@@Anurania Hmmm I wonder why that could be. I mean we bulldozed much of Houston for cars. We put parking lots and parking garages on virtually every block. We encouraged people to move to Suburbia (literally the worst place to live in civilized society). We scaled everything up so that everything is no longer walking distances away from everything. It beats me why people aren't going out and about.
Needs to happen. Downtowns across the US have to adjust after Covid and become residential and pedestrian centered. People are working remotely and these commercial buildings are vacant now. Good job by the city of Houston.
I'm fine with cities being walkable, just don't try to convert the suburbs. I don't want businesses located where I live. I don't want to see more faces where I live. Also, when making cities more walkable, keep in mind that not everybody CAN walk.
@@Aeitheral Suburbs are walkable. At least the ones are where I live. We don't have sidewalks, but the roads are extra wide and people and vehicles share them all the time. People walk, jog, push baby strollers, walk their dogs, etc., on the sides of the roads all the time. We've never had issue with people and vehicles not being able to use them together. The suburbs here are low-density so there aren't as many vehicles going through them. The particular suburb that I live in has many streets that end in cul-de-sacs. The kids play in them all the time with their bikes, skateboards, balls, etc. When my daughter was young, she and the neighborhood kids played in the cul-de-sac in front of our home. If a car had to turn around in it, they just stood on the side until it turned and left. Of course, this is ONLY WITHIN the suburb. Once you get to the main road going to the suburb, all bets are off with the traffic. Within the suburbs is safety. Outside, not so much, but we don't want our kids wandering off anyhow. The traffic outside the suburb helps to keep them penned in just like we want. I'm GenX, the last generation to have freedom as kids. That kind of freedom was bad as it let a lot of my fellow kids do a lot of bad things. No way would I ever let my kid have that kind of freedom. Never again.
@@laurie7689 The suburbs where I live are anything but. Once I leave my neighborhood, it’s a giant stroad(street road) with no sidewalks and irresponsible drivers, with big businesses that take up way too much space in parking. There’s barely anyone outside except for drivers and these conditions leave absolutely no reason to go out except with a car. My point is that I would much rather live in a suburb full of small businesses and well thought-out city planning that would allow people to freely walk where they need to, rather than the one I live in where it’s borderline impossible to go anywhere without a car.
@@Aeitheral Outside my neighborhood are stroads, too, and walking alongside them is not recommended, but that is alright as we adults use our vehicles to get around to the businesses. Kids aren't supposed to be out and about without a parent or guardian. The businesses don't want unattended minors in them. Even the local mall has restrictions on minors and it is all the fault of the minors, themselves. They couldn't behave and acted as hooligans, so now they are no longer wanted. The parents don't want them to leave their suburban neighborhoods unattended because WE get into trouble if our kids misbehave. Kids went feral and now society is chaining them up and keeping them stuck at home. Their days of freedom are over with.
Yes seeing Houston become more walkable is something I didn’t think would happen but this is great. Hopefully this spark becomes a flame that can increase density downtown and can promote the extension of its public transit network.
they all 20 feet under, no seriously, they were all underground. I lived in the houston area my whole life and just found out a year ago, everything is going on underground
@@nottawa86Lmaoo yeah the underground mall is a nice spot. Most of the people at univeristy of Houston downtown and even the main campus chill there. It’s nice tbh but it’s always packed so I go during the week.
@@Texasbmw11 I'm between downtown Dallas, Houston, NOLA. Houston downtown is desolate. it needs more attention. Houston is a work and live city, people party on Washington but there's so many spots in the city that people go to. There's no "main" spot.
@@canoeshoe And no main spot is the beauty of it. If anyone thinks downtown Houston will be the next NY city that isn't happening for 30 plus years if ever.
Houston needs more types of transportation all over Houston; not everyone likes to drive a car there. I would like to see some of the tax money go into building canal waterways where people can travel by boat, like in the Giethoorn Netherlands and Venice, Italy but the government has the final say.
That long stretch of Main that has nothing but bank buildings and work offices. The problem is there aren't any small AFFORDABLE retail spaces all along Main for it to be an attraction, every block is gonna need a redesign to make spaces that are interesting to walk to and from and hangout at. There's a bunch of nothing other than the bar section by Deans and a revolving door of clubs that get shut down every 6 months. Also look at the mall strip down there its all corporate offices now cause small businesses couldn't afford it. City planners really want us to go hang out in front of some corporate offices?? 😆
It’s not because of covid, it’s because of homeless, crimes, we don’t feel safe to go to downtown anymore , even though we used to go there almost everyday.
Chicago was a mjor city by 1890. Only paris and new york city were as urban. Some of you folks have no idea how cities become how they are. Downtown Los Angeles isnt even as nice as ours (the over all city is a different story).....but its alos much less nice than Chicago. If thats something you want?......you can move there.
@@NoNo-ng9sl The problem started when we destroyed all our railroads and cities for cars and 10-lane freeways. Absolutely horrible urban planning. No other world-class city was built like this.
@carson9903 Have you been to Dallas, Miami or Atlanta? What was Detroit before it's urban decay? Do some of you seriously want to believe the garbage yall spew? Some of you have no idea why Houston became what it did. First off, it's a city that should've never made it this far. It was built over a swamp. Second, cities in the sun belt built after WWII were responding to the growth from places where they were losing population. Hence, they left East Coast cities because they wanted homes with land. Again? Nothing is stopping you from moving to Philadelphia, NY, Boston, Chicago, etc.
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This is the bs they waste money on nobody wants to be downtown after dark .
Screw all that redesign stuff can they do something about the sewer smell. I stay away from there because of the smell and the homeless & beggars at every light.
At :41 seconds there is a shot of one of the homeless dudes that lives in front of Chipotle, he's there every day, the whole corner smells of piss and BO, yall couldn't even get a shot of Main street without the homeless in the shot...ffs...its walkable alright...
@@carson9903 The problem with public transportation is that the government spends a ton of money with little return. It's a losing investment in many areas. In areas with high humidity, heat, and crime. Most people steer clear of it.
@@AlbertMoyerJr It's because the public transit you're used to is poorly planned and well underfunded. Take a look at TxDOT's next 10-year transportation investment that Abbott signed. $104B allocated for roads/highways, yet only $45M for public transit. Texas (and this whole country) spends several billions on car infrastructure, yet no one seems to bat an eye. However, when public transit wants just a fraction of that spending, that's when everyone gets in uproar. I genuinely don't get it. You see a similar thing with the Texas HSR project. A bunch of uproar and lawsuits from rural farm owners who hardly are displaced trying to block the project. However, when another 10-lane highway wants to get put up, no one seems to care about the entire neighborhoods and businesses that they clear out. Like make it make sense?
All of downtown Houston should be pedestrian only
There aren't any pedestrians though
Yup Nobody feels comfortable walking because it's hostile to people walking. Downtown needs road diets on all of the one way streets.
Limit like 70% of cars and make it really good for public transit.
METRO "WAMB BAMB TRAM" is still the deadliest rail in the nation
@@Anurania Hmmm I wonder why that could be. I mean we bulldozed much of Houston for cars. We put parking lots and parking garages on virtually every block. We encouraged people to move to Suburbia (literally the worst place to live in civilized society). We scaled everything up so that everything is no longer walking distances away from everything. It beats me why people aren't going out and about.
Needs to happen. Downtowns across the US have to adjust after Covid and become residential and pedestrian centered. People are working remotely and these commercial buildings are vacant now. Good job by the city of Houston.
Going to have homeless Black people everywhere there.
Good to see that business owners are finally seeing that pedestrian traffic is much better for business
Wait for the homeless and transients.
Good. Cities are for people not cars.
I'm fine with cities being walkable, just don't try to convert the suburbs. I don't want businesses located where I live. I don't want to see more faces where I live. Also, when making cities more walkable, keep in mind that not everybody CAN walk.
@@Aeitheral Suburbs are walkable. At least the ones are where I live. We don't have sidewalks, but the roads are extra wide and people and vehicles share them all the time. People walk, jog, push baby strollers, walk their dogs, etc., on the sides of the roads all the time. We've never had issue with people and vehicles not being able to use them together. The suburbs here are low-density so there aren't as many vehicles going through them. The particular suburb that I live in has many streets that end in cul-de-sacs. The kids play in them all the time with their bikes, skateboards, balls, etc. When my daughter was young, she and the neighborhood kids played in the cul-de-sac in front of our home. If a car had to turn around in it, they just stood on the side until it turned and left. Of course, this is ONLY WITHIN the suburb. Once you get to the main road going to the suburb, all bets are off with the traffic. Within the suburbs is safety. Outside, not so much, but we don't want our kids wandering off anyhow. The traffic outside the suburb helps to keep them penned in just like we want. I'm GenX, the last generation to have freedom as kids. That kind of freedom was bad as it let a lot of my fellow kids do a lot of bad things. No way would I ever let my kid have that kind of freedom. Never again.
@@laurie7689 The suburbs where I live are anything but. Once I leave my neighborhood, it’s a giant stroad(street road) with no sidewalks and irresponsible drivers, with big businesses that take up way too much space in parking. There’s barely anyone outside except for drivers and these conditions leave absolutely no reason to go out except with a car. My point is that I would much rather live in a suburb full of small businesses and well thought-out city planning that would allow people to freely walk where they need to, rather than the one I live in where it’s borderline impossible to go anywhere without a car.
@@Aeitheral Outside my neighborhood are stroads, too, and walking alongside them is not recommended, but that is alright as we adults use our vehicles to get around to the businesses. Kids aren't supposed to be out and about without a parent or guardian. The businesses don't want unattended minors in them. Even the local mall has restrictions on minors and it is all the fault of the minors, themselves. They couldn't behave and acted as hooligans, so now they are no longer wanted. The parents don't want them to leave their suburban neighborhoods unattended because WE get into trouble if our kids misbehave. Kids went feral and now society is chaining them up and keeping them stuck at home. Their days of freedom are over with.
Yes seeing Houston become more walkable is something I didn’t think would happen but this is great. Hopefully this spark becomes a flame that can increase density downtown and can promote the extension of its public transit network.
Homeless black people everywhere makes it a nightmare.
That concept art is the most people I’ve ever seen in downtown Houston. I’ll never fathom how such a large cities downtown can be so dead.
they all 20 feet under, no seriously, they were all underground. I lived in the houston area my whole life and just found out a year ago, everything is going on underground
@@nottawa86Lmaoo yeah the underground mall is a nice spot. Most of the people at univeristy of Houston downtown and even the main campus chill there. It’s nice tbh but it’s always packed so I go during the week.
Too hot. Too cold. I like my temperature set between 65-75 degrees F and don't like going outside if it isn't within that range.
Houston is a great city. All these haters still living in Houston and hating it. This is great news
How much time do you personally spend in the downtown area?
@@Texasbmw11 I'm between downtown Dallas, Houston, NOLA. Houston downtown is desolate. it needs more attention. Houston is a work and live city, people party on Washington but there's so many spots in the city that people go to. There's no "main" spot.
Saying something as stupid as that just shows that you don’t travel much. Houston is trash.
@@canoeshoe And no main spot is the beauty of it. If anyone thinks downtown Houston will be the next NY city that isn't happening for 30 plus years if ever.
@@AlbertMoyerJrYea I agree with that it’s gonna be a long time
Hey Little New Orleans, we are coming from Little Lake Charles. See ya soon!
What's sad is that they will only do these kind of things when events like the World Cup happens in their cities.
Houston needs more types of transportation all over Houston; not everyone likes to drive a car there. I would like to see some of the tax money go into building canal waterways where people can travel by boat, like in the Giethoorn Netherlands and Venice, Italy but the government has the final say.
I, too, have concerns about flooding. 🤣
This looks 1980s Japan, so retro. Oh, my, I miss it.
More fast food and pop shops that don’t close at 8pm
That long stretch of Main that has nothing but bank buildings and work offices. The problem is there aren't any small AFFORDABLE retail spaces all along Main for it to be an attraction, every block is gonna need a redesign to make spaces that are interesting to walk to and from and hangout at. There's a bunch of nothing other than the bar section by Deans and a revolving door of clubs that get shut down every 6 months. Also look at the mall strip down there its all corporate offices now cause small businesses couldn't afford it. City planners really want us to go hang out in front of some corporate offices?? 😆
Come on Huston! YYC has it already and it’s fantastic
That’s great
That looks awesome. @ DC cmon let’s do more of this too 👀
That newscaster left NYC as well😅
This is great , they just neeed to do something about the homeless population downtown that hangs out around Main St
Where in Calgary?
City want more foot traffic, then do not allow any more sky bridge
what are they gonna do with all the homeless and all the trash they leave when people give them food.
They gonna be there still just watching and rotting away
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Without the homeless people, the fentanyl zombies and the weird religion preachers that render is really science fiction
Well damn 😂😂😂
How abUT no highway and MORE TREES
"Soon" lol
How about handle the homeless getting on the metro line and harassing people
It’s not because of covid, it’s because of homeless, crimes, we don’t feel safe to go to downtown anymore , even though we used to go there almost everyday.
Downtown is ugly and dead nobody goes there to "hang out". Sht people activity avoid Downtown
Don’t forget expensive to live at
Lots of people go there to hang out on weekends. You can’t be there on a Saturday night and be saying this nonsense
Downtown is so trash they need a place where people can walk. With shops. Food and night life. Chicago so much better
Chicago was a mjor city by 1890. Only paris and new york city were as urban. Some of you folks have no idea how cities become how they are. Downtown Los Angeles isnt even as nice as ours (the over all city is a different story).....but its alos much less nice than Chicago. If thats something you want?......you can move there.
@@NoNo-ng9sl The problem started when we destroyed all our railroads and cities for cars and 10-lane freeways. Absolutely horrible urban planning. No other world-class city was built like this.
@carson9903 Have you been to Dallas, Miami or Atlanta? What was Detroit before it's urban decay? Do some of you seriously want to believe the garbage yall spew?
Some of you have no idea why Houston became what it did. First off, it's a city that should've never made it this far. It was built over a swamp. Second, cities in the sun belt built after WWII were responding to the growth from places where they were losing population. Hence, they left East Coast cities because they wanted homes with land.
Again? Nothing is stopping you from moving to Philadelphia, NY, Boston, Chicago, etc.
This is the bs they waste money on nobody wants to be downtown after dark .
Screw all that redesign stuff can they do something about the sewer smell. I stay away from there because of the smell and the homeless & beggars at every light.
Those renderings look like poop
Like you
Houston is looking more getto like Chicago everyday.
Downtown Chicago is beautiful please never compare it to Houston lol
Downtown Houston wishes it can be Downtown Chicago. It's one of the best downtowns in the nation.
At :41 seconds there is a shot of one of the homeless dudes that lives in front of Chipotle, he's there every day, the whole corner smells of piss and BO, yall couldn't even get a shot of Main street without the homeless in the shot...ffs...its walkable alright...
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Wasteful spending like more freeways.
So is this what our tax hikes are going to?
Yes. So that means more broken slab concrete with huge potholes for roads. The priorities for spending in Houston are atrocious.
We should spend more on public transportation so there are more alternatives rather than having to drive everywhere.
@@carson9903 The problem with public transportation is that the government spends a ton of money with little return. It's a losing investment in many areas. In areas with high humidity, heat, and crime. Most people steer clear of it.
@@AlbertMoyerJr It's because the public transit you're used to is poorly planned and well underfunded. Take a look at TxDOT's next 10-year transportation investment that Abbott signed. $104B allocated for roads/highways, yet only $45M for public transit. Texas (and this whole country) spends several billions on car infrastructure, yet no one seems to bat an eye. However, when public transit wants just a fraction of that spending, that's when everyone gets in uproar. I genuinely don't get it.
You see a similar thing with the Texas HSR project. A bunch of uproar and lawsuits from rural farm owners who hardly are displaced trying to block the project. However, when another 10-lane highway wants to get put up, no one seems to care about the entire neighborhoods and businesses that they clear out. Like make it make sense?
No, they go to Ukraine into Zelensky's pocket.