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Human cow paths should be paved. 🙂 This includes the giant divots truck drivers make on right turns. 

Sharp curbs in retrofitted car lanes adjacent to bike lanes and sidewalks are bad civic planning. 

It gets dusty there when the wind kicks up from the Cemex mixing plant. It's kinda gross. That's the only issue there.

Also the bike path terminates on that property.

the slingshot store opened, or at least I saw those 3 wheelers for rent last weekend posted up there.

the Polaris 3 wheelers that is.

True. The entitlement on Nextdoor is exquisite peak clown world over there, Also that post conplaining about the sports bar seemingly over capacity per OP during covid gave me a chuckle

On 4/13/2021 at 9:48 AM, thedistrict84 said:

Living in the area, I also routinely see those comments on NextDoor. Long-term residents essentially bragging about being able to tolerate high-decibel train horns like it’s some sort of badge of honor—unlike all of the new residents, apparently—is the strangest thing.

Complaining about trains is like complaining about the Texas heat. You're an asshole! hahaha

21 hours ago, Montrose1100 said:

Forget the freeway, have you heard the trains horns all night long?

https://abc13.com/port-houston-seeing-high-imports-during-pandemic-more-cargo-ships-in-backups/10407614/

The skeptical part in me sees the city's handling of these assets over the years and thinks it's a form of money laundering or corruption.

All architectural brick accents in intersections and roads are a bad idea in Houston. The soil plus the climate makes mother nature chew shit up here. 

Those accents on Harrisburg already have potholes (speed bumps.) Washington roundabout is an amusement park ride and should charge admission.  

On 8/17/2020 at 8:54 AM, ljchou said:

Any idea why they left part of the former finger's building on the northeast corner of the property?

My guess is the developer is going to reuse that part of the warehouse that was saved. Either they have a client in mind or is marketing it as a selling feature. It looks over-engineered with those massive steel trusses not to mention the ceiling clearance is somewhere around 70' 

Theres a "future home of 7eleven" sign on the corner of 45 and Cullen. The stop n go curse has been lifted from Houston. Citizens will be free to enjoy slurpees soon again. XD

Hey HAIF, I live in Eastwood and have skimmed some of the above posts. I believe I have some opinions regarding some of the things said on the streets and traffic. 

Firstly, Mckinney @ Cullen is good the way it is and I think they made the right choice making it a 2 way stop. It just takes a few more seconds than a normal intersection to make sure it is safe to go. I use this intersection all the time and lived here before, during and after the change and at first it was jarring but quickly got used to it. Be safe! That said, if they do cut off the Milby/ Mckinney RR crossing, then they should make Cullen/ Mckinney a 4 way stop.

The thru traffic restriction on Mckinney east of Lockwood is a huge success IMO. The same cannot be said on the thru closure on Dumble between Harrisburg and Polk. Dumble is too vital, it's a railroad crossing and logistically a essential road. There are two high schools across Polk. I imagine implementing this during the school year would affect a lot of people negatively.

Architect does not want inhabitants drenched with rain but to get misted hard when windy is ok.

The northern enclosed sidewalk on block 43 is starting to noticeably settle towards the pit. The Chronicle's pit across the street is probably a factor. 

On 3/21/2017 at 10:59 PM, Texasota said:

Right, because parking downtown, drinking, and then driving back to the suburbs is such a great idea.

It's kind of what we're known for round these parts. 

I'm referencing the DWI fatalities in Harris co. 

Three words: Fudruckers Game Changer

The color combo is so bad it's offensive. Is it not too late to put up the scaffolding and try again?

This building looks like a boner killer. I dub thee Abstinence Inn.

Who sketched the rendering, Michael J Fox? Forgive me..

Off topic but right now Broadway is getting a $17 millon refurbishing (which it badly needs). Since this is many peoples' first glimpse of Houston, if they enter via Hobby Airport, I'm glad to see it happening.

 

BTW, Broadway sort of turns into Harrisburg FWIW.

Yes, Telephone begins in Eastwood off Mc Kinney street. That is one light away from Harrisburg. The Broadway what you are talking about is what Leeland street turns into.

^^^ you think that's bad, wait til the apartment owners start selling advertising on their roof once the AAstros improve....

 

 

 

oh yeah, wait.... lol

One thing I would be okay with is large reprographics on the building. Los Angeles has a lot of this visual pollution but I find it more tasteful than billboards. I know there is a ban on ads like this inside city limits, but a small amount by this venue could make an edifice more attractive if done tastefully. 

Oh, you spelled Lastros wrong, lol.

Two things that really piss me off about the project. 

1. The faux cornice will diminish downtown views from the ballpark. Architects could have and still can omit the roofline elements and preserve the line of sight aesthetic. I am not talking about the whole building, just across the street from the ballpark!
2. There will be no rooftop seating to watch the game from across the street like at Wrigley Field. This is one perfect example of why Houston sucks. A missed opportunity of making something quirky, unique and fun like in Chicago. Even if it is a bad idea, ambiance and cheap beer would make up for it. City hall can get anything done in this city. It would be one more gimmick, one more selling point to attract business and residents downtown. 
3. Something going across the street from one of the crown jewels in Houston screams "cheap" compared to what developers would implement in other cities.

I am sorry for being a Debbie Downer guys and I know how most of you like to stay positive in this forum, but I just had to get this off my chest.

Oh puleeeze. That professor is an idiot! We do do art. We have the largest art car parade, the Museum of Natural Science has the second highest attendance of all museums in our country. To my knowledge, the Menil Collection is the, if not one of, the largest privately held collections on display. Plus, there are galleries and studios all over this town. And... remember the Westheimer (now Bayou City) Art Festival. I miss the street fest.

Sorry, I got riled.

Houston really gets passed over in music and art compared to other places. Talented people are from here but they migrate elsewhere. Police in this city along with the county court system are not at all nice to artists or musicians involved with any counter culture or sub culture. There will never be any kind of real art or music scene ever in this city in the foreseeable future. Houston is also too far spread out so events are often a bust. 

There is a bar on the northern block there. Progress is progress. So long quirky, dive bar I shall not name. I'll miss you too street parking (which is awesome in that area.)

If there is an Eiffel Tower replica in Texas, it should be in Paris, Texas, which it is. 

 

It makes the whole thing look ridiculously cartoonish.

At least it breaks the mold of the for profit driven aesthetic in architecture that has been plaguing Houston lately. Any scaled version of a famous landmark in Houston would fit in with its international feel.

The only place this "cartoonish" Eiffel replica would be more suited would be on top of the future Chevron tower. 

They should bury the power lines so the sidewalks have better function.