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  1. Texasota
    Eh, it never went away in Philadelphia (especially South Philly). I've seen in the suburbs of Berlin as well. I have ...mixed feelings about it, but in Midtown I don't think its solving a real problem. The Austin and Gray bike lanes work great - using the parking as part of the protection *for* the bike lanes (as long as there's also a buffer to prevent dooring) works great when it's well implemented.
  2. Texasota
    More trees before parking please.
  3. Texasota
    Even now that you've narrowed the comparison significantly (I notice no mention of Lower Heights or the Hardy Yards developments at a similar scale for example, much less smaller projects), I don't totally agree. ROD does nothing to engage Westheimer, and, if anything, reinforces a drive-to urbanism in the area. I don't think higher quality materials and overpriced nonsense "luxury" retailers remotely make up for that. City Centre has similar issues, though Midway has made a lot of progress in that regard. I never said they haven't cheaped out on a lot of things; I said this is *still* an above average development for the city. At the end of the day, I think this represents a huge improvement for the neighborhood. I will also admit I was never that enamored of the original renderings. I love old buildings. I *despise* new buildings designed to (sort of) look old. It's rarely done well, and the older renderings never convinced me it would be done well here. To me the actual loss is in the site plan; this is still *fine* (depending partially on how the next phases turn out), but it is a downgrade from what was originally proposed. I just think Lower Heights deserves this kind of vitriol far more than this project. Or a brand new gas station under construction in midtown. Or the CVS that went in recently across from the Alabama theater. Or the tower in River Oaks Shopping Center that went in *behind a surface parking lot*. Or any number of other smaller projects that could have been far more than what was delivered.
  4. Texasota
    My standards are irrelevant - what's relevant is the standards of the developers that build in this city. If you think this, a mixed-use project with no surface parking, a garage completely hidden from Dallas, Dunlavy, *and* Clay, and a pleasant streetscape with street-facing ground floor windows, outdoor dining, and a retail plaza is "below average" for a local project (even just in central Houston) then you must be, consciously or not, ignoring most projects.
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    honestly, given how much people are complaining about a perfectly fine (at least above average!) project just because its worse than what was originally proposed, I kind of hope this just ends up a stripmall or a drive through carwash
  6. Texasota
    but... the Caroline bike lane *doesn't* have a buffer except at some intersections.
  7. Texasota
    "Floors" apparently equals "garages"...
  8. Texasota
    I welcome any and all who want to come to Texas. Hopefully their children at least will grow up knowing what good fries are.
  9. Texasota
    boo
  10. Texasota
    Their burgers are good, but their fries are absolute trash. I don't understand the obsession people have with the place.
  11. Texasota
    Hmmm, maybe more interested in the proposed changes to the Palm Court building - making the ground floor real storefronts.
  12. Texasota
    just the one supertall? how unambitious.
  13. Texasota
    ...it was a joke.
  14. Texasota
    Oh it seems like it might actually be Dominican. That makes sense and could be a great addition to downtown. Nuevo Latino from the East Coast sounded potentially like an awful idea, but a northeastern restaurant not understanding that you need to be more specific that just "Latin" definitely tracks.
  15. Texasota
    6-7 stories ends up being pretty common as well because you get 5 stories of stick on top of 1-2 stories of concrete podium
  16. Texasota
    Can't say I like the term "medical arts". I want a higher grade of predictability and consistency from my medicine, and fewer opportunities for the "medical artist" to express their feelings.
  17. Texasota
    Would be a great spot for a Trader Joe's
  18. Texasota
    I really want businesses to stop trying to get me out to the Galleria. Open a location inside the loop first (or Asiatown, GOOF, or even Long Point/Koreatown if you have to be outside the loop), then the Galleria if absolutely necessary. This is very inconvenient for me personally and I don't know why they're not considering that.
  19. Texasota
    Unclear what history you're referring to. When building the red line, green line, purple line, and the Uptown BRT they completely rebuilt the entire street/sidewalks etc. Now, on Harrisburg that was admittedly to mixed results - the sidewalks are too narrow in some places. But they're definitely new and not "broken".
  20. Texasota
    You've apparently never been between the ages of 18 and 30 and living paycheck to paycheck. All this does is formalize an arrangement a lot of people are in anyway.
  21. Texasota
    Maybe? If it follows X Phoenix it looks like it will be mix of coliving spaces and conventional apartments. Which is great - that means there are two versions of the concept going up in two different neighborhoods. More information for other developers to learn from.
  22. Texasota
    I think that's wrong. Houston is still cheaper than most peer cities, but it *is* getting more expensive. I think to a lot of students, artists, service workers etc, this will be really appealing. And it has some security that just getting roommates doesn't have. I think there's a real possibility that this will just be the first of this type of building. Which would be great! Houston at its best produces options - a much more flexible housing market that provides the closest possible home for your specific needs and budget.
  23. Texasota
    But hot dogs and cold cuts are still basically trash foods. This just seems like a waste of this building.
  24. Texasota
    The staring room with neutral cat perch is indeed hilarious.
  25. Texasota
    I would have said it was only prohibited downtown
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