aggie0083 Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 Read about it in this morning's Cy-Fair section of the paper. Kind of interesting to look at:http://westhouston.org/WHP%202050%206-14-07%20Final.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrfootball Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 (edited) That is interesting. At some point we're going to have to startup a Northwest Houston Association, because both the West Houston Associations and the North Houston Associations like to claim this area, which is outpacing growth in either area that claims us, using our numbers to bolster their own demos while directing initiatives towards their own core. Just like in the present Harris County precinct system, this area's interests and representation get divided so that we actually lie on the fringes of either area, where, ideally, this area (NW Houston) should have its own precinct, its own 'Development Association' and the like working on behalf of the people here.North Houston AssociationWest Houston Association Edited June 22, 2007 by mrfootball Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 Interesting piece of information on page 6: "User-paid financing will become more widespread in system development as the demand for new projects meets diminishing funding sources." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 This includes descriptions of two new major "parkways": "Prairie Parkway" running north-south between 290 and Westpark roughly through Waller and Brookshire, and "Lone Star Parkway" running west from 290 along the route of FM 529. The intersection of the two, and the intersection of the latter with Grand Parkway are expected to be major commercial areas. As a point of comparison, currently the intersection of 529 with the road to Brookshire is prairie, with almost no significant development. The plan is very big on master-planned communities, not surprising if you look at sponsors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 This includes descriptions of two new major "parkways": "Prairie Parkway" running north-south between 290 and Westpark roughly through Waller and Brookshire, and "Lone Star Parkway" running west from 290 along the route of FM 529. The intersection of the two, and the intersection of the latter with Grand Parkway are expected to be major commercial areas. As a point of comparison, currently the intersection of 529 with the road to Brookshire is prairie, with almost no significant development. The plan is very big on master-planned communities, not surprising if you look at sponsors.I'm not to happy about this proposed "Prairie Parkway" as I've got property in Brookshire, and this will inevitably bring to many people and traffic noise to the area. Of course business owners in Brookshire will probably bend over backwards for this because of the almost non existant business climate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 This includes descriptions of two new major "parkways": "Prairie Parkway" running north-south between 290 and Westpark roughly through Waller and Brookshire, and "Lone Star Parkway" running west from 290 along the route of FM 529. The intersection of the two, and the intersection of the latter with Grand Parkway are expected to be major commercial areas. As a point of comparison, currently the intersection of 529 with the road to Brookshire is prairie, with almost no significant development. The plan is very big on master-planned communities, not surprising if you look at sponsors.Nope, I don't see any major commercial on the map at Prairie and Lone Star...not that the map actually means anything, of course.The plan is very big on master-planned communities, not surprising if you look at sponsors.West Houston Assn. likes master planned communities more or less because they look nice and attract better demographics. Developers, engineers, and the like can develop anywhere and in any form. Only a very few are equipped to handle the financial burden of a large MPC, anyway. Whether it happens in one form or another, they'll be there to build and make money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedijake Posted June 23, 2007 Share Posted June 23, 2007 Interesting for sure. I don't like looking at projects forcast for that far into the future since it makes me think of how far that is away.Maybe I need to read more carefully but the part about nature and conservation seems to read like someone is tapdancing in a minefield. They seem to skirt the issue, talking in ambiguities when it comes to that issue.And the whole premise of creating a 4 year college or university almost seems silly. How many new colleges that were not community colleges have been created in the past, oh, 50 years? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aggie0083 Posted June 23, 2007 Author Share Posted June 23, 2007 Interesting for sure. I don't like looking at projects forcast for that far into the future since it makes me think of how far that is away.Maybe I need to read more carefully but the part about nature and conservation seems to read like someone is tapdancing in a minefield. They seem to skirt the issue, talking in ambiguities when it comes to that issue.And the whole premise of creating a 4 year college or university almost seems silly. How many new colleges that were not community colleges have been created in the past, oh, 50 years?Maybe just a branch of an existing university. Like a "University of Houston - Cypress" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hbcu Posted June 23, 2007 Share Posted June 23, 2007 Like I mentioned in another post...my dad's land was smack dab in the middle of the "Aggie Expressway" proposed route...and that project is very realistic as College Station to Navasota will be a full-fledged freeway shortly....The Prairie Parkway sounds great but Brookshire's longterm value is tied to Katy as Waller is dependent on Prairie View and Northwest Houston...the Grand Parkway's development would decide if another road is even needed... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aggie0083 Posted June 23, 2007 Author Share Posted June 23, 2007 Like I mentioned in another post...my dad's land was smack dab in the middle of the "Aggie Expressway" proposed route...and that project is very realistic as College Station to Navasota will be a full-fledged freeway shortly....The Prairie Parkway sounds great but Brookshire's longterm value is tied to Katy as Waller is dependent on Prairie View and Northwest Houston...the Grand Parkway's development would decide if another road is even needed... There was actually a proposed route for the Aggie Expressway? I never knew it even got to that stage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted June 23, 2007 Share Posted June 23, 2007 And the whole premise of creating a 4 year college or university almost seems silly. How many new colleges that were not community colleges have been created in the past, oh, 50 years?UH-Clear Lake and UH-Downtown are each independent universities from UH-Central and have been created in the not-so-distant past. The Cinco Ranch campus is still aligned with UH-Central, and relatively few classes are offered there. I'm not sure about what category the Sugar Land campus falls into.And I'm pretty sure that several new universities have been created from scratch in recent times up in Dallas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hbcu Posted June 23, 2007 Share Posted June 23, 2007 The route is along 249 as once you get past Tomball, and you see the freeway was built with frontage roads in mind already as you approach Magnolia. The route past 1774 to 105 had several proposals to connect with Highway 6...The Highway 6 part is being constructed now and I'm not sure what the connecting route will be...I think it's along 1774 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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