Purdueenginerd Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 http://www.houstonmi...ined_121312.pdf Saw this on Houston Midtown's Facebook page. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisPHous Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Is it really that difficult to bury the power lines? I would think being in a part of the country that has strong thunderstorms and hurricanes you would want as many buried lines as possible. I do like what they have done on Bagby, this appears to be the same. One day all of the streets in Midtown will be like this and that is great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 It is extremely expensive to bury power lines, especially on existing streets. Some streets do have buried high voltage lines, there's one that runs down LaBranch, 140,000 volts, I think. When the substation at LaBranch and Tuam was connected, they had to freeze the lines to keep the insulating oil from running out while they made the tap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortune Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Wow did anyone notice the HCC master plan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 (edited) Is that the HCC MasterPlan or a plan created by the Midtown district? Edited December 21, 2012 by lockmat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatesdisastr Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Did HCC ever propose mid-rise towers along San Jacinto or was this visualization just for streetscape rendering? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purdueenginerd Posted December 21, 2012 Author Share Posted December 21, 2012 Did HCC ever propose mid-rise towers along San Jacinto or was this visualization just for streetscape rendering?Those high rises caught my eye as well. I remember seeing the HCC proposal for upgrade, I dont recall any high rise construction associated with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian0123 Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Yes, HCC has mentioned one tower in the past. I went to a community meeting they had (maybe two years ago) and they said they were hoping to one day have a tower across the street with something like a big Barnes and Noble on the bottom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Wow, I didn't notice all those. Do we know if they even own those lots yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGM Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 (edited) So Caroline is the Champs-Élysées and the San Jacinto building is the Arc de Triomphe?Someone needs to tell the Caroline street drug dealers to start hawking souvenirs and offering to take your photo.Urban planners always swing for the fences, but they might get close on this one given the complete lack of anything on this street. Edited December 22, 2012 by TGM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talbot Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 It does look like a great plan, here's to hoping for some success. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillip_white Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Has anyone heard anything about this lately? The Midtown TRIZ budget shows construction starting soon and there have been utility workers marking sidewalks with paint. Wasn't sure if it was coincidence or if the ball will finally start rolling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillip_white Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 (edited) It looks like I've answered my own question: Construction on the Caroline Street project is scheduled to start in December 2014. Got some renderings as well: edit: JPEGS looks like crap, see original PDF here Edited May 22, 2014 by phillip_white 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 M e h. Not enough Audis. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naviguessor Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 So, is this going to be similar to the Bagby re-do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infinite_jim Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 Caroline in the midtown is looking like Caroline in the museum district. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdog08 Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 Midtown TIRZ FTW! Makes Montrose TIRZ looks like a pile of incomptent/corrupt crap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillip_white Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 From what I can tell, this project is very similar to the Bagby redesign (new sidewalks/landscaping, rain gardens, and bike lanes). I think the goal is spur development on the southern side of Main, since it's definitely lacking at this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purdueenginerd Posted May 27, 2014 Author Share Posted May 27, 2014 Hopefully will spur some development. Start date, 7 months from now. HOw long did the bagby rebuild take. 1.5 years? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillip_white Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 Hopefully this bar/restaurant will spur a non-resi development in the empty lot across the street:http://houston.culturemap.com/news/restaurants-bars/06-29-14-midtown-makeover-massive-new-restaurant-bar-bakery-in-an-old-garage-looks-to-change-a-neighborhood/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrLan34 Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 (edited) http://www.chron.com/neighborhood/bellaire/news/article/Work-on-third-Midtown-park-set-for-finish-in-the-5684171.php "...In addition to green space improvements, the district reported on upcoming construction work slated for Caroline Street. The Midtown Redevelopment Authority is funding the $9 million project with help from a $4 million Texas Department of Transportation grant. The work will include complete roadway reconstruction with new concrete pavement and public utility upgrades along Caroline from Pierce to Holman streets. There will also be sidewalk improvements including new landscaping and a designated bike lane. Large, an avid cyclist, said the proposed bike path will be marked with green paint and will be the first such bike route in Houston. Marshall said the project is set to be put out for bid in December or January with construction to follow later next year." Edited August 15, 2014 by DrLan34 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillip_white Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 Thanks for the update. It looks like the construction start date is still moving to the right. http://www.chron.com/neighborhood/bellaire/news/article/Work-on-third-Midtown-park-set-for-finish-in-the-5684171.php "...In addition to green space improvements, the district reported on upcoming construction work slated for Caroline Street. The Midtown Redevelopment Authority is funding the $9 million project with help from a $4 million Texas Department of Transportation grant. The work will include complete roadway reconstruction with new concrete pavement and public utility upgrades along Caroline from Pierce to Holman streets. There will also be sidewalk improvements including new landscaping and a designated bike lane. Large, an avid cyclist, said the proposed bike path will be marked with green paint and will be the first such bike route in Houston. Marshall said the project is set to be put out for bid in December or January with construction to follow later next year." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houparent Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Saw this yesterday fyi - http://www.yourhoustonnews.com/ranch/news/transportation-commissioners-approve-roadway-improvements-in-greater-houston-area/article_cc9ecc8d-7d0e-54bf-9349-767728808ad1.html TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONERS APPROVE ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS IN GREATER HOUSTON AREA Roadway improvements, enhancement projects and a bridge replacement were among the construction projects recently approved at last month’s Texas Transportation Commission meeting. ….. Additionally, a joint project with the Midtown Management District to reconstruct Caroline Street from Holman to Pierce Street in the midtown section of Houston was awarded. The pavement on the existing street is in poor condition, and the project will reconstruct the entire street replacing the old pavement with new concrete pavement. The project will also provide new amenities such as wider sidewalks, landscaping, upgraded drainage, decorative lighting and a “rain garden” filtration system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 The bridge replacement I believe is the one on Yale that's been discussed for awhile. As for Caroline Street, I'm glad they finally have been given the green light. This area is changing so fast it's amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFootsSocks Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 I didn't want to start a new thread for this but what's going on at Sheppard? They have down to one lane in each direction and a few weeks ago I saw them burying massive, like 8ft diameter sanitary/waste water piping in. Is the first of the Rebuild Houston campaigns work?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLWM8609 Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 I didn't want to start a new thread for this but what's going on at Sheppard? They have down to one lane in each direction and a few weeks ago I saw them burying massive, like 8ft diameter sanitary/waste water piping in. Is the first of the Rebuild Houston campaigns work?? http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/30717-cip-improvements-along-shepherd-drive/ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillip_white Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Mixed news everyone! Per an update at the Midtown Redevelopment Authority meeting tonight, bids for this project came in over budget and the MRA board is in talks with several government groups to allocate the deficit (approximately $4M). If funding is found, construction will start toward the end of 2015... if not, the project will be scaled back or shelved indefinitely. Overall, my feelings are: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arche_757 Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Mixed news everyone! Per an update at the Midtown Redevelopment Authority meeting tonight, bids for this project came in over budget and the MRA board is in talks with several government groups to allocate the deficit (approximately $4M). If funding is found, construction will start toward the end of 2015... if not, the project will be scaled back or shelved indefinitely. Overall, my feelings are: Big surprise! But $4 million over?! Egads! Methinks the MRA has a solid need to get someone on the board that actually is in construction. $4 million over is so high that the people in charge ought to be shelved! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillip_white Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 That was actually a more embarrassing part of the meeting. Apparently they bid the project, didn't like the price so they sent it out for rebid... which ended up EVEN HIGHER than the original. Big surprise! But $4 million over?! Egads! Methinks the MRA has a solid need to get someone on the board that actually is in construction. $4 million over is so high that the people in charge ought to be shelved! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joke Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 Mixed news everyone! Per an update at the Midtown Redevelopment Authority meeting tonight, bids for this project came in over budget and the MRA board is in talks with several government groups to allocate the deficit (approximately $4M). If funding is found, construction will start toward the end of 2015... if not, the project will be scaled back or shelved indefinitely. Overall, my feelings are: Thanks again, phillip_white! I think I got all of this discussion transcribed (I noted some background on my transcription in the superblock thread): Midtown Rep: "Caroline Street: You guys may be aware from the Chronicle article we received we're working with TxDOT on this project, a joint project between the Redevelopment Authority and TxDOT. TxDOT has a $4 million grant attached to the project, and they are also responsible for bidding and construction management of that project. "That project was re-bid, in January, in hopes of getting better bids. In all actuality, the project, the bids came back higher, than the initial bid. Came back at 13.9. Our engineer's estimate was right at 10.8, so this is about a $3 million gap. So in that, we had some, hard questions to answer. "So currently we're working with both the city and Houston-Galveston Area Council for intending to secure additional funding to move the project forward. We're hoping to have an answer by mid-February whether we'll have secured additional funding from either the city, or HGHC, or both, to cover that gap "Without the additional funding the project will either be shelved or significantly delayed. But we've had some good conversations with HGAC and we've had an additional conversation with the city. If we get favorable response from the city we're pretty confident that the project will move forward "And just the details of that project: It's a complete reconstruction of the roadway as well as back-of-curb improvements, very similar to the treatment that Bagby Street received. Not the exact level of those treatments, maybe a slight level below, but a lot of the amenities will be similar and it will run from Pierce to Elgin Street. "And there's also a second phase that we're working on with Houston Community College to improve the blocks between Elgin and Holman Street at a later date." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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