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  1. Sunstar
    That's Beaumont.
  2. Sunstar
    I remember the original proposal to run commuter rail out 290 that had Culberson's support, as not surprisingly it ran through his district. Which just goes to show that Congressmen aren't against proposals on their merit, they're only against them if it doesn't benefit their constituents. But I digress. I can't remember if that proposal was suggesting to use the UP tracks and ended up being a no go, or if they were suggesting a separate ROW. With all the road construction on 290 now, I'm surprised they didn't try to work in some kind of rail element. In fact, if we're going to be doing these multi year, tens of millions of dollars freeway expansions, there should be a requirement to at least add a ROW for rail transit, even if they don't build it as part of the initial project.
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    If they go with the Commuter rail option, could they use the existing rail lines that run along Hempstead, add a stop by the HSR station, and continue on to the Amtrack station or other location downtown? I assume those lines already carry freight and passenger trains. Could they also accommodate commuter rail cars that run all the way down from the Cypress Park and Ride?
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    It really does. Are those red air vents on the top actually functional, or just mere adornment? If you're going to go with a ship motif, go big or go home. Make the top look more like the deck of a real steam ship, or don't do anything at all.
  5. Sunstar
    Yes, but this is Uptown we're talking about, so it's pretty much par for the course.
  6. Sunstar
    There is something I did not know.
  7. Sunstar
    Do you mean because Hampton Inn, Embassy and Homewood are all Hilton brands? Do they always use the same developer?
  8. Sunstar
    The building appeared to be in reasonably good shape, why did it need to be torn down?
  9. Sunstar
    Something like a Crate & Barrel might make more sense.
  10. Sunstar
    Just a bit more scaffolding to take down
  11. Sunstar
    The Sakowitz building is the best bet for getting a large anchor store downtown. I never liked the old Foley's building. It was nothing to me but a boring brick facade with no windows. It had zero charm. I can't say I will miss it at all. This new building has something unique for downtown, namely a skyscraper with ground floor retail. Much better than looking in on a massive empty lobby. I'm very interested to see it after all the outside landscaping is done. I think the retail district will be a minor success for downtown. It is a nice coincidence that this is all happening as we're adding a significant amount of residential to downtown, as this will be critical for maintaining any sort of retail presence.
  12. Sunstar
    For completely selfish reasons I'm glad to see it at the Northwest Mall site as I live just on the other side of the freeway and it would be within walking distance. Of course I almost never travel to Dallas, but I have this notion that it will raise property values in the immediate area. If I lived anywhere else in the city I'd be outraged.
  13. Sunstar
    Best angle of downtown imho
  14. Sunstar
    In reality, the next SkyHouse will probably be the next major project to finish downtown, which is amazing since they started so much later than some of these other projects.
  15. Sunstar
    Baby steps.
  16. Sunstar
    Whoa, it looks like you're headed into oncoming traffic!
  17. Sunstar
    Glad we still have it then. I was afraid that was what was under the cladding of the Houston Chronicle Building.
  18. Sunstar
    So there was another Majestic there too?
  19. Sunstar
    Wish we still had this:
  20. Sunstar
    I would be surprised to see work starting up again by November 3rd. I assume there needs to be a full incident investigation first.
  21. Sunstar
    Whoa!
  22. Sunstar
    Interesting, this wasn't a cow reference, it was a Cupertino The ones inside existing structures are nice. The others, moo... Ours, double moo...
  23. Sunstar
    So should we start dictating architectural guidelines for developers downtown? If every new building has to meet some sort of aesthetic ideal we'll be stuck with a sea of parking lots forever. Plus, as has already been mentioned, we need cheaper hotel rooms downtown as well so everyone can come here and enjoy it. And yes, density is important in a market such as downtown.
  24. Sunstar
    I'm going to look at the bright side of this as this will add more needed hotel rooms to downtown. We're going to get some first rate hotels and we're going to get this. At least this one is in a somewhat inconspicuous part of downtown, as opposed to looming over Discovery green.
  25. Sunstar
    One crazy thought, since the Bayous span out all over Houston, would it be conceivable to start using them as a means of transportation via water taxis? I think it would be cool to jump on a taxi downtown and ride it out to the Galleria, although you'd have to use some other form of transportation to take you where you need to go. Some considerations: 1. Are the bayous navigable throughout Houston? 2. Would the "commute" time be reasonable compared to other available forms of transportation (my guess is no)? 3. Would it be cost efficient? I wouldn't consider this to be a major transportation option, but would it be reasonable to have a small fleet running throughout the week?
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