. You have Rockville on the Red Line and Largo on the Blue Line in PG County. But Ballston, Rosslyn, Crystal City, heck even the Hoffman Town Center in Alexandria, are what they are today because they surround a metro station.
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    The DART system reminds me very much like the DC system outside of downtown of course. In fact, it would be the very same if DART built heavy rail instead of light rail. DC plopped many of it's stations in the middle of nowhere and now many of those stations are home to some of the best TOD's in the nation (Rosslyn, Ballston, Friendship Heights, Bethesda, Silver Springs, etc.). Now, DC has the 2nd highest ridership in the nation and it will probably remain so when the Silver Line opens. DART, Dallas, and the surrounding suburbs are counting on the same thing to happen. In fact, dfwcre8tive just affirmed that. This is why I believe neither Metro or DART are better than the other. They are just building their systems differently. Now I will point out that the Metro is having financial problems and that's probably for the very reason you stated.
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    It's not dead. It's just dead on the radio. But there is still great hip hop out there. Hip Hop will survive as long as there is an audience and believe me, there is an audience.
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    Citykid, Je'Caryous Johnson is slowly but surely building a base and gaining momentum. He has a buzz here in DC they even mentioned it in this weeks Jet Magazine.
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    SIAP. I see that on the Kimpton Hotels site, they note Houston as a target market. My link
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    You don't know what you're talking about. Hip-Hop IS a culture in our community. Please speak on what you know. Many of those people that you see lined up to enter clubs are indeed young educated people from various universities throughout the region. People from even as far as Mississippi and Louisiana to party in Houston for a weekend. I wear baggy clothes and big shirts and a fitted hat and I am FAR from a thug. Like it or not, anyone that has seen your posts in this thread will look at that as racial. You know nothing about these people but you judge them. Also,we don't wear our clothes big to conceal a weapon. That's rediculous to even think that and shows again you do not know what you are talking about. Can't speak for the few bad apples. But I know me and the people I know do not own a weapon and ever carried a weapon. We also never think about carrying a weapon. Big clothes, loud music, pop bottles, having a good time, loud djs and more are part of our culture whether you like it or not. Also, there is NOTHING ghetto about it. I assure you have barely been to a ghetto if you make comments like that. If anyone's comments have been offensive and wrong, it has been your judgement on a community you know nothing about.
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    Looks good except for the parking lot.
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    If Metro in Houston wants the light rail which basically is another way of saying tram to perform like a typical light rail system in that it will never have a high number of passengers like the older cities have than that is fine. If Metro wants Houston to ever perform like a heavy rail system and that it carries 600,000-900,000 people per day, than they are simply wasting their time. I currently live in the Washington D.C. area and crime on the subway is barely ever an issue. The biggest issue on metro is keeping the system clean and DC does a good job of doing that. This (DC metro rail) would IMO be a huge success in Houston and including Dallas for that matter even though DC Metro is facing budget issues nowadays so that's another issue. But safety on most rail systems in the country are not really a large issue and I would go out as far to say that it's a huge myth and a copout as a reason to not build the system. I read an article that if in the long run you will spend just about the same on a light rail system that you will on a heavy rail system. I will find the article later and post it. Light rail however does it's job and it should be commended. I understand citykid's and other posters sentiments. But to move around the city from neighborhood to neighborhood and make it run in already established and dense areas, why not consider it? Washington D.C. is doing the exact same thing and they are trying to build a streetcar system in Southeast DC. I think light rail inside the loop and a few areas outside the loop are not as bad. But I still wish Metro's plan in Houston was a bit bolder and bigger and that means considering heavy rail. I think Houston is currently at the right population and density to build it. That's my opinion. If I'm wrong on anything, I will be always be opened to have them corrected. BTW, here is the link to the article I was referencing. http://www.ptua.org.au/myths/lightrail.shtml
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    PV lost a game? I thought they were undefeated. I know they blew out Grambling the earlier this month.
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    That's because by NCAA rules and NFL rules, it wasn't. The ball came out when he hit the ground. The ground can't cause a fumble but it can cause an incompletion. Very similar play to the Drew Kelson interception that wasn't in the national championship game in 2006. Once he hit the ground, the ball came out and USC retained possession and thus went down the field and kicked a field goal before the half. So in retrospect for Texas/OU, it was the correct call. Crazy rule. But that's the rules stated by NCAA.
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    I don't think it's that much of a pipe dream. Aldi's I believe is the parent company for Trader Joe's and they are about to explode into the Texas market by building a warehouse in North Texas that will serve the state of Texas and southern Oklahoma by fall 2009. History shows that wherever Aldi's goes, Trader Joe's quickly follows.
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    It looking like Boston does not seem to impress the bloggers on this link. http://swamplot.com/the-new-regent-square-...5-27/#more-2097
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    From the looks of that picture of Charlotte, it looks like their rail is like St. Louis light rail. Meaning, they have their own ROW and run like a heavy-rail system. I honestly do not see a problem running down the street in non-congested neighborhoods or areas that have no chance to become very dense. But in areas like downtown, a subway is the best option. I do know that's expensive though and I don't think Charlotte's light rail system reaches downtown yet. Let's see what decision they make when it actually does run downtown. About the lights. I have to admit. That's stupid. Just another bus IMO. So it affects traffic. Boohoo. Hope that helps you out the car sometimes. I say let metro continue to control the lights. Trains do not take long to cross anyway. They can wait a minute.
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    It took Philly forever to build structures this tall. Philly's skyline has been short for some time now until recently. It's honestly about time Philly started to build structuers this tall. Philly was patient and Houston will have to be as well and it looks like they are. You don't need to build supertalls for nothing.
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