kylejack
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Well I never got an answer as to why it is so crucial to maintain motorist traffic on Main Street. The speed limit in all of Downtown is 30.
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I'd recommend checking it out at night. Anyway, it's like saying that a bridge isn't needed in a particular area because nobody is swimming across the river. Building pedestrian-friendly environments will attract new pedestrians. And so what? There's no need for Either/Or. We can do that then, and still do this now. Cutting the lanes to one is precisely what makes it not a great street to drive on. So simply redirect that traffic to other streets with better capacity. If you're talking about in front of Flying Saucer, all that has been taken out to build the transfer station. Why is it advantageous to preserve motorist traffic on Main Street? What purpose does it serve? There are no garage entrances on Main Street. There is precious little street parking available. All of the properties are accessible from other streets. Driving on Main is a futile experience because of the aforementioned reasons. They do not, because my idea is the best idea.
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I've lived in the same building as Flying Saucer for 4 years. People do squeeze by, and that portion of sidewalk is particularly narrow after factoring in the Flying Saucer's patio and fence. There is no need for cars on Main Street downtown. It's a lousy place to drive. You can never turn left. You can only travel several blocks before Main Street Square forces you to turn off onto another street. The roads parallel to Main are 4 lanes wide or better.
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So we protect the pedestrians by putting cars in their way as well as the train? That seems odd. Seems to me reducing the vehicles to dodge makes them safer.
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Yes, I think foot traffic and a friendly pedestrian environment would be a boon for all the new bars and restaurants coming in on the North end of Main Street.
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Close the rest of Main Street to vehicular traffic, through Downtown at least. That's my dream.
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e.g. http://swamplot.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/skyhouse-tower-retail-plan.jpg
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Well, then you don't seem to be accounting for the surface parking that will exist in the Sky House development.
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Sky House block had buildings on it that had to be demolished.
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The very first scene could have been a street in Midtown or Museum District over 59 or 288. Other than that, there were no exterior scenes that seemed to be shot in Houston, except one Downtown shot from the Sabine Street bridge. Certainly not the park with the giant fountains. Edit: Nope, I used an apartment complex sign to confirm the location of the first scene. It was shot in Los Angeles, right here: https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Tesoro+Del+Valle&ll=34.07858,-118.220007&spn=0.002894,0.004128&client=firefox-a&fb=1&gl=us&cid=2619391441908811940&t=h&z=19&layer=c&cbll=34.078648,-118.2199&panoid=cxK5t20F5Df6aK3zMzC3ig&cbp=12,56.52,,0,1.93
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Maybe that park that St Joseph's owns with the waterfalls should be bought. It's often locked up. Well, there's Root Square, at least.
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Then it *will* make a dent, because without the new apartments the future demand will make prices rise faster.
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Where? The existing railroad that's still in use?
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GreenStreet: Mixed-Use Development At 1201 Fannin St.
kylejack replied to MontroseNeighborhoodCafe's topic in Downtown
We lost clothing and blenders when the Macy's closed. Wolfe Cleaners at 227 Main is great for drycleaning. -
GreenStreet: Mixed-Use Development At 1201 Fannin St.
kylejack replied to MontroseNeighborhoodCafe's topic in Downtown
Downtown Management District and the City subsidize businesses that wish to open in Downtown. Georgia's, The Burger Guys, Phoenicia, etc...they all got incentives. -
Well, it's difficult to discuss this since you keep moving the goal posts. Let's get on the same page. What's "real development", as opposed to fake development?
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A few supposed non-existent entities, according to you, off the top of my head: 2004 Post Midtown 2005 Tacos A Go Go, Julia's Bistro 2007 Reef How did you live in Midtown during this period and not notice these openings?
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Well, things change. Midtown had the same problem when rail was built. Then people just learned to go around on the through streets. Traffic is not "messed up." It is simply re-routed.
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I've heard the renovations lie before. Businesses that are locked in to a lease will sometimes say this so they can extract all their furniture and equipment before the landlord changes the locks. The Good Life joins Warhal's in the list of bars that have both opened and closed in 2013 in Midtown.
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There's a fence up around the entire block as of yesterday.
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They just fired their entire Houston corporate office. http://swamplot.com/yet-another-sign-of-a-coming-randalls-houston-pullout/2013-12-11/
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On the other hand, if they make good drinks I'm delighted to have them fill a long-empty space.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMGMZsKXz94#t=0m25s
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The Heights Restaurant And Bar Scene - More Coming
kylejack replied to Freelander's topic in The Heights
Green Seed Vegan, The Modular became Goro & Gun, and Bernie's Burger Bus is on the way to brick & mortar. -
The same way Whataburger does, I suppose.
