Nucleareaction Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 By the way, as part of the work on Dunlavy @ Allen Parkway, it looks like a stop-light intersection is being installed. As someone who has to dart across by foot and bike regularly, this will be a god-send. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adr Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 Thanks adr. Isn't it possible now to walk the trail all the way from Shepherd Drive to Allen's landing? Yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arisegundo Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 From yesterday, along the Smith/Travis link: 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nole23 Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 ^ I guess someone doesn't like critical mass lol 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 Lipstick on a pig.I'm all for grit but yeesh... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt16 Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 Lipstick on a pig.I'm all for grit but yeesh...agreed. It looks like some depressing Eastern European communist project Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timoric Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 (edited) - Edited July 10, 2019 by Timoric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naviguessor Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 Use it. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DNAguy Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 This is a classic "debottlenecking" project / issue. We've beautified the Bayou west of downtown.... now we've exposed the downtown section (next bottleneck) for what it is.... piss poor. [pun intended] What's left to do? Beautify the downtown section. Easy. In actuality though, this will be incredibly difficult. The street level bridges over the bayou are god awful. It would take a major city effort ($$$$) to right this wrong. Certain streets that span the bayou need to be eliminated altogether and others altered significantly. The main culprit is the monstrosity around the Smith / Congress Ave / Franklin / Louisiana cluster f*&$*. Congress Ave. needs to stop at Smith... actually it would be better to stop at Louisiana. Franklin street on the north of the bayou needs to be realigned / pull back from the bayou. I say make it a one way (headed east) rd that then ties into commerce. Eliminate the section of Washington that is only there for the parking lot. Have Smith and Louisiana span over Franklin / Commerce and then tie into the 45 or 10 connectors. I can[t remember what connects what.. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arisegundo Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 (edited) Access to the patios at Magnolia and Kryptonite/Ministry/Eagle would help, as mentioned earlier. That new-meets-old staircase pic I took is from the latter place. It's still blocked off and probably needs to be rebuilt on their side to be used as anything other than a fire escape. And just like the rest of the project, keeping the lights working and the trails mud-free after flooding will be absolutely critical. They are trying to keep the very low trails that lead to the new section from the west clear, but the sediment is so deep it ends up looking like brown snow plowing. And the link to Allen's Landing needs to be restored ASAP. Personally I love the urban grunge/ruin porn look of this new segment. You can walk right up to the Donnellan crypt now. And for the time being it's refreshingly pee-smell free. Just a hint of bat guano in the air. Edited February 2, 2016 by arisegundo 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejack Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 (edited) Nice, the walkway is completed past the legendary Donnellan Crypt! Edited February 2, 2016 by kylejack 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunstar Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 Access to the patios at Magnolia and Kryptonite/Ministry/Eagle would help, as mentioned earlier. That new-meets-old staircase pic I took is from the latter place. It's still blocked off and probably needs to be rebuilt on their side to be used as anything other than a fire escape. And just like the rest of the project, keeping the lights working and the trails mud-free after flooding will be absolutely critical. They are trying to keep the very low trails that lead to the new section from the west clear, but the sediment is so deep it ends up looking like brown snow plowing. And the link to Allen's Landing needs to be restored ASAP. Personally I love the urban grunge/ruin porn look of this new segment. You can walk right up to the Donnellan crypt now. And for the time being it's refreshingly pee-smell free. Just a hint of bat guano in the air. I agree, I love this aspect of the bayou. It feels like they've uncovered the ruins of an earlier era of Houston. I was hoping they would add some signage that talks about the crypt and the old Magnolia brewery. Anyone not familiar with the area would walk by these without noticing and just focus on the graffiti and rubbish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 they need to install 1,000,000,000 candlepower lights under all those bridges to discourage them being used as homeless encampments. the lights would also serve to make it feel less scary at night, from both ghosts and people who would hide in the shadows for nefarious purposes. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arisegundo Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 Certain streets that span the bayou need to be eliminated altogether and others altered significantly. The main culprit is the monstrosity around the Smith / Congress Ave / Franklin / Louisiana cluster f*&$*. Congress Ave. needs to stop at Smith... actually it would be better to stop at Louisiana. Franklin street on the north of the bayou needs to be realigned / pull back from the bayou. I say make it a one way (headed east) rd that then ties into commerce. Eliminate the section of Washington that is only there for the parking lot. Have Smith and Louisiana span over Franklin / Commerce and then tie into the 45 or 10 connectors. I can[t remember what connects what. . The 2002 Master Plan calls for something vaguely similar to your thoughts, with a "Water Street" (squint and you'll see it!) snaking along the south side of the bayou. I'd be disappointed if the cool ruins were wiped out for a generic grassy bank. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunstar Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 This is a classic "debottlenecking" project / issue. We've beautified the Bayou west of downtown.... now we've exposed the downtown section (next bottleneck) for what it is.... piss poor. [pun intended] What's left to do? Beautify the downtown section. Easy. In actuality though, this will be incredibly difficult. The street level bridges over the bayou are god awful. It would take a major city effort ($$$$) to right this wrong. Certain streets that span the bayou need to be eliminated altogether and others altered significantly. The main culprit is the monstrosity around the Smith / Congress Ave / Franklin / Louisiana cluster f*&$*. Congress Ave. needs to stop at Smith... actually it would be better to stop at Louisiana. Franklin street on the north of the bayou needs to be realigned / pull back from the bayou. I say make it a one way (headed east) rd that then ties into commerce. Eliminate the section of Washington that is only there for the parking lot. Have Smith and Louisiana span over Franklin / Commerce and then tie into the 45 or 10 connectors. I can[t remember what connects what.. Seemed like the ideal time to get rid of that Franklin-Smith/Congress Connector bridge would have been before they started working on this segment of the trail. It certainly would have made it easier, and exposed this section of the bayou to the open air. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arisegundo Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 Seeing as the new ballet building sits right on top of "Water Street" and the post office owners (Lovett I think?) haven't announced any plans to move Franklin, those streets aren't going anywhere anytime soon. It's a nice thought and one that's been on the books for a decade and a half... it just didn't happen. You could get rid of the Smith bridge by forcing inbound traffic right onto Franklin then left onto the Congress bridge. The effect on the bayou trail lighting wouldn't be very dramatic since you still have all the other streets cantilevered overhead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 You could get rid of the Smith bridge by forcing inbound traffic right onto Franklin then left onto the Congress bridge. The effect on the bayou trail lighting wouldn't be very dramatic since you still have all the other streets cantilevered overhead. Right on Franklin, left on Congress, then right on Smith... yeesh, coming in on Smith already backs up plenty during morning rush. That, and Congress is one way, the wrong way for this setup. It would probably be more realistic to zap the Congress bridge. It serves mostly to get traffic onto westbound Washington; there's less of that now that the post office is gone save for busses coming down Louisiana bound for the flyover of the Katy / 45 interchange. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arisegundo Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 (edited) Right on Franklin, left on Congress, then right on Smith... yeesh, coming in on Smith already backs up plenty during morning rush. That, and Congress is one way, the wrong way for this setup. It would probably be more realistic to zap the Congress bridge. It serves mostly to get traffic onto westbound Washington; there's less of that now that the post office is gone save for busses coming down Louisiana bound for the flyover of the Katy / 45 interchange. The bridge is two way, unless there was a recent re-striping. It would become more vital if the Smith bridge goes, the Aquarium expands over Preston as they are threatening to, and/or if Central Post really takes off. Edited February 4, 2016 by arisegundo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timoric Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 (edited) - Edited July 10, 2019 by Timoric 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 It would connect the rest of downtown with the old post office location if you replaced the congress ave bridge with one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangledwoods Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 My guess is that some of this realignment that we are all hoping for will be completed when TxDot reorients the I-45 path and demolishes the pierce elevated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arisegundo Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 (edited) One of those graduate student projects included a ped bridge connecting the circular trail to the north bank. Without removing Franklin, that would be a bridge to another pit of darkness and pee-smells. Or it could be a Rosemont Bridge-type thing that connects to both the bank and the Franklin deck above. Edited February 4, 2016 by arisegundo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Lee and Joe Jamail Skatepark to close in April for renovations. http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2016/03/22/popular-outdoor-venue-to-close-for-major.html 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sunstar Posted April 10, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted April 10, 2016 (edited) Edited April 10, 2016 by Sunstar corrected images 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mkultra25 Posted May 9, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted May 9, 2016 Discovered last night that the Periscope is now fully functional. It was originally supposed to be completed several months ago, and the last time I was there it was still cordoned off, but I guess they wanted to ensure it was up and running to coincide with the formal opening of the cistern. 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rechlin Posted June 2, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted June 2, 2016 Just toured the cistern. I highly recommend it; the tour was very interesting and the place is far bigger than photos make it seem! While the official photos above are better than most of mine turned out, here's a new view (took this photo with my phone): 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BayouBoomtown Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 Swamplot: The Places a 117-Ft.-Tall Yellow Corkscrew Tower Could Fit In Along Buffalo Bayou Studio PAULBAUT: Bayou Park Observation Tower 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 23 minutes ago, BayouBoomtown said: Swamplot: The Places a 117-Ft.-Tall Yellow Corkscrew Tower Could Fit In Along Buffalo Bayou Studio PAULBAUT: Bayou Park Observation Tower Wow...That is awesome! That would be super cool to see go up! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gator Purify Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 Not quite the Statue of Liberty or the Space Needle...BUT I'LL TAKE IT. The city is sorely in need of more monuments/tourist attractions/iconic structures. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunstar Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 The key word in the article is unsolicited design. Nevertheless, it's fun to see architects and landscape architects highlighting the potential of Buffalo Bayou. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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