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Houston Highways
Posted: 05 Aug 2019 12:40
by dfwcre8tive
Re: Houston Highways
Posted: 09 Aug 2019 21:38
by Tnexster
Sounds like some want to change it but time appears to be running out.
Re: Houston Highways
Posted: 20 May 2020 18:02
by scott2
Strange bump to this thread I know but I have lived in both Manhattan and San Francisco and seen how the demise of the West End highway and the Embarcadero freeway went largely unnoticed by the commuters ( they simply found alternate routes )but the land values / development exploded in these areas. More than compensating for whatever it costs to remove the freeways and provide alternate roadways. Houston is looking at a 20th century solution for a 21st century problem.
Re: Houston Highways
Posted: 20 May 2020 22:02
by Parker Road
scott2 wrote:Strange bump to this thread I know but I have lived in both Manhattan and San Francisco and seen how the demise of the West End highway and the Embarcadero freeway went largely unnoticed by the commuters ( they simply found alternate routes )but the land values / development exploded in these areas. More than compensating for whatever it costs to remove the freeways and provide alternate roadways. Houston is looking at a 20th century solution for a 21st century problem.
If there's one silver lining to this whole thing, at
least they're making the managed lanes 2-way, so Metro's commuter buses get traffic priority in both directions. But nothing anywhere close to this project should exist inside I-610.
Re: Houston Highways
Posted: 25 Jul 2020 11:29
by Zmitz
Re: Houston Highways
Posted: 29 Jul 2020 11:08
by The_Overdog
Looks like if they moved it to cover the northern suburbs, it would surround the entire DFW metroplex.
Re: Houston Highways
Posted: 28 Aug 2020 17:25
by Tnexster
That's an insane loop!
Re: Houston Highways
Posted: 22 Sep 2020 13:52
by eburress
That's some sprawl!
Re: Houston Highways
Posted: 22 Sep 2020 17:08
by Tivo_Kenevil
If beltline was obese.
Re: Houston Highways
Posted: 18 Feb 2021 22:02
by Addison
Zmitz wrote:https://www.chron.com/houston/slideshow/How-big-will-the-Grand-Parkway-be-121140.php?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=socialflow&fbclid=IwAR25nM5uHrZzrrX1Z8rLaApni-9YjSebxeZoWvUgAYXGmYD9-c2NHYZcGZQ
Check out that comparison to the Metroplex!
In all fairness, this will look like child's play if DFW's outer loop ever comes to fruition.