Everything posted by texasdago
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What the fuck is wrong with you, Houston? Non-CR thread
Ditto... well, once. And when we lived in Houston, we would spend lots of time in the Heights, Museum District, Montrose area, other inside the loop areas... I always said that Houston had plenty of Austin-like weird in areas like The Heights and Montrose and closer to town. I go back at least every 3-4 weeks, mostly for business and mostly to visit my parents. Driving all over town is an absolute beating (ex: appointment in Westchase followed by an appointment east of the airport and then one in Tomball) but I do love going back to the Heights, Garden Oaks and into town to areas that probably feel more like Austin (ex: Sawyer Yards... that still a thing?)... but save for visiting a place like Truck Yard, there's just no draw to downtown. Sucks about midtown... I thought it would make it but I hear its gone really downhill. BTW last time I had a meeting downtown I also ran to Kefita Coffee which I thought was cool (https://maps.app.goo.gl/3sW6NooZDRRsRHND8)
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What the fuck is wrong with you, Houston? Non-CR thread
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What the fuck is wrong with you, Houston? Non-CR thread
This is from 2023. Red is parking. Unless Houston solves this with density, residential, shopping, entertainment, etc. I don't know what to tell you. “This parking is often clustered around main streets, office districts, and historical cores, creating a dead zone around the city’s most valuable and walkable areas that limits residential and commercial growth. Cities with high parking have ample land that could be devoted to building walkable neighborhoods, vibrant parks, or office districts,” the group writes. https://cw39.com/traffic/paved-paradise-maps-show-how-much-of-us-cities-are-parking-lots/ Article has a pull-down menu that allows you to see other cities... I mean, y'all... this sucks. Dead zones. LOL Arlington
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2025 Hurricane Thread
Oh hai GFS Remember when NOLA was wiped out in June? Me either...
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What the fuck is wrong with you, Houston? Non-CR thread
One more note... I think I saw something like 26% of downtown Houston is parking where 15% of downtown Austin is parking. Surface lots are a blight.
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What the fuck is wrong with you, Houston? Non-CR thread
I hate to say this because I used to say the same exact thing when I lived in Houston. Houston will never have a downtown that is alive. If I think about Houston versus Austin, the roadblocks are a lack of real residential living, limited street level restaurants and bars, more humidity than Austin,the lack of something as simple as the Town Lake Trail to keep people coming and hanging out downtown, fewer young people, etc. Not to mention that Houston has a massive tunnel system and so people would rather stay underground than walk from building the building outside. It just feels like it has too much stacked against it. There's a couple of spots here and there but man, it's not going to happen. Even if you had a great trail system off of the bayou, it would basically take you out of downtown. The draw isn't there and I don't see how you can manufacture it.
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What the fuck is wrong with you, Houston? Non-CR thread
You should talk to Whitmire about it so he can remove a few bike lanes in response
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New Austin Music
I need to listen to Shooks again. Only saw them briefly at ACL. Is it talent or Sexton?
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Why Can't I Quit You, Austin?
Nah, F that. I love it in Zilker, not next to the Cheesecake Factory.
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Why Can't I Quit You, Austin?
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Blastfurnace 2025
Not to mention that current forecasts show seasonal blast furnace, not record-breaking blast furnace. I'll allow it.
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Why Can't I Quit You, Austin?
Yeah it does. We were up close on the right hand side, about even with the sound booth. Great show and once the sun went down, it was really nice.
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What the fuck is wrong with you, Austin?
I will say, I like the barricade approach that they've taken. I'm not an "Old Austin" vs "New Austin" person in that I liked Austin then and I liked it now. That said, when I was at UT, 6th street had traffic flowing on it and it was fine... plenty of idiocy but not as bad as when they shut down the street to pedestrians. So, I don't mind this move to make it more permanent. Bars will adapt. Now, if we could only resurrect the King of 6th Street
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Blastfurnace 2025
70° right now on August 5th. More of this please.
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Blastfurnace 2025
Are you on social security?
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Blastfurnace 2025
That's usually what we get. And yet its still low 80s at 2:00 PM in Austin.
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Blastfurnace 2025
Yeah, I tend to keep my lawn longish in the summer so that the blades shade the roots. I don't think I can do that anymore. On a side note, just checking... it is 11:25 AM on August 4th and this is the closest weather station? Amazing.
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New Austin Music
Not new but Austin. I'm liking tomorrow's lineup...
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Blastfurnace 2025
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Texas Football 2025 - Seven Win Steve Rides Again
- July 4th Hill Country Flooding Tragedy
I'd like to go out there one of these weekends. I fee like I'm "too late" but at the same time I know the work will be there for a very long time. What's the best way to do this? Its been almost 8 years since Harvey... when I go back to my old hood I see a few houses/lots that still haven't recovered so I know people will need help for a long time.- Blastfurnace 2025
We're at 5+ years now since returning to Austin from Houston. If there's one thing I've noticed is that the shade matters so much here and at times can be relatively tolerable even when it feels like the depths of hades in the sun. The humidity difference matters. Plus this morning it was down to 71 in the morning - felt reasonable. I am not complaining about this summer. Reminder of Mabry in 2023...- Why Can't I Quit You, Austin?
Kind of LOL. I mean it's soooort of try but moreso in the summer. Plus we do get a lot of tourists. https://www.mysanantonio.com/lifestyle/article/no-one-works-in-austin-texas-20797657.php "If I go anywhere downtown during anytime of the day, it's always busy and I'm just always thinking to myself what do these people do for work? I'm so curious," @kodakkammer said. "...I love Austin. This city never works but does sleep." - July 4th Hill Country Flooding Tragedy
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