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  1. Texasota
    Well, no, by definition that is not a "fact." They may very well believe that, and that might be the explanation though. It's not really them I blame for this anyway; it's the city. This was public property, and they gave it to an organization without any assurances that it would be treated as a historic building. At the end of the day, is the the biggest architectural tragedy in the city? Of course not. I still don't believe that this was the best option available to the city though.
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    It is a local landmark though - I'm just not sure if it's a regular landmark or a protected landmark. If it's a regular landmark, the Historic Commission will still review any changes, but all they can do is a 90 day delay.
  3. Texasota
    Wait, that's not because of the jail?
  4. Texasota
    Well, Sixth Ward at least. Not much left of First.
  5. Texasota
    Eh, it sounds like the only real compromise is losing signal prioritization. That's not nothing, but to me the fact that it has dedicated lanes is a really big deal. Especially considering the fact that blocks are like a mile long and there are maybe 3 cross streets in Uptown. How many signals could there even be?
  6. Texasota
    Tuam is on the bike plan - I wonder if funding and design work were too far on when the bike plan was finalized to do anything at the time, but the City plans to come back in and add lanes within the newly rebuilt road bed.
  7. Texasota
    I do not understand why they wanted this building if this is what they were going to do to it. Why not just build from scratch?
  8. Texasota
    That's also the plan (as I understand it) for the transit corridor ordinance, which has been finalized and will have a few more public meetings on the final ordinance before being voted on (hopefully? maybe?) at the end of the year.
  9. Texasota
    There are a few businesses along Westheimer that were grandfathered in and have limited or no parking, but that's true in other parts of the city as well. I've never had any trouble finding parking in Montrose, but I also have no problem with walking a couple blocks.
  10. Texasota
    Well, maybe. As implied by the new name, that's in the market's hands now.
  11. Texasota
    Maybe it's the unlabeled spot at Tuam?
  12. Texasota
    I like the Christmas in July tape.
  13. Texasota
    ...what makes a crab cake "holistic"?
  14. Texasota
    Basically that determination is made any time there's a federal "undertaking." That could include federal funds, but in this case it probably happened when the property was tranferred out of federal ownership. I *believe* that selling a property (in particular a post office) to a private entity also includes a covenant which requires the new owner to adhere to federal guidelines for the treatment of historic properties. Most of the time, a National Register-listed property *doesn't* have a covenant, so restrictions would only come in to play if the owner was applying for grants or tax credits. If he used private funds he could do whatever. Otherwise a private entity can always submit a nomination to THC, which could result in listing but typically not a covenant.
  15. Texasota
    I disagree that that makes sense - parking requirements for residential properties are also a problem. That said this is definitely a great start.
  16. Texasota
    Wasn't up to the city. This is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, so it's historic-ness was determined by the Texas Historical Commission (and the feds agreed.)
  17. Texasota
    part of me thinks is a brilliant play on words...
  18. Texasota
    Woo! Except not all of Midtown, correct? Not east of San Jac for some reason?
  19. Texasota
    Woo! Finally! Choose wisely City Council! (as in, please approve expansion)
  20. Texasota
    We're good on highways. Definitely could the rest though.
  21. Texasota
    What? What do city officials have to do with anything other than permitting? Nothing about that apple store entrance is remotely in conflict with city development regulations.
  22. Texasota
    This is really fantastic. I'd suggest also checking the Historic Preservation Tracker for projects - a lot of them are extremely minor, but it'd still be interesting to see how many there are.
  23. Texasota
    blech.
  24. Texasota
    I would like to see a more intentional connection to the trail - preferably even a trail along where Oliver would be connecting down to Summer St, with clear connections into the site on either side (north and south) of the middle garage. Otherwise I'm generally pleased with this site plan. Except for the giant surface lot. Still. I get that's it right next to Kroger's lot, but that's part of the problem maybe? You effectively have this massive sea of parking greeting you from Studemont, and the new N/S cross street, which could be a very pleasant access point, has a big whole on the west side. But overall: pleased. Just give me my Oliver St. trail.
  25. Texasota
    Yeah I tend to think the issue with malls is that we have too many of them and many of them are poorly sited, not that's it a fundamentally flawed concept. Indoor shopping malls have existed in some form since the Romans.
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