RedScare Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 From Ch 2."Your talking about five bars in a row in a two-block radius. There is no way our neighborhood can handle all that traffic," said Meg Poissant. Looks like Channel 2 is taking grammar lessons from HAIF posters. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 Looks like Channel 2 is taking grammar lessons from HAIF posters.Hey, I resemble that remark! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonMidtown Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 Looks like Channel 2 is taking grammar lessons from HAIF posters.LOL - they sure our !! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 Looks like Channel 2 is taking grammar lessons from HAIF posters.Typical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsb320 Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 Looks like Channel 2 is taking grammar lessons from HAIF posters.Well, it was a quote from an individual, not their own words - hahaha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejack Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 Well, it was a quote from an individual, not their own words - hahaha.Umm dude.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 Umm dude.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 Umm dude....it's rsb, omelet it slide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted November 24, 2009 Share Posted November 24, 2009 A new shuttle service along Washington Avenue may be the ticket to easing parking problems in neighborhoods surrounding the emerging entertainment corridor.While homeowner groups organized as the Washington Avenue/Memorial Park Super Neighborhood Council await details of the city's proposals to manage parking in the vicinity, Lauren Barrash has unveiled the Washington Wave, a “jitney” service currently operating on Washington Avenue from the roundabout at Westcott to Parking Lot H on the southwest corner of Houston and Memorial.Billed as Houston's first jitney service in 15 years, the Washington Wave operates from 6 p.m.-3 a.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays.Barrash is providing 450 free parking spaces in the lot for jitney riders, who pay $5 for a single ride or $8 to hop on and off for the whole night.full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted November 24, 2009 Share Posted November 24, 2009 A new shuttle service along Washington Avenue may be the ticket to easing parking problems in neighborhoods surrounding the emerging entertainment corridor.While homeowner groups organized as the Washington Avenue/Memorial Park Super Neighborhood Council await details of the city's proposals to manage parking in the vicinity, Lauren Barrash has unveiled the Washington Wave, a “jitney” service currently operating on Washington Avenue from the roundabout at Westcott to Parking Lot H on the southwest corner of Houston and Memorial.Billed as Houston's first jitney service in 15 years, the Washington Wave operates from 6 p.m.-3 a.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays.Barrash is providing 450 free parking spaces in the lot for jitney riders, who pay $5 for a single ride or $8 to hop on and off for the whole night.full articleI can't imagine that would be successful. People going to these bars are dropping hundreds (or thousands in some cases) on bar tabs and bottle service. They aren't going to park n' ride to the bar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted November 24, 2009 Share Posted November 24, 2009 Should be interesting to see how long this one shuttle can make the entire route and back.From what I had read, they were hoping for two or three shuttles, I wonder if they plan on having more on the strip, or simply have routes that would overlap with one in midtown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejack Posted November 24, 2009 Share Posted November 24, 2009 I can't imagine that would be successful. People going to these bars are dropping hundreds (or thousands in some cases) on bar tabs and bottle service. They aren't going to park n' ride to the bar.Well then, somebody can bank a lot of money towing their cars out of the parking prohibited neighborhoods they keep parking in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted November 24, 2009 Share Posted November 24, 2009 (edited) People going to these bars are dropping hundreds (or thousands in some cases) on bar tabs and bottle service. They aren't going to park n' ride to the bar.the ones you reference are the ones valeting or coming in a limo. if service is frequent though, I could see people using the service. Edited November 24, 2009 by musicman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LegacyTree Posted November 24, 2009 Share Posted November 24, 2009 Maybe they can run as tour guides during the day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 A new shuttle service along Washington Avenue may be the ticket to easing parking problems in neighborhoods surrounding the emerging entertainment corridor.While homeowner groups organized as the Washington Avenue/Memorial Park Super Neighborhood Council await details of the city's proposals to manage parking in the vicinity, Lauren Barrash has unveiled the Washington Wave, a “jitney” service currently operating on Washington Avenue from the roundabout at Westcott to Parking Lot H on the southwest corner of Houston and Memorial.Billed as Houston's first jitney service in 15 years, the Washington Wave operates from 6 p.m.-3 a.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays.Barrash is providing 450 free parking spaces in the lot for jitney riders, who pay $5 for a single ride or $8 to hop on and off for the whole night.full articlePerfect! Hopefully the city will put a cop outside that lot to grab folks for DUI/DWI. It'll be totally convenient, since the courthouse is only a few blocks away! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejack Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 So Walter's was supposed to close in October and move to a new East End location. They're still open and there's shows supposedly booked for February. I heard through the grapevine that Woodrow's didn't want to pay enough to the landlord to take over the building. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N Judah Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 Drove down Washington Ave. the other day, not really in the mode of getting somewhere, but more to just poke around.So they are pretty much done with the big brick building with the parking lot in back (the one with "Washington Place" or whatever etched in a stone plaque in the very front). I think that building is hideous and I wish they had never built it.I also drove past Roosevelt's...I have no idea what it looks like inside, but the outside is really really well-done. I was going to go on about how much I like it but I don't really have the right vocabulary to describe it. Suffice it to say that it really adds to the ambience and I hope this is the direction the corridor takes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curley1733 Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 For my taste, any new building is better than (insert lot filled with broken down cars and metal) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OkieEric Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 Drove down Washington Ave. the other day, not really in the mode of getting somewhere, but more to just poke around.So they are pretty much done with the big brick building with the parking lot in back (the one with "Washington Place" or whatever etched in a stone plaque in the very front). I think that building is hideous and I wish they had never built it.I also drove past Roosevelt's...I have no idea what it looks like inside, but the outside is really really well-done. I was going to go on about how much I like it but I don't really have the right vocabulary to describe it. Suffice it to say that it really adds to the ambience and I hope this is the direction the corridor takes.You mean Washington Centre? Yeah, it's large and extremely plain. I suppose it's better than what was there before (?), but it will still be huge and plain in 20 years. The rendering makes it look more like West Ave (not scale-wise, obviously) than it came out...perhaps it will improve as tenants eventually come in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N Judah Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 That rendering makes the sidewalk look a lot bigger than it really is. I can predict that the streetlife will not be like what is in that picture. But the actual development still managed to include those palm trees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejack Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 Table 7 had their soft opening yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diggity Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 (edited) I also drove past Roosevelt's...I have no idea what it looks like inside, but the outside is really really well-done. I was going to go on about how much I like it but I don't really have the right vocabulary to describe it. Suffice it to say that it really adds to the ambience and I hope this is the direction the corridor takes. I gotta say I have pretty much the opposite opinion on this one.I like the Washington Centre building quite a bit but Roosevelt looks like crap to me. They didn't even finish fixing up one entire side of the thing so it looks like crap coming from the west. Couple that with the fact that they require coats to get in and think they're going to attract an "exclusive River Oaks crowd" and I don't think that place is long for this world. Edited January 7, 2010 by diggity 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 Finally able to get a decent pic of one of the signs for the jitney's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanith27 Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 I noticed a couple signs up on the south side of Washington close to the Sunbeam store talking about some grill or something coming soon.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonic0boom Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 I believe you saw the signs for Washington Grill, which will be behind the clothing store across the street from Sunbeam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heights Posted June 27, 2010 Share Posted June 27, 2010 Well, I finally got the opportunity to drive through the Washington Ave Douchebag District (WADD) tonight around 10:30-11pm. It was full of all sorts of characters and lots of women who were wearing a lot less than they should have been. People were parked all down both sides of the streets (including in the "No Parking Jitney Loading Zones"). Most of the cars that were moving were driving like idiots and trying to dodge the aforementioned douchebags that were walking down the middle of the street trying to get to their bars. And of course there were dozens of parking lot attendants standing in traffic trying to wave people into their lots. I was surprised how many of the parking lots boasted "Safe and Secure" parking -- they'll regret that promise as soon as someone gets jacked in their lot.If you like this place, go ahead and flame me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heights_yankee Posted June 27, 2010 Share Posted June 27, 2010 Well, I finally got the opportunity to drive through the Washington Ave Douchebag District (WADD) tonight around 10:30-11pm. It was full of all sorts of characters and lots of women who were wearing a lot less than they should have been. People were parked all down both sides of the streets (including in the "No Parking Jitney Loading Zones"). Most of the cars that were moving were driving like idiots and trying to dodge the aforementioned douchebags that were walking down the middle of the street trying to get to their bars. And of course there were dozens of parking lot attendants standing in traffic trying to wave people into their lots. I was surprised how many of the parking lots boasted "Safe and Secure" parking -- they'll regret that promise as soon as someone gets jacked in their lot.If you like this place, go ahead and flame me.It's not really my scene but I do think it's nice to have an area where people can walk from place to place and there is a concentration of nightlife. I kinda wish it was downtown instead of Washington though. But I know the scene you're talking about. They really need some kind of traffic control down. It's dangerous, more so as the night wears on and the drunks leave the bars. This is why I think the jitney idea is awesome and think it's even more awesome that people can leave their cars over night in the wave parking lot rather than drive home wasted. I've never thought it made sense for bars to tow people if they leave their cars overnight? I think that can, in some situations, force someone to drive home who otherwise might just leave their car. Very smart of the jitney to realize that. Hopefully people take advantage of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted June 27, 2010 Share Posted June 27, 2010 This is why I think the jitney idea is awesome and think it's even more awesome that people can leave their cars over night in the wave parking lot rather than drive home wasted.The Jolly Trolley! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heights Posted September 11, 2010 Share Posted September 11, 2010 KTRK has a story about the traffic on Washington due to the bars:http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/local&id=7661147 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted September 11, 2010 Share Posted September 11, 2010 KTRK has a story about the traffic on Washington due to the bars:http://abclocal.go.c...ocal&id=7661147Saw that story as well, but I think that they should have foot and bike patrol in two of those major areas (By Pearl Bar and over by Rebel's) to control the traffic and crowds. The additional lighting and crosswalks don't do much if people are too drunk to ignore them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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