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hindesky Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 "The Foundation for Jones Hall is spearheading the $50 million initiative to sculpt the "dean of downtown performance venues" into a 21st century space." https://www.houstonpress.com/arts/modernizing-jones-hall-benefits-artists-patrons-city-13773531 4 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amlaham Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 More updates! 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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bookey23 Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 Not sure if this is part of the master plan or just a fun Christmas installation, but there are now a ton of gold awnings and structures lining the Bagby bike lane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 26 minutes ago, bookey23 said: Not sure if this is part of the master plan or just a fun Christmas installation, but there are now a ton of gold awnings and structures lining the Bagby bike lane. City Lights. https://www.downtownhouston.org/holidays/ https://www.downtownhouston.org/media/uploads/attachments/2022-11-11/CityLights_Trifold_9x12_Proof.pdf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X.R. Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 @hindesky are they moving slow to you? Or is that just the nature of them constructing on top of that garage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hbg.50 Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 2 hours ago, X.R. said: @hindesky are they moving slow to you? Or is that just the nature of them constructing on top of that garage? This was supposed to have been completed in 4Q22…doesn’t appear that it will be on time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 Thats the Christmas decorations. They were beautiful last year! I highly recommend taking a walk along this new Christmas trail which will lead to the POST, for a great view of downtown all lit up, and something good to eat and drink! Cheers! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avossos Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 Does anyone have info / news on the old convention center redevelopment? it has become a make-shift homeless shelter. The amount of trash has also significantly increased. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urbanize713 Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 (edited) On 11/17/2022 at 10:34 AM, Avossos said: Does anyone have info / news on the old convention center redevelopment? it has become a make-shift homeless shelter. The amount of trash has also significantly increased. Agreed. Who is responsible for cleaning it up? City or county? Feels like spots of downtown and midtown have trended downward lately. Sick of it and ready for things to improve. Edited November 25, 2022 by urbanize713 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 On 11/23/2022 at 11:30 PM, urbanize713 said: Agreed. Who is responsible for cleaning it up? City or county? Feels like spots of downtown and midtown have trended downward lately. Sick of it and ready for things to improve. The city owns the old convention center. Agree with getting sick of the homeless camping and begging every where. We (including the homeless) are being ill-served by our governments. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hbg.50 Posted November 29, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 29, 2022 Some interesting ideas put forth by Kris Larsen of Central Houston, Inc. I especially like the idea of connecting Post Houston to the Theater District. 9 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X.R. Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 From @steve1363's video. This would be a massive, massive, massive change for that little section. Post goes from kind of an island to fully connected to DT. 6 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hbg.50 Posted November 29, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 29, 2022 Here’s the “before and after” for the proposed street changes: Congress Street Bridge: Dallas Street Lamar Street Main Street Texas Avenue (Game Days) 11 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moore-to-it Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 2 hours ago, steve1363 said: Here’s the “before and after” for the proposed street changes: Congress Street Bridge: Dallas Street Lamar Street Main Street Texas Avenue (Game Days) Do.it 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 The Congress St bridge improvements are my favorite. I love the idea of using stage lighting as well. So cool! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moore-to-it Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 7 hours ago, j_cuevas713 said: The Congress St bridge improvements are my favorite. I love the idea of using stage lighting as well. So cool! Feel like projects like this have their best chances of getting off the ground when big events are expected to come to town...because the city becomes obsessed with putting it best foot foward , especially events that will be global 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bookey23 Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 My favorite announcements from that video were the Congress Street Bridge improvements and the Texas Street improvements. With the Astros being so good, that entire portion of Downtown should just contain as much orange decoration as possible to give it a sense of place. If we can't yet get a true ballpark district from Crane, the city should start taking matters into their own hands to give that area an identity. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 The best & most important part of the before & after is people. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moore-to-it Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 5 minutes ago, Montrose1100 said: The best & most important part of the before & after is people. Think city leaders are wise up to.the reality that for the foreseeable future big office building construction will dramatically slow, so to keep downtown Houston alive , you will have to accelerate it transformation to residential 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bookey23 Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 I think they also realize that possibly hundreds of thousands of visitors will be visiting Houston for major events in the next few years (most notably the World Cup) and they need to get a jump start on making things nice, since it'll be the biggest advertisement for the city of Houston in decades. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hbg.50 Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 6 minutes ago, bookey23 said: I think they also realize that possibly hundreds of thousands of visitors will be visiting Houston for major events in the next few years (most notably the World Cup) and they need to get a jump start on making things nice, since it'll be the biggest advertisement for the city of Houston in decades. Houston has been getting a lot of good press lately as a top city in the U.S. and a top travel destination. No need to oversell the World Cup 2026. We just hosted the Super Bowl in 2017. Anybody buying tickets to Quatar after the World Cup? Does anyone remember the cities that hosted in Russia 2018 or Brazil 2014? The one-time economic benefit is more important in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bookey23 Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 Every major event in the city is good for the city. Sporting events are a great way to bring a lot of new people into the city, who otherwise would never have a reason to come here. We can disagree about how important the World Cup will be, but I think the Harris County Sports Authority has done a fantastic job of getting the city marquee sporting events. Over 1 decade we will host the Super Bowl (2017), the NCAA Final Four (2023), the NCAA CFB Championship (2025) and the World Cup (2026) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigereye Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, steve1363 said: Houston has been getting a lot of good press lately as a top city in the U.S. and a top travel destination. No need to oversell the World Cup 2026. We just hosted the Super Bowl in 2017. Anybody buying tickets to Quatar after the World Cup? Does anyone remember the cities that hosted in Russia 2018 or Brazil 2014? The one-time economic benefit is more important in my opinion. “No need to oversell” Cmon man. It’s the friggin World Cup. Final Fours are nice. WrestleMania is too. Super Bowl LI (2017) alone brought in $347 million to our local economy for ONE FOOTBALL GAME The World Cup is the biggest sporting event worldwide and Houston will be hosting MULTIPLE matches, likely at least a Group Stage with potentially hosting additional knockout round matches for a global tournament that will be expanded (48 teams) in 2026. The revenue it might pump in to the local economy will eclipse any event this city has ever hosted in its entire history. It’s a global spotlight we’re fortunate to have. The city needs to capitalize on this massive opportunity. Edited December 1, 2022 by tigereye 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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