- Invesco Puts in $480M Bid for Downtown’s BG Group Place, Reports Real Estate Alert [Prime Property]
- Development Negotiations To Continue as Related Chapter 42 Reforms Move Forward [Houston Chronicle ($);Â previously on Swamplot]
- City Approved More Than a Dozen Demo Applications for Houses in Oak Forest, Garden Oaks Last Week [abc13]
- University of Houston Bans Smoking on Campus [KUHF]
- Bloomberg Ranks Houston Among the Fastest-Growing Metropolitan Areas [Bloomberg via Houston Business Journal]
- Property Value Increases Should ‘Touch Nearly All Homeowners’ Over Next 2 Years [abc13]
- Gulf Freeway HOV Lanes Opening Next Month for Weekend Use [The Highwayman]
- Will Seawall Parking Program Cover Its Own Startup Costs? [Galveston County Daily News ($)]
- Environmentalists Want Public Input on Memorial Park Reforestation Plan [Houston Chronicle ($); previously on Swamplot]
- Pepper Jack’s Closes in Old Cabo Space Downtown [Eating Our Words]
- Bobcat Spotted Near Buffalo Bayou in George Bush Park [Click2Houston]
- 8th Wonder To Host First Tour of EaDo Brewery This Saturday [Eater Houston; previously on Swamplot]
Photo of building being torn down at Town & Country Way and Attingham: Robert Boyd via Swamplot Flickr Pool
Instead of considering weekend operation of the HOV just as they do during the weekdays (inbound morning and outbound evening), METRO ought to have all reversible HOV lanes open from 10p Friday until after the Monday inbound rush at 11a–61 hours straight INBOUND ONLY. It’ll need to be set up for inbound traffic to start the work week anyhow, so no extra man hours would be required, just a shift in scheduling. Downtown area businesses and events would benefit greatly from the extra inbound express lane. Maybe even reduce the evening outbound HOV for Friday to configure for the weekend even sooner (maybe only outbound until 7p, who’s going home from work that late on a Friday anyhow?).