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  1. Sunstar
    I'm not sure how to read this. So does the new GC now have to bid out all the work for the project?
  2. Sunstar
    I assume it's for expats mainly.
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    So you're saying the Pierce elevated is about to collapse? Is there some structural reason this is being done? I can remember when they rebuilt the Pierce elevated last time. Was it shoddy construction? If so, I'll change my opinion, but I just don't understand the benefit of doing this project other than removing some supposed barrier between downtown and midtown or building a sky park.
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    I'm voting to not do anything, leave it as it is, unless someone can explain why what is there already is not sustainable. I've lived here long enough to dread these major highway projects that drag on for years. They've been working on the 610-290 interchange for what seems like an eternity. There are definitely benefits here, but they are far outweighed by the cost and headaches it will cause.
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    One of my biggest wishes is that the Wheeler station would be turned into a real rail oriented development. Not likely, but would love to see it happen as part of this effort.
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    I had always pegged this building for the wrecking ball. I'm glad either way, but watching a building implosion is on my bucket list
  7. Sunstar
    Thanks htownproud, this gives us a good idea of the scope of this thing.
  8. Sunstar
    That's interesting. Why just replace the ones from Central Square on? Why not replace the downtown ones as well?
  9. Sunstar
    The only question anyone cares about right now is who is in 1st place - The Astros or the Rangers!
  10. Sunstar
    True, probably not too many years. If we assume Chicago's metro area growth remains stagnate, and Houston's continues to grow at about 2.4% annually (unlikely we could sustain that kind of long term growth), it would take about 20 years for Houston to catch up. So basically 10 years after the city pop.
  11. Sunstar
    To be completely honest, this is somewhat of a non story. Houston's population numbers are spread out over a whopping 600 square miles, one of the largest in the country. Comparing metro populations would make more sense here, and Houston is nowhere near Chicago in that statistic.
  12. Sunstar
    I thought the Houston Press rebuttal on this was somewhat amusing: Houston to Surpass Chicago in Population Within a Decade, Still a Crappy City Apparently http://www.houstonpress.com/news/houston-to-surpass-chicago-in-population-within-a-decade-still-a-crappy-city-apparently-7763563
  13. Sunstar
    Thanks Nate, the way it was written sounded as if they gave up on the tower and were going to build the garage and call it a day.
  14. Sunstar
    Found this note on a Houston development map: Capitol Tower Parking Garage"Originally planned as a 35-story LEED v4 Platinum office building has now been reduced to a 7-story, 300-space parking garage. Estimated completion 4Q 2015" That can't be right. http://devmap.io/developments/capitol-tower-parking-garage
  15. Sunstar
    You can't spell gentrification without GATE
  16. Sunstar
    That's funny, I don't remember saying any of that.
  17. Sunstar
    I wish they would change their mind on all those advertisements in the outfield. Whatever revenue they bring in are not worth the damage cause to the reputation of the park, which is unfairly reviled due the superficial cheese factor.
  18. Sunstar
    I would have expected performing dolphins.
  19. Sunstar
    Just looking at that file makes my head hurt. I would almost need to print it to a plotter to be able to see it properly.
  20. Sunstar
    Just realized it looking at this picture, but 500 Crawford is shaped like a serif H, somewhat like in the Astros logo.
  21. Sunstar
    I bet you CVS would get right in on that
  22. Sunstar
    Now that I understand it better, I like it a bit more, but not enough to convince me it's worth doing. I'm all about reclamation of public space from freeways, and downtown not being totally wrapped by elevated freeways. But as Samagon mentions, if it's just going to be about opening those parcels to developers, I'm not impressed.
  23. Sunstar
    Thanks for clearing that up. That's a very ambitious plan. So one day, all the freeways that surround downtown today will be removed or be underground.
  24. Sunstar
    If I understand the video correctly, 45 would merge with I-10 and run north of downtown, then merge with 59 and run east of downtown before separating and going nicely on its way. The Pierce elevated goes away and is partially replaced on the west side with a parkway (at level or below ground) that runs to downtown destinations. Where the elevated exists today between downtown and midtown would be replaced with a park or something. So if I'm stating that correctly, and I'm not saying I am, is it as simple as replacing the signs on I-10 to I-10/I-45, and similar with 59, and tear down the rest, or is there freeway expansion required to accommodate the additional traffic flow? Also, I see a similar complaint arising in the future against the Eastex Freeway dividing Downtown from the East side, but now you have all 59 and 45 traffic running through it.
  25. Sunstar
    Had you just watched Fear of the Walking Dead?
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