tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7844630024566736132.comments2010-08-23T03:02:40.133-05:00Wandering UrbanistMatthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04645045124804305825noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7844630024566736132.post-17796577208300978832009-09-12T00:03:50.152-05:002009-09-12T00:03:50.152-05:00Yeah, Tim, it seems like this project will be a gr...Yeah, Tim, it seems like this project will be a great addition to the Riverside neighborhood. I'd love to be one of the people who get to live there, right off the lake.Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04645045124804305825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7844630024566736132.post-48824294882506918032009-08-31T17:43:18.980-05:002009-08-31T17:43:18.980-05:00Also, it's important to realize that the East ...Also, it's important to realize that the East Riverside project is seperated from the park by a 4 lane road, and a hedge of > 60' tall trees. It's a great spot, and as a South-East Austin resident I'm really looking forward to it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7844630024566736132.post-81042139229206626982009-07-14T15:08:59.421-05:002009-07-14T15:08:59.421-05:00Yeah, but where exactly are you saying the lines a...Yeah, but where exactly are you saying the lines are too close?Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04645045124804305825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7844630024566736132.post-5596679608673774762009-07-13T22:42:00.167-05:002009-07-13T22:42:00.167-05:00Interesting thought experiment. I know it's al...Interesting thought experiment. I know it's all fantasy but the subway lines are unrealistically close to each other. We want people to walk that last quarter-mile or so.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7844630024566736132.post-21874106218149336002009-07-12T21:49:10.344-05:002009-07-12T21:49:10.344-05:00Added destinations to line descriptions now.Added destinations to line descriptions now.Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04645045124804305825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7844630024566736132.post-44912165096094580202009-07-12T19:54:43.454-05:002009-07-12T19:54:43.454-05:00It would be cool if you had destinations on there....It would be cool if you had destinations on there...so where are people on these lines going?Pantograph Trolleypolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17833159138533550544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7844630024566736132.post-75055652947742684012009-06-21T22:07:28.866-05:002009-06-21T22:07:28.866-05:00Enjoy your Blog on Austin Urbanism. Thought you m...Enjoy your Blog on Austin Urbanism. Thought you might want to check out my Blog on Texas Urban Mixed Use Projects @ http://txurbanmxu.blogspot.com/<br /><br />Bob Voelker<br />rvoelker@munsch.comTXUrbanMXUhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10567468254190517290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7844630024566736132.post-77340410918193101972009-05-31T13:38:53.361-05:002009-05-31T13:38:53.361-05:00Tim, yeah, that's "Midtown Commons". It's right ne...Tim, yeah, that's "Midtown Commons". It's right next to the Crestview station; I figure if anywhere along the Red Line has a chance for successful TOD, that'd be it.<br /><br />Of course, it might be successful anyways, not having anything to do with the station.Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04645045124804305825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7844630024566736132.post-32408449722403140742009-05-31T11:01:08.155-05:002009-05-31T11:01:08.155-05:00There's another interesting looking TOD going in w...There's another interesting looking TOD going in where Airport dead ends into Lamar.<br />Especially interesting since that area is heavily commercial so it could easily continue expanding as mixed-use.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7844630024566736132.post-82667586636398327032009-05-28T23:41:53.531-05:002009-05-28T23:41:53.531-05:00Tim, yeah I understand. Changed it, added streetca...Tim, yeah I understand. Changed it, added streetcar and another light rail in E Austin.<br /><br />I'm not thinking that 360 ever would have much of a chance with transit beyond a local type bus.<br /><br />Not like Leander/Cedar Park, which could have the potential to support good bus service, if changed up. Maybe.Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04645045124804305825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7844630024566736132.post-59581873061546502872009-05-27T09:11:35.706-05:002009-05-27T09:11:35.706-05:00You need more feeders into East Austin, where the ...You need more feeders into East Austin, where the people who take transit actually are.<br /><br />That said, I like the fact that even in your fantasies getting transit on 360 is an impossibility.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7844630024566736132.post-17104384907579661062009-03-24T23:21:00.000-05:002009-03-24T23:21:00.000-05:00Oi. So it's Trimet... and the MAX... the Metropoli...Oi. So it's Trimet... and the MAX... the Metropolitan Area Express. Not TriMAX.Djronanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14376693505632941381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7844630024566736132.post-32456156933112353592009-01-17T14:44:00.000-06:002009-01-17T14:44:00.000-06:00Thanks Kevin.I've wanted to go to Powell's for for...Thanks Kevin.<BR/><BR/>I've wanted to go to Powell's for forever! A whole city block! Don't know if I'll have time for gardens though...<BR/><BR/>Those tunnels sounded cool if I could get to 'em.<BR/><BR/>I'll post pictures. Maybe some other stuff too.Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04645045124804305825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7844630024566736132.post-84580379196160986552009-01-17T14:21:00.000-06:002009-01-17T14:21:00.000-06:00I ate at Montage, on the east side of the river un...I ate at Montage, on the east side of the river under one of the bridges. Yummy. There's also good spots downtown though.<BR/><BR/>The rose garden and Japanese gardens are pretty, but maybe not this time of year.<BR/><BR/>See Powell's Books downtown, ride the Portland Aerial Tram (one of the few skycars serving as public transportation), and maybe take one of the underground tours if you're into Kevin Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07565223847305437134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7844630024566736132.post-89017947341535058532008-11-16T01:49:00.000-06:002008-11-16T01:49:00.000-06:00Yeah, this is sooooo freaking true.I live in Portl...Yeah, this is sooooo freaking true.<BR/><BR/>I live in Portland now, and this problem really doesn't exist. The city is vastly superior to almost all other in this country (San Francisco, New York, and Chicago are some exceptions).<BR/><BR/>Sidewalks are fundamental to good livable neighborhoods and rarely do they exist today. Even in the 50s when suburbs were being created like mad, those Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7844630024566736132.post-85450284197864145902008-11-10T21:39:00.000-06:002008-11-10T21:39:00.000-06:00m1ek, I wasn't definitely thinking of high-rise bu...m1ek, I wasn't definitely thinking of high-rise buildings with green roofs, but more of a situation where the density could be like Paris or Washington, D.C., and every building have a green roof. I can definitely understand the height argument.Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04645045124804305825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7844630024566736132.post-8689114368746611082008-11-10T11:48:00.000-06:002008-11-10T11:48:00.000-06:00I think green roofs are just as much if not more l...I think green roofs are just as much if not more likely on midrises or even suburban developments - there's a strong argument for being not too far off the ground with the green roof.M1EKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03650370583235985527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7844630024566736132.post-37909097841063451392008-10-31T22:28:00.000-05:002008-10-31T22:28:00.000-05:00Tim, that's an interesting idea, but it still does...Tim, that's an interesting idea, but it still does not solve the issue, as that's a temporary fix.<BR/><BR/>Kevin, thanks. As you say, over the long-term, the grass would most likely die.<BR/><BR/>pt, thats quite the point you make. Austin is the center of "Flash-Flood Alley" in the Hill Country. I do though, think that green roofs could be part of the solution to the problem of over-coverage of Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04645045124804305825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7844630024566736132.post-65166904156907946772008-10-31T13:24:00.000-05:002008-10-31T13:24:00.000-05:00I feel like with Austin's sometimes torrential rai...I feel like with Austin's sometimes torrential rains you might get more than you bargained for. Flash floods are not uncommon and I can just imagine a roof flash flood. That being said, impermeable surfaces are a big issue.Pantograph Trolleypolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17833159138533550544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7844630024566736132.post-4999561431033703542008-10-30T20:32:00.000-05:002008-10-30T20:32:00.000-05:00Well, except that parking product isn't intended f...Well, except that parking product isn't intended for full-time parking lots. The grass would surely die.<BR/><BR/>No comment on the green roofs idea, but it sounds decent to me...Kevin Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07565223847305437134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7844630024566736132.post-39021644306469733132008-10-30T17:38:00.000-05:002008-10-30T17:38:00.000-05:00They actually have grids that you can put down ove...They actually have grids that you can put down over a lawn that are strong enough for emergency vehicles to drive on, but have large hexagonal holes to allow grass to grow.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.boddingtons-ltd.com/forestry/grass-protection-mesh.htm?gclid=CJe4-_yB0JYCFQZqswodvhfe3A" REL="nofollow">This is such a product</A> although I don't endorse them or anything. Just gives you an idea.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7844630024566736132.post-10281273143608949162008-09-18T19:38:00.000-05:002008-09-18T19:38:00.000-05:00I wasn't active in transit affairs in 2000 (I was ...I wasn't active in transit affairs in 2000 (I was 9), but I wish I could've been, and maybe have mobilized more people in Leander to vote for it.<BR/><BR/>Mike, I sure do hope that #2, with separate ROW all the way happens, as that's going to be the only thing that actually generates any results. What do you think of the extension to Bergstrom?<BR/><BR/>I think it'd be really awesome if they Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04645045124804305825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7844630024566736132.post-42313685175277154352008-09-18T14:40:00.000-05:002008-09-18T14:40:00.000-05:00I should have said that #2 as planned by ROMA can ...I should have said that #2 as planned by ROMA can happen; but extending that line up Guadalupe where it needs to go is a much harder sell. I confused your post with somebody else on skyscraperpage arguing we could still run LRT up Guadalupe.M1EKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03650370583235985527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7844630024566736132.post-76760736658070301842008-09-18T14:39:00.000-05:002008-09-18T14:39:00.000-05:00#1 is what should happen; #2 is the best that can ...#1 is what should happen; #2 is the best that can happen; but it's not very likely. It's going to be hard to sell reserved-guideway rail on Guadalupe and Lamar (has to take away car lanes to do so) that only carries a small fraction of what 2000's proposal would have.M1EKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03650370583235985527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7844630024566736132.post-52168380012527989642008-09-18T13:00:00.000-05:002008-09-18T13:00:00.000-05:00Assuming the commuter rail gets greater than zero ...Assuming the commuter rail gets greater than zero riders - and it will - then the first is obviously not going to happen. The second is very plausible though it might not happen for 10 years, and maybe not in an ideal way. The more I hear about alternatives, the more mad I get at the oh-so-close results of the 2000 light rail election. That just wasn't a happy election day for any of us, now, Kevin Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07565223847305437134noreply@blogger.com