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Old 12-16-2008, 06:19 PM
 
Location: Underneath the Pecan Tree
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I'd also like to see less gated communities. I have never seen so many gated properties and communities in my life!
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Old 12-16-2008, 06:21 PM
Status: "Let's replace the puppet show with actual leadership." (set 11 days ago)
 
Location: Suburban Dallas
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1. The remainder of US Highway 90 (S Main at 610) converted into an expressway all the way into downtown.

2. Rail system serving the entire metro area: It would be called HGRT (Houston/Galveston Rapid Transit) or something along those lines. It would serve
  • Northwest to Prarie View
  • North to Spring, Tomball, Conroe
  • Northeast to Humble, Crosby, Liberty
  • East to Baytown, Anahuac
  • Southeast to Galveston
  • Southwest to Sugarland, Rosenberg
  • West to Katy
3. TX-99 completed

4. The northeast portion of the beltway converted to toll (at least get rid of the lights)

5. No lights on TX-249 all the way to Magnolia

6. More entertainment spots lining Galveston Bay

7. Buffalo Bayou converted to a riverwalk similar to New Orleans and San Antonio, complete with clubs, restaurants, bars, etc.

8. More entertainment spots downtown

9. High-Speed rail from Houston - Dallas; Houston - San Antonio, and Houston - Golden Triangle area

10. Casinos in Galveston

11. The Astrodome converted to a mega shopping/hotel/entertainment complex, which would be the centerpiece of Reliant Park Plaza

12. Our theme park back

13. MORE annexation, at least have the city limits extend past the beltway, 1960 and highway 6.

Man, you've got this thing completely mapped out. Good vision!
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Old 12-16-2008, 08:15 PM
 
Location: Kingwood, Texas
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less trash on the road side and in dividers. is it that tough to throw it away in a trashcan?
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Old 12-16-2008, 08:15 PM
 
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Remove the useless HOV lanes. Maybe 14 cars per day use it anyway. Removing it could add another driving lane to each direction. Much higher and better use of that area in the center of our roads if you give it to ALL of us. Imagine all the money they spent for the sole use of 14 cars.
I don't think anyone will ever accuse me of being pro mass transit but I couldn't disagree more. Regardless of perception, thousands of cars use the HOV lanes daily and with the higher occupancy ratio the lane throughput is as much as the crowded freeway lanes. 24 million people used the HOV lanes last year, just on Metro commuter buses.
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Old 12-16-2008, 08:23 PM
 
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Was this really needed? This thread is for what Houstonians would like to see to improve their city. No need to be smug about it.
I think the best way to improve the city is to set more modest goals that can actually be achieved rather than pie in the sky goals that will never happen, but if it's just for fun then I'll play along.

- less illegals and elimination of "sanctuary city" status

- two cops per patrol car, or at least cop and dog

- annexation to "square up" the boundaries and fill the voids left from the city "cherry picking" in the past

- alternatively, deannexation

- traffic light synchronization

- parking garages at Reliant, Toyota, and other locations with a direct ramp entrance/exit to the adjacent freeway
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Old 12-17-2008, 06:54 AM
 
Location: Houston, TX
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No more light rail (unless it is elevated and away from vehicular and pedestrian traffic).
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Old 12-17-2008, 08:20 AM
 
Location: where nothin ever grows. no rain or rivers flow, TX
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I'd also like to see less gated communities. I have never seen so many gated properties and communities in my life!
its related to the NOLA thugs and hos issue
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Old 12-17-2008, 08:58 AM
 
Location: Houston, TX
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its related to the NOLA thugs and hos issue
Yeah - great how the mayor allowed this to happen to our city and got his 15 minutes of fame in order to see if he could advance his political aspirations and abandon the city.
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Old 12-17-2008, 09:17 AM
 
Location: Charleston Sc and Western NC
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Yeah - great how the mayor allowed this to happen to our city and got his 15 minutes of fame in order to see if he could advance his political aspirations and abandon the city.
Gawd, let's hope he doesn't get into the US Senate.
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Old 12-17-2008, 10:08 AM
 
Location: Underneath the Pecan Tree
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I think the best way to improve the city is to set more modest goals that can actually be achieved rather than pie in the sky goals that will never happen, but if it's just for fun then I'll play along.

- less illegals and elimination of "sanctuary city" status

- two cops per patrol car, or at least cop and dog

- annexation to "square up" the boundaries and fill the voids left from the city "cherry picking" in the past

- alternatively, deannexation

- traffic light synchronization

- parking garages at Reliant, Toyota, and other locations with a direct ramp entrance/exit to the adjacent freeway
You want synchronized traffic lights????
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