kylejack

Pepper Jack's: I went today. I had a couple tacos and really liked them. One was shrimp and the other fish. Both were served on 2 decent-size grilled corn tortillas each, and had lettuce, tomato, onion, cheese, cilantro, and sauce. I particularly liked the sauce on the shrimp diablo taco. I don't know if they're going to implement lunch specials eventually, but the food at the place is pricy. My two tacos were $8.28 plus tax. Fajitas for one is $14.99 for chicken or 16.99 for beef. Enchilada plates are $10.99 to $13.29. They have a build-your-own-burger option that's $10.99 for unlimited toppings (toppings like poblano, jalapeno, bell pepper, cheese guacamole, slaw, mushrooms, etc.) Bacon costs extra. There were other things on the menu that looked interesting: chicken posole, gumbo, crawfish tails, honey chipotle bbq ribs. There were happy hour specials 3 - 7 with some half price apps and drink specials.

Supposing University of Houston was completely uncooperative, could Metro have just eminent-domained them?

I prefer them to be in close proximity to public transportation hubs and social services that can assist them. The more stable their lives can be, the better it is for the population at-large.

Some do not want, some do. I live downtown and do not mind the homeless because I do not think of them as human refuse but just people trying to get by, for the most part. You may say "we" in Midtown do not want such and such, but I don't think you've asked their entire population of Midtown what they think.

Then all of the Texas Election Code violations are dismissed. That leaves only the Federal Civil Rights violations under 42 USC 1983. IANAL

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"we"

I went to college in Marshall TX, and pretty much the only game in town was the Walmart. It wasn't even close to walking distance, so people would hitch rides with friends who had a car. We had no kitchen in our dorm, so all we had to buy food-wise was some frozen dinners or ramen. We did the food plan for some meals and went out to eat for others. We didn't really need to do big grocery trips, because we didn't have anywhere to cook it and didn't have much room to store it. But anyway, walkability isn't just about grocery stores. Being able to catch the rail to go visit family, see a movie, go to a sporting event, go to the park, etc. would certainly improve the college experience for many.

.4 miles to Phoenicia (Rail stop Capitol @ ~Chenevert) .5 miles to Kroger (Rail stop Leeland @ Scott)

Kroger on Cullen?

Perhaps because Houston is the nearest major city, and transporting them elsewhere would cost more? SEARCH and Center are bad stewards? Come on. Homeless people are already here, in this community. If their needs aren't met it makes them more prone to crime, not less, and SEARCH in particular does a lot of really awesome work, like the suit drive.

Has polling been conducted? Or maybe you've spoken with everyone who lives in Midtown?

Olympic cities end up with facilities that have to be maintained, renovated, or wasted after the Olympics leave. China's Water Cube ended up as an indoor waterpark. That might make sense in a country where the State has so much control over the economy, but doesn't make sense here. COH operating a waterpark? Weird.

Metro could not afford the lines currently under construction either, until a federal grant came through. I don't think anyone expects University to be built without a grant, so when we get a grant big enough for it, we'll be ready to proceed.

As someone who lived at I-10 and Kirkwood and drove it almost daily for the duration, I disagree. I'm not saying the construction wasn't handled well, rather, that it was way too late, when I-10 was already horribly gridlocked on daily basis, even at non-rush hour times. Infrastructure projects are less disruptive when they come before the time of dire need.

Giving Metro back the 25% is not a tax increase. That money is already collected. You might say that it will result in tax increases, but that may or may not happen. They can do budget cuts, issue bonds, or use existing surpluses.

Great, let's just wait until the need for it is absolutely dire and then the construction of it gridlocks movement in the city horribly, like the I-10 expansion did for five years. If we win federal money for it, affording it should be little problem. If not, I guess it will probably wait.

The poster did not say it happened under the New Metro, he said that ridership declined when the Buy America scandal and the New Metro rebranding happened. That's two separate events he was referring to, both of which happened in 2011.

I'm really glad Houston didn't get the Olympics. From what I've seen, I don't like what they do to cities. Poor Vancouver.

Some parts of the opening ceremony were very cool. I really liked the demonstration of the transition from an agrarian society to the Industrial Revolution, and the forging of the rings. Other parts I thought were kind of lame, like the relationship in the digital age, or whatever it was. It's obvious now that China has set the standard. I don't think 2008's opening ceremony will be topped for decades.

You guys hotlinked those charts of ridership. They've been deleted and are no longer available. Better to upload them to an image host, like imgur.com.

You should just move out, preferably West. After all, isn't that what you say they should do?

I don't think the squares at Forbes are the best judge of what is cool.

They continue to promote light rail, bus service, and vanpools. I'm glad they do, because all three benefit me personally.

There are plenty of lots and garages in the area that will give a monthly rate, but I don't know of one where you can park for a few days. Most of them require that you put your money in each day. The easiest thing to do might be to just hop a Metro bus downtown to Downtown Transit Center, which is right next to the new Megabus stop on Pierce.