dbigtex56 Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 (edited) Looks like Stuff'd Wings is finally opening. https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2021/05/27/food-truck-makes-leap-into-ion-owned-space.html Edited January 31, 2022 by dbigtex56 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
august948 Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Just getting caught up on this project. Are the park/overpasses over 59 still on the drawing board? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 47 minutes ago, august948 said: Just getting caught up on this project. Are the park/overpasses over 59 still on the drawing board? Yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clutchcity94 Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 5 hours ago, dbigtex56 said: Looks like Stuff'd Wings is finally opening. https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2021/05/27/food-truck-makes-leap-into-ion-owned-space.html I hope it doesn’t turn into the infamous Midtown McDonald’s near the bus station. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 8 minutes ago, clutchcity94 said: I hope it doesn’t turn into the infamous Midtown McDonald’s near the bus station. Why would it? Or are you assuming that because it's Black owned and operated that it will attract homeless/street people? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clutchcity94 Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 14 minutes ago, dbigtex56 said: Why would it? Or are you assuming that because it's Black owned and operated that it will attract homeless/street people? Not because it’s black owned. Because it’s 50 feet from a handful of tents along the feeder. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 12 minutes ago, clutchcity94 said: Not because it’s black owned. Because it’s 50 feet from a handful of tents along the feeder. OK. So if the conditions already exist, how would opening a restaurant change anything? A quick Google search shows that their lowest priced menu option is $15, which doesn't jibe well with the budgets of the Greyhound or tent dwelling crowd. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clutchcity94 Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 2 hours ago, dbigtex56 said: OK. So if the conditions already exist, how would opening a restaurant change anything? A quick Google search shows that their lowest priced menu option is $15, which doesn't jibe well with the budgets of the Greyhound or tent dwelling crowd. I’m all for it opening, trust me. I own property less than half a mile from there on the other side of the spur. The area has cleaned up quite a bit since the Ion was announced. I just hope it continues to do so. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Andrew Ewert Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 The hell? You get covid for one week and stop going into the office, and suddenly they start finishing projects... 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
august948 Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 7 hours ago, Andrew Ewert said: The hell? You get covid for one week and stop going into the office, and suddenly they start finishing projects... A watched pot never boils. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jr_jw Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 On 1/31/2022 at 1:44 PM, august948 said: Just getting caught up on this project. Are the park/overpasses over 59 still on the drawing board? The What!? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
august948 Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 3 hours ago, jr_jw said: The What!? I think I've since heard them referred to as "caps" or "cap parks". Basically, it looks like the plan is to sink the current elevated portion of 59 between spur 527 and 288 and build over it in places. Someone correct me if I'm wrong on that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooklyn173 Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 I also think that TxDOT is saying the new roadways COULD be capped by parks, etc but the design, construction and maintenance would have to be paid for by someone else. TxDOT is not including that in their project. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trymahjong Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 1 hour ago, Brooklyn173 said: I also think that TxDOT is saying the new roadways COULD be capped by parks, etc but the design, construction and maintenance would have to be paid for by someone else. TxDOT is not including that in their project. Everything you brought up has been voiced at the various town hall meeting TxDoT has hosted over the last few years. The most likely entity that might build then maintain the greenways installed on the caps would be the TIRZ and Management District, don’t you think? Perhaps , with those two agencies as prodigious advocates for those green spaces the entire dialogue with TxDoT might change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstontexasjack Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 17 hours ago, Brooklyn173 said: I also think that TxDOT is saying the new roadways COULD be capped by parks, etc but the design, construction and maintenance would have to be paid for by someone else. TxDOT is not including that in their project. My understanding is that TXDOT has included a deck above the freeway in its plans but has not included the landscaping of the parks per the technical team from the City of Houston: https://www.letstalkhouston.org/nhhip So, TXDOT would pay for the most expensive/challenging part of a cap park (the deck) in this area. Getting the deck built was the biggest difficulty with Klyde Warren park in Dallas. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trymahjong Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 23 hours ago, trymahjong said: Everything you brought up has been voiced at the various town hall meeting TxDoT has hosted over the last few years. The most likely entity that might build then maintain the greenways installed on the caps would be the TIRZ and Management District, don’t you think? Perhaps , with those two agencies as prodigious advocates for those green spaces the entire dialogue with TxDoT might change. I bring these agencies up since one of them ( by charter) can build/install things but can’t maintain them the other ( by charter) cannot build/ install but can use their money to maintain things. So the “ caps” on top of the sunken highways is just that- a cap with no attached funds to do anything else. Mayor Turner spoke specifically on this stating COH didn’t have funds to do anything on top of caps. Thats the conundrum, IMO, there is great potential to create green space on these caps but nowhere to easily get funding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyt36 Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 7 minutes ago, trymahjong said: Mayor Turner spoke specifically on this stating COH didn’t have funds to do anything on top of caps. Any way you can link to the exact statement, please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyt36 Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 On 2/7/2022 at 5:55 AM, Brooklyn173 said: I also think that TxDOT is saying the new roadways COULD be capped by parks, etc but the design, construction and maintenance would have to be paid for by someone else. TxDOT is not including that in their project. Because they can't, either by lack of explicit statutory authority (legal use of funding sources) or lack of support of TTC members. There's a difference. They haven't built such parks anywhere and aren't going to start now. This is nothing unique, as it is often insinuated here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clutchcity94 Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 Can we also have these cap parks next to all of the “Montrose bridges” on 59 please?! 😍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
august948 Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 2 hours ago, clutchcity94 said: Can we also have these cap parks next to all of the “Montrose bridges” on 59 please?! 😍 Wouldn't that ruin the view of the half-working lights from the freeway? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyt36 Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, august948 said: Wouldn't that ruin the view of the half-working lights from the freeway? Only in 1 direction! Maybe they can get the right half working 🤣 Edited February 8, 2022 by mattyt36 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
august948 Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 24 minutes ago, mattyt36 said: Only in 1 direction! Maybe they can get the right half working 🤣 Seriously, though, it wouldn't surprise me if some day they do that on the existing section of 59. Might be way off in the future but that's a decent chuck of land to reclaim for park use right between montrose and the museum district. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clutchcity94 Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 1 hour ago, august948 said: Seriously, though, it wouldn't surprise me if some day they do that on the existing section of 59. Might be way off in the future but that's a decent chuck of land to reclaim for park use right between montrose and the museum district. If the city paid to cap it, I’m sure developers would convince the TIRZ to ditch the park idea and let them build townhomes instead lol 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 a cap park would also not be good for the vines growing on the walls. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Ewert Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 5 hours ago, august948 said: Wouldn't that ruin the view of the half-working lights from the freeway? Half is very generous 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clutchcity94 Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 1 hour ago, samagon said: a cap park would also not be good for the vines growing on the walls. They removed all the vines recently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Ewert Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 The icepocalypse removed all the vines recently. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trymahjong Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 9 hours ago, mattyt36 said: Any way you can link to the exact statement, please? TxDoT has hosted meetings on this over past 3-4 years? I attended a few. This is What I remember at that time. I admit I’m not sure if the Mayor has changed his mind this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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