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the GUM-HND flight will be operated by a single 767-400 (20/236 configuration), with the EWR-HND proposed for 777 service. With 2 additonal 777 coming online this year, rearanging of the route planning can be done to accomodate. Although 777 cycles will be very limited on ground time. IAH-AMS will be downgraded to a 764 permanently as well, so there is some spare 777 flight time on top of the additional 2 CO is getting.

OMG......we better not hurt anyones feelings!!!!

.......on another note..........this will not be finished by the timeline that METRO seems to think they are going to be done. They have done hardly anything since they "broke ground". And where they have done work, is not even busy/poplulated in comparison to further down Harrisburg where there is more traffic, more business. Its going to be a mess for rhte next 3-4 years to finish this.

I'm not sayign there aren't...............but go up and down washington............what is the demographic living in the townhomes.............hanging at Eight, Taps, Sawyer Park............

look up and down washington, what/who has revitalized that area? I'm sorry, but it ain't the blacks, mexicans with poverty level incomes that helped revitalize that area.

whatever the promotion is to advertise the East End, it will need to direct its resources to the whites aged 25-35...........thats what helps vitalize an area. Larger incomes and the desire to eat out and have drinks at the bar continuously.

is it a possibilty to come back and end up building condos/apt at a later date??

North, East End, and Southeast are still scheduled to be in operation by the end of 2012.

i love that joke

I don't think light rail in general works, though the one place it does is Portland, OR. The reason it works there is that connects places that actually need to be connected, the airport with the city, the suburban areas with downtown, etc.

what a great idea!!! Its obvious that the planners in Portland and other cities went to college...............METRO got their G.E.D. and ran with it!!

has there been any drawings for the 610 crossing on the north line?

You know what would be great to lay down those HOV lanes? That's right....

But that would mean that it would be better utilized by more individuals, and would even mean that it could be utilized in both directions, 7 days a week, with the possibility of having people pay to use it!!!!!!!!

website makes it look like a great restaurant!! can never get enough sushi!!

You and others keep harping on the benefit of bidirectional commuter transit and I keep on explaining why the benefit of bidirectionality is severely limited. Is this just a rhetorical device or were you ever planning a rebuttal?

serverly limited how? The current state of our HOV lanes are severly limited and a waste of space if its limited to only a few individuals riding in a bus, service is only used for 10 hours in a day.........

I still have a hard time believing that people would think a line down the middle of 45 would not be beneficial. Its use would far exceed that of the current HOV lanes a few hours a day..........in one direction............

Well...it may not be as awesome as first thought. It looks like the hotel would just be that 12-15 story building in the forefront and the tall building behind it is the existing building they're currently officed in.

Not a bad deal none the less, better than the parking lot that's currenly there.

although ike you say, not a "tall" building, but I'll take it!! 12-15 is not that bad.

Light rail is not ideal for P&R replacement. It costs more, not only in massive capital outlays but in terms of operating costs, travels at the same speed, displaces multi-occupant vehicles into the general lanes and removes the incentive to carpool, cannot serve multiple urban destinations without requiring transfers along indirect routes, and is inflexible to the constantly-changing geography of employment in our metropolitan area.

It would be far more advisable to spend the funds on light rail projects elsewhere or implement a more efficient technology that allows travel at higher speeds along the same route or (preferably) one that is parallel and doesn't eliminate HOV capacity.

removing teh HOV lane would be best..........having rail down the middle would allow usage 7 days a week in both directions, and also lets those who choose not to carpool, the option of riding the train, thus continuing to eliminate vehicles, which will in turn ease congestion on 45.

a sad day truly.............all this time of trying to figure out the university line, and now its not even included?? what a joke. Its also hard to believe that METRO still thinks they will have these lines running by 2012!!! I also dont like the idea of having the city having the say on the traffic signals and giving right-of-way to no one..........you simply wait based ont eh traffic light. going to take forever to get around town!!

perfect highway for a rail line down the middle

excellent idea on putting some residences on top...........just need more of this in midtown!!

does anyone know what project is going on at this location? Yesterday construction was already on a second floor slab of cement.

the America's Plaza will be the start of Navigation turning into teh next "washington ave"!!! THis would be outstanding to have this just down the street!!

under...........over..........who gives a flying finger. It just needs to be built and life will move on.

Platforms have to be a certain minimum width; those serving one direction only are narrower than those serving both directions. It depends on how much space is available and/or can be acquired.

considering there is not much of a log jam on these stations, there really is no need to make two platforms.......

is there a reason why METRO doesn't build stops at a station in both directions?? why have 2 different platforms?? This is a simple little thing that can be done to save money.

5 lines by 2012??!!! that is fricken hilarious!!! Mark my words right now..............we wont have 1 single additional line up and running fully by 2012.........thats how pathetically slow METRO is working at really moving forward with this.

Is that one unoccupied unit for sale? Is the listing for it on har.com? Or was it taken down? I just noticed that one of the unoccupied townhomes at the development on Commerce was just put back into har.com's listings this past week. The townhouse was acquired by CitiQuest Properties after Waterhill went bankrupt. I'm not sure if CitiQuest is going to proceed with finishing the empty shell townhomes or not. Here is their website...

http://www.citiquestproperties.com/

I'm not sure if they are acquiring the Waterhill complex on Navigation as well.

I'm not sure if it is listed on har.com. I saw that citiquest had purchased the commerce units, and I hope they do the same for us. I've not been informed who bought our property, but apparently some inverstors have.