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  1. Texasota
    I wasn't mimicking anybody - I was referencing the Lyric Center garage thread. And no, I don't really see UH Downtown selling - that building is not very old and their location is increasingly going to be marketable to students for them.
  2. Texasota
    Um, I don't think those classrooms are going anywhere. Oh hey, there's a standalone garage with retail. And it's terrible.
  3. Texasota
    That's giving a *lot* of credit to parking garages, and it's really only true of a few of them. It's more true really of towers with integrated parking garage bases than of standalone or after-the-fact garages. And of course, the best street presence downtown is Main Street, largely because it has the largest collection of historic buildings with street-facing storefronts. Even the newer buildings either have integrated garages or, like the Skyhausen, pushed their garages to the back. The only exception I can think of is the standalone garage at Main and Rusk.
  4. Texasota
    Why not both? I actually think it's useful to think of bikeshare as somewhat distinct from having your own bike, though they both benefit from the same infrastructure. Bikeshare, at least when it's fully built-out, has one big advantage: no planning ahead is required. You just hop on, drop it off, and never worry about that particular bike being messed with or stolen, or where to lock it up, or having it with you whenever you need it. It's really not a replacement for owning your own bike; it's another option for short to medium distance trips (like Uber, bus, light rail, or potentially even walking) that you can take advantage of without having to plan ahead. And yes, it can also integrate incredibly well with longer-distance transit. Maybe you take park-and-ride in from somewhere in the greater suburban hellscape, but the bus drops you off a mile from your office. You jump on a BCycle and you're there in no time. Again, this is all predicated on there being enough station density that you never have to wonder where the nearest station is or worry that there won't be a station close enough to your destination, but, assuming that level of density, bikeshare can be incredibly convenient.
  5. Texasota
    What exactly do they sell? Over-privileged ennui?
  6. Texasota
    For some reason I immediately envisioned an actual little girl covered in soot, urchin-style.
  7. Texasota
    Monarch does love his palm trees.
  8. Texasota
    Again, regardless of whether you like the final result, this is not a restoration of a historic building. All that's left of the old building is the basic structure. Everything else- exterior details, window pattern, brickwork- everything else is not just brand new but noticeably different. That's not to judge whether that choice was right or wrong; it's just worth clarifying that this is no longer a historic building.
  9. Texasota
    There are a few very nice historic buildings with balconies, and it can totally be done well. I think the real rule should don't put tacked-on looking balconies on...well, anything really.
  10. Texasota
    Woo! Let's match our ugliest building!
  11. Texasota
    There's no such thing as "taco critical mass."
  12. Texasota
    um, well... hmmm...
  13. Texasota
    Yes it's Deco. I'd assume 1920's. I would also hate to see it go, but I don't think there's been any indication of that. It's a shame Ben's Beans didn't survive though.
  14. Texasota
    I mean, that's basically like having a sign that says "restaurant"
  15. Texasota
    Is it ok if don't like this OR ROD? ...regardless, we're lacking some serious detail here. I don't particularly like the massing (it could always be worse, but I refuse to celebrate mediocrity), but it's not like we actually know what this is going to look like yet.
  16. Texasota
    I do feel bad for the saleswoman.
  17. Texasota
    Look at the wires man. Look at the wires
  18. Texasota
    It's a protected landmark, so it wont get torn down. Whether it's allowed to sit there and rot into the swamp is another question.
  19. Texasota
    I...I don't understand that site plan at all. It's like all the worst things about urban development and suburban development combined.
  20. Texasota
    Much of Louisiana is pretty terrible in terms of street interaction though. Main at least is pretty good about not having parking garage entrances or blank walls. Even with the remaining parking lots, Main is easily the nicer street. Also, you could really stretch Main's "no parking lots" goal all the way down to 59. Or Brays Bayou.Or OST. Or 610. At the very least, Main through Midtown and the Museum District could easily be included.
  21. Texasota
    thats a photo.
  22. Texasota
    It's not about feelz, it's about what a city prioritizes when in it grants a permit. A city is a public entity, and its ability to grant permits is based in its ability to represent the public at large. Obviously there's a line there, but the question is really not whether the city or members of the public have any input on private development, its what exactly that input is and how the interests of the public are best balanced against the interest of the private developer that is, at the end of the day, entirely dependent on *public* resources like roads, utilities, etc.
  23. Texasota
    i thought they were live/work spaces?
  24. Texasota
    "more substantial than what a bus would need" This really is the biggest problem with BRT- you do true BRT and the same people who killed the light rail complain. I support BRT, but it's way too often used as an excuse to do nothing.
  25. Texasota
    Renderings are never set in stone. These do appear to have been done by Gensler though and may very well represent the current design. I would not be at all surprised if that design changes, but these appear at least to have been done for this site specifically rather than showing generic fancy glass towers for purely conceptual purposes.
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